Just yanked the resonator out of the car and it is much louder when VTEC hits - no doubt.

What exactly was that resonator for? Just sound dampening?

 

Sound deadening indeed. It's useless and it weighs something, therefore it must go.

 

yes... and a controlled environment from which to pull air from.

 

now just cut out the white box, attatch the inside tube to the bottom of the airbox, get a kn or comptech filter, and u have urself a ghetto icebox


[Modified by Toda Party, 8:35 PM 5/4/2002]

 

Actually whne i dyno'd my R I made less power with the resonator out. the R box is MUCH nicer than the GSR and others box. Pull from a cool air source.

 

Then why is everybody recommending that the resonator be removed?

 

I can prove it.

Here is my car stock with 12k miles




Here is my car stock with 12k miles and no resonator.



2.7 hp loss.

Also gained 2.5 hp from a K&N drop in and only 4 whp from an AEM.

I just bought a 1998 R that is stock with 35k miles. I have an AEM, ICeman, Dropin Filter and I am gonna test some of these homemade icbox's. It will be a month or so but I will test the no resonator theory on this car as well. I hope to comparre them all and have a dyno overlay for everyone.

 

guess, you should unyank your resonator.

 

thas wild

 

I did it

 

I made an ICE box well before comptech did. I call it my SPRINK SPORTS ghetto-take.

 

I hate the resonator. It's basically a muffler for your air intake.

 

Considering where it is pulling air from it is a power adding muffler. WHo the heck wants loud when it doesn't make power? I like quiet and fast.

I lost 3 hp just by taking out the resonator as shown above.

 

what exactly is the resonator, is it that black tube that is connected from the filter box to under the quarter panel?

 

Is it that the resonator draws cooler air from the fender what if you just run a 3" tube or something from the airbox to the front of the car or something. and plus everyone knows you can't make the same exact numbers on a dyno so i still believe that removing the resonator doesn't make a difference. so it's like Ripley's believe it or not

 

A tube would improve the air quality you are getting by lowering temps.

What do you mean dyno numbers can't be reproduced? I never said I woudl get the exact same numbers but I would be within .5 hp of those reults and it is as likely to get worse as it is to get better.

I am not saying the resonator is a good thing I am saying removing the resonator and leaving the stock airbox open with no modification is of no benefit.

Just my findings. I will try this on my new Type-R and post the reults to show if they are duplicateable or not.