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Originally Posted by LITTLEELVISDAN  Here is my take on this mod. The tube holds hot air between the tube and the cavity it sits in. These intakes sit right beside the blower so they get pretty hot. The air exchange is at a slower rate than pure air coming in thus heating up the trapped air. Sure air moves through the middle pretty well but the ambient hot air stuck between the two slowly comes out mixing and heating up the fresh air coming in.
Second, the holes in the tube are not that big thus reducing the volume of air in the chambers. Removing the tubes increases the volume so throttle response should be a tick better.
It's got to be doing something since the blower is breathing a little better.
Just my .02 cents worth. |
It appears to be a muffler for the supercharger incoming air.
Changing the exhaust to Corsa's... I think it sounds better, even "feels" better , but the dyno shows no noticeable improvemnet.
I actually spent money for a better sound and you've shown a way to get another sound improvement for free.
My concern with removing the baffles : Does the baffle serve a second purpose of smoothing the airflow?
The cavity itself will be larger , but the intake/filter tube has not changed in size and at the exit end the air still flows into the same coupler tube and down into the throttle body.
Will removing the baffle actually create turbulence? does this help or hinder airflow?
Its not as loud as the D3 intake blower whine but it is there and sounds nice. Don't know if there is any real HP gain but it sounds a little meaner. 
