Removed the intake resonator

[monsta]

LOL, just go argue with all the people who done it with their Mazda3, I've done it and i see that the engine respond quicker on low RPM, and I do more KM/Litres. You should see how big is the Intake resonator on a Mazda5 (bigger than the Mazda3) and you will understand imediatly !

Sorry... I wasn't trying to argue or anything. Personally, I think I'll just wait until someone can show me a dyno chart with a proven increase.

Actually when talking about airboxes, the bigger the better...in most cases.

 

[AwaKeN]

Maybe but in this case the resonator restrict the air from comming in the motor, if you remove the resonator the air come more freely.

 

[mazdadude]

Here is an article that goes into a little depth about the Helmholtz Resonators on intake systems.

http://blog.autospeed.com/2003/11/30/those-funny-things-teed-into-intakes/

 

[wmzda5]

But isn't it when you take out the resonator, you will disable the variable length air duct (VLAD) system blah blah. I think this is what I hear if you start the engine in the morning, I hear the flappers activating. This gives more torque when accelerating when engine is cold.

 

[AwaKeN]

Note that all of these devices are for noise reduction, rather than intake volumetric efficiency tuning. So if any of the volumes is likely to be causing a restriction to intake airflow (and that’s especially the case with a series expansion chamber), you can delete it without too much concern.

 

[wmzda5]

I just dropped in a K&N drop-in filter

 

[1WICKED6]

Do you like the sound so far ?

I love the sound...its just automatic. All my other cars with intakes were stick......and I cant use the manumatic for beans... The first couple of days I would try to use the manumatic to hear it and when I looked I was going 80mph on 25mph streets....So I try not to bury the right foot anymore......BTW why didn't someone show me the pringles intake before?....I got a crap load of those in the cupboards.(silly)