Air Intake Resonator Questions

[Pushki]

Finally some sensible discussion instead of "rip it out! It makes a bwaaaah noise".

So @Pushki, what's the opinion of the local Chavley resident?

My opinion is that the Honda boffins spent millions designing it for a purpose.
Leave it in place unless you have a track car or you want to 'large it' down at the McDonald's car park meet.

[Merlin]

Carrisma you have the same car as me and I am leaving my one in place on my 5th. The H22a8 / M2P4 pulls very well from low down in 2nd & 3rd and any "extra" torque is best used here.

I removed the resonator on my 4th to release any top end grunt and also because my resonator valve had seized.

This is my dyno results for both of my cars on the same dyno. While it isn't definitive, IMO it could serve as a nice indicator

5G = Stock 99+
4G = Modded BB4 with H22a2 swap

[NCCMUR]

How can you test if the valve has seized?

[Merlin]

Pull back the driver side wheel arch liner and blip the engine to over 5K RPM. You should see the valve move.

[Pushki]

Pull back the driver side wheel arch liner and blip the engine to over 5K RPM. You should see the valve move.

This.

[NCCMUR]

Cheers fellas

[lewd lude lover]

My opinion is that the Honda boffins spent millions designing it for a purpose.
Leave it in place unless you have a track car or you want to 'large it' down at the McDonald's car park meet.

pushki you are one uptight motherfucker. I bet you squeek when you walk by.

[Donald]

Not bad for a stock 5G Merlin

[nitin_s1]

What about Type-S? Thats got more torque then standard A8 anyways, so should I remove it or not?

[lewd lude lover]

yo just