Has anyone taken off the bendy part of the stock intake? - Toyota Yaris Forums

detroiter · 08-25-2010, 01:42 PM

Just wondering if anyone has taken that off? I think it's just a sound deadener/resonating tube...besides being a bit more "aggressive" sounding and bit louder, is their any benefit to it since it's a little less restrictive in letting air in? Is it safe? It seems water would have to travel sideways and upwards to even touch the filter, letalone get into the engine.

ajae · 08-26-2010, 01:21 AM

Mine is still there, but I cut a 4" hole in the air box below the filter on the driver's side to improve the air flow. I run a K&N filter.

llewellyn · 09-05-2010, 08:22 AM

I have an '04 echo hb, and I've done this - it sounds a lot meaner. The only thing about it is that it will be sucking in hotter engine bay air than it would with the 'snorkel' on.

Yaris Hilton · 09-05-2010, 12:55 PM

It also looks to me like the noise reducing resonant "snorkel" draws from a cooler area than the side of the air box it comes out from. Someone would have to place temperature sensors and drive around to confirm that.

08-25-2010, 01:42 PM	#1
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Has anyone taken off the bendy part of the stock intake? Just wondering if anyone has taken that off? I think it's just a sound deadener/resonating tube...besides being a bit more "aggressive" sounding and bit louder, is their any benefit to it since it's a little less restrictive in letting air in? Is it safe? It seems water would have to travel sideways and upwards to even touch the filter, letalone get into the engine. __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

08-26-2010, 01:21 AM	#2
ajae Drives: 2007 Yaris 5-door hatch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fraser Valley Canada Posts: 11	Mine is still there, but I cut a 4" hole in the air box below the filter on the driver's side to improve the air flow. I run a K&N filter. __________________ AJAE 2007 Yaris RS Hatch, Eibach Springs and Borla Exhaust Canadian Dealer options 1981 BJ42 LandCruiser all stock Love my toys!

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09-05-2010, 08:22 AM	#3
llewellyn Drives: 04 Echo Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 16	I have an '04 echo hb, and I've done this - it sounds a lot meaner. The only thing about it is that it will be sucking in hotter engine bay air than it would with the 'snorkel' on.

09-05-2010, 12:55 PM	#4
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	It also looks to me like the noise reducing resonant "snorkel" draws from a cooler area than the side of the air box it comes out from. Someone would have to place temperature sensors and drive around to confirm that.