Intake Sound Dampener
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The difference between the intake (worth a few HP and a much nicer sound) on many cars is the presence or absence of the ridiculous looking intake sound dampener shown (on an E60 inline 6) hanging below item #15 in the diagram below. It disrupts the intake flow something awful. Has anyone found or devised a method of removing this part? For instance, the first thing Infiniti G35 owners do is switch out that part with the one from a 350Z which is the exact same tube minus the wart of a dampener growth hanging off of it. It creates a few HP and a throatier intake sound. I don't see why this couldn't be done with our Bimmers. Anyone?
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Originally Posted by Sooner79' post='912303' date='Jun 15 2009, 01:30 PM
The difference between the intake (worth a few HP and a much nicer sound) on many cars is the presence or absence of the ridiculous looking intake sound dampener shown (on an E60 inline 6) hanging below item #15 in the diagram below. It disrupts the intake flow something awful. Has anyone found or devised a method of removing this part? For instance, the first thing Infiniti G35 owners do is switch out that part with the one from a 350Z which is the exact same tube minus the wart of a dampener growth hanging off of it. It creates a few HP and a throatier intake sound. I don't see why this couldn't be done with our Bimmers. Anyone?
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Originally Posted by Sooner79' post='912303' date='Jun 15 2009, 03:30 PM
The difference between the intake (worth a few HP and a much nicer sound) on many cars is the presence or absence of the ridiculous looking intake sound dampener shown (on an E60 inline 6) hanging below item #15 in the diagram below. It disrupts the intake flow something awful. Has anyone found or devised a method of removing this part? For instance, the first thing Infiniti G35 owners do is switch out that part with the one from a 350Z which is the exact same tube minus the wart of a dampener growth hanging off of it. It creates a few HP and a throatier intake sound. I don't see why this couldn't be done with our Bimmers. Anyone?
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