can i drive without having a intake at all? like nothing connected to the intake manifold

 

yes, you could

 

do you want it to last?

 

just for a test drive really quick that is what im asking so could i do it just to drive down the street and back to figure out what this thumping sound is?

 

I doubt that thumpimg noise has anything to do with the intake.

 

yeah me and my friends running intake pipes with only a airhorn attached on the daily...dont worry about it....just make sure you dont have any wires or sensors hanging in front of the throttle body....it can be dangerous cause you might get stuck at wide open throttle...

 

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It's usually NOT okay..

You want to run an intake because of the filter, w/o it you can suck stuff into the engine... If a piece large enough goes into the TB it can 'cause major havoc

 

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Word. For a temporary test, throw the filter on the throttle body for "better-safe-than-sorry" reasons.

 

not a good idea but it will run fine with out a filter if you just gona run it down the street really quick at least throw a sock or a stocking on it just to be safe

 

At least put a piece of panty hose or screen WITH a hose clamp holding it on.

 

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i was just gonna say that. Panty hose works awesome

 

hahaha panty hose.

 

expletive panty hose, the last time i started hookin up with a girl wearing panty hose, she had some nasty **** all over em and i took off runnin. couldnt imagine that **** goin through my motor

people with ITB dont run a filter and some people boosted dont run a filter over the turbo

not a good idea but down the street and back wont hurt

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by omega02379 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I doubt that thumpimg noise has anything to do with the intake.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Why do I have this idea that a sock would get sucked into the TB ?

 

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That's not a good idea either without a hose clamp or something to hold it. I've seen a makeshift filter like that get sucked into the throttle body, sticking it wide open.

 

cross ur fingers nothing gets sucked in there

 

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i think that would be a given

 

if your gonna waste your time putting anything back on just to go down the street, might as well put on the intake.

 

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Anyone who would ask this question to begin with surely wouldn't think of it

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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I wouldn't recommend it but unknowingly, I have actually driven my car without the filter on my intake for about 45 miles.

My car was stolen, recovered, so I picked it up at a junkyard and drove it home. I started looking over it and realized they stole the air filter off along with a bunch of other stuff.

But I consider myself lucky nothing got sucked up to hurt the engine.