Would removing the Inlet resonators have a negative impact on performance.

As above, basically I'm planning a few more visual mods to my engine bay, and was looking into replacing the OEM air pipe with a stainless equivalent.

I would retain the OEM air box as I do not want a cone filter, just a simple silicone bend from the Throttle body and a hard pipe running down to the air box. Obviously this would remove the OEM resonators that hang of the bottom of the OE pipe work.

What effect would this have? would it decrease performance, increase induction noise or something else? Guess they must have a purpose, just don't want to impact the performance for the sake of looks.

Have attached some pictures incase your unsure on what bits Im talking about.

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No seen many Na with metal pipe work

That's good I've never seen anyone use a hard pipe for the OEM box before. Guessing the only problem I may have is getting the small fittings welded to a pipe for the vac lines

i have seen a few now. i would leave it alone though if im honest, still looks tidy

i have seen a few now. i would leave it alone though if im honest, still looks tidy

You dont happen to have any pictures do you? And any reason you would leave it alone?

Leave it black Jake, it looks good like that.

Thanks Bob, If i had it re-made in metal i would either re paint black or go 199. The only reason I'm considering it is to make it look smoother, the oem one has all the folds in it to make it bend etc. Think it would match the smoothed inlet, throttle body, y pipe etc.

Damn! One of the nicest engine departments what i have ever seen!

Well done sir.

It would have a negative impact on the shape of the torque curve, and let's face it, N/A's are not overly endowed in the torque department to start with.

Right thanks for those reply a just what I wanted to hear. They will definitely stay in that case.

I will say no buddy it won't have a negative impact,as I've made a stainless one for my n/a and the power delivery is no different what so ever compared to the original.granyed I have moved my air filter into my bunper,and It feels like it pulls harder from 4k to redline.

http://www.ehow.com/info_12156112_air-intake-resonator-do.html

Interesting wee read, this bit made me chuckle

Most hot-rodders and car enthusiasts think of intake resonators as simple mufflers in the intake tube, devices designed to siphon all the awesomeness out of a car's sound track to appease soccer moms and senior citizens. That makes it a prime candidate for the "chuck-it" school of auto modification. After all, it's basically just a plastic tumor growing off of a tube that should by definition be as smooth and blemish free as possible.

Might it be possible to get the pipe work itself fabricated, but retain and re-attach the resonators Jake? They're hidden on the underside anyway.

Might it be possible to get the pipe work itself fabricated, but retain and re-attach the resonators Jake? They're hidden on the underside anyway.

Sure that could be an option, however im sure it would command a fair amount of money for the custom work as it would be a fairly lengthy process. May try get some quotes but with the level of work required im sure money would be best spent elsewhere.

I had an apexi hard pipe with alypipe work on my NA and I didn't experience any downfall.

I would go for it personally buddy,you haven't got Anything to lose other than the time you have spent making it all work together/fabricate the pipe.

And like I said I didn't notice any ill effects.if anything it pulls better with the pipe being Smooth and not ribbed.it also looks better albeit my pipe is abit rough around the edges as it was an experiment lol.