I believe that the original reason for removing the snorkel, as posted in the original thread, was to improve fuel efficiency. Butt dyno gains were a side-effect.

 

^Right. Removin the snorkel + a drop in filter will improve fuel economy, make ur intake n exhaust sound more throaty, and improves ur throttle response. SRI or a CAI is just takein it to the next level.

 

STICKERS!!!

 

Dropped in a TRD Filter and removed snorkel...

made my TRD Exhaust quiet and seem to be going thru gas quicker since I killed a 1/4 tank in a couple of daily driving trips. go figure.

 

a cai or a short ram is an upgrade from no snorkel, but those add hp and fuel economy. just taking off the snorkel adds fuel economy and a little bit of difference when driving. it is NOT a forced intro thing, so everyone expecting like a 380% hp gain are crazy. even those expecting anything big are crazy. it just adds milage (i got 1-2mpg gain!) for free. i have no job, and live at home (im in high school) i cant spend heaping gobs of money. since this is free, id say do it![/quote]

 

Sorry to go off topic, but are those Ford Festiva tires on that xB in the video? They look extremely narrow. What size are you running?

 

lol no those are stock steelies... with hubcaps.....

 

i took a look at my airbox today because i wanted to remove the snorkel and do all that stuff.

by any chance does anyone have a picture of where the snorkel would be?

 

it goes right out the side of the airbox. can't miss it.

 

if you remove the snorkel, without putting a k&n drop in filter, or anything like that, would it still be fuel efficient and have the same effects?

and are there any dangers to removing the snorkel..?

 

oh and btw
i just removed the snorkel and put in a k&n air filter..
i also reseted the EFI fuse.

when i started the car and let it idle for 5 - 10 minutes.. i didn't hear much of a difference coming into the airbox..

was i expecting too much? i did feel a small difference in the throttle though..

 

Why stop at the snorkel....cut the bottom out of the airbox. I have a K&N Filter and removed the snorkel....the intake is louder.at a high rpm (5K)....didnt really notice any exaust (at least not as loud as a new muffler)...but really....if you cut the airbox apart you would have a cheap intake mod....