i read an article on this web site tellin me how to modify my stock air intake by taking out the silencer... and i will be the first to back them up in saying it works!! not in the way of hp but i can tell a difference n throttle response and mpg... most of the time ill get bout 330 mile to a full tank... but as of now i have 358 and i still have bout an 8th of a tank left... i would recommend this mod!

 

worked for ya uh bigdave?? if i hadnt mutilated the airbox with my cutoff wheel:o i might chave had some results.i cut to much off and it never really sealed right.

 

Placebo effect.

One tank of gas is not enough to give conclusive results.

Record your gas mileage for a couple months, then come talk to us (assuming you've done this prior to the "silencer removale").

 

I pulled my silencer out and I can't tell any difference in anything.

 

i just did the same thing. took me 15 mins. I notice it was a little bit more throttle response and around 3-4k rpm. And the truck weights .5lb less.

 

A link to the article would be nice.

 

Linky...?

 

Linky

 

Uhhh... Searchy ?

See - just washed all my spoons, so you can't have one

Go looky - it's there.

Okie-dokie?

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Ahhh, hell - here ya go, guys ---> https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...emove+silencer


Cheers
Bubba

 

If you continue on to the next thread and then to the link to the article, you have to be a member and logged in to finish up the article. Bleh !!!

 

Yup. Sucks. So -sign up already - it's free! Some other good stuff there too.

 

I did this mod the week after I bought my truck and noticed a difference. A little more pep when you hammer down on the pedal, and the sound at WOT is amazing.

 

are you guys just taking the small silencer off that connect to the fender or the whole big part where the filter goes in?

 

Actually its a tube inside of the L-tube that connects the throttle body to the big air box.

If you take the L-tube off and put your hand inside of it, your going to feel a tighter tube inside. It takes a lot of muscle/twisting/turning/cursing to get the son of a b out, but its free and does make a difference.

 

If I cut off all four of my converters and put on two hi flow converters and a catback exsuast system, will I get any computer cods, will it really inprove my performance on a 00 -150 5.4 v8 is it leagle to cut off the catolic converters. I did go to a muffler shop to have the work done, and I was told they wehre not leagley allowed to take the converters off, but would do it for me. It was going to cost me about $800.00 to have it done. Does that sound about right?