Airbox Debaffle + Resonator Delete = Joy

[Eryan36]

I like it; let me know what you think!

Link.

Also, this is my first attempt at video editing.

[fireballbmw]

the red, the windy roads.. what more can i say except that it puts the new m3 to shame.. haha

very nice

[Eryan36]

Thank you, sir. Too bad she's auto.. As soon as that box dies, it's manual swap time.

[JD2710]

resonator?

is that what you guys call a muffler?

how hard was it to get rid of

[stratocaster]

Wow sounds pretty good. Actually, its pretty loud just for doing that. I wanted to debaffle my air box too but couldn't find anything inside. Yeh, whats the resonator?

[DmcL]

cool, i got an auto too.. it keeps sticking in failsafe mode tho. need to fix it or swap to manual if thats not too much of a pain in the ass.

[Toxic0n]

resonator?

is that what you guys call a muffler?

how hard was it to get rid of

resonator=cat converter, i beleive

[darthE36]

Was that high pitch whistling sound your car or a combination of wind and the camera? Sounded real nice, how would it sound if you just did the airbox debaffle?

[Eryan36]

resonator?

is that what you guys call a muffler?

how hard was it to get rid of

No, the muffler is the stock 328 unit. I'm rolling around the idea of getting an M3 exhaust..

Wow sounds pretty good. Actually, its pretty loud just for doing that. I wanted to debaffle my air box too but couldn't find anything inside. Yeh, whats the resonator?

Thanks man. It was pretty loud already when I had only the airbox debaffle done, it's much louder now with the resonators cut out. Which brings me to my next point: Resonators are not cats, they are silencers. Post-cat, I think. I don't know how it is for OBD-I, but I had two of them. Cost me $40 to have an exhaust shop cut them out and weld in pipe.

Was that high pitch whistling sound your car or a combination of wind and the camera? Sounded real nice, how would it sound if you just did the airbox debaffle?

That high pitched sound is a whistling from my DEPO install that I haven't tracked down and gotten rid of yet. Drives me crazy on the highway...for now I just turn up the music. The airbox debaffle alone does different things for different cars, I think. Speedster ('95 M3) did his after I did mine, and it didn't change his sound a whole lot. But he told me that when I was following him on the highway and I'd downshift, it got really loud. So, I guess it can be anywhere from not very loud to pretty darn.

[ZbmwR]

sounds great!

[sweet e36 pimp]

sounds good for simple mods.... you'll be a ton happier with the 5 speed though.

[darthE36]

That high pitched sound is a whistling from my DEPO install that I haven't tracked down and gotten rid of yet. Drives me crazy on the highway...for now I just turn up the music. The airbox debaffle alone does different things for different cars, I think. Speedster ('95 M3) did his after I did mine, and it didn't change his sound a whole lot. But he told me that when I was following him on the highway and I'd downshift, it got really loud. So, I guess it can be anywhere from not very loud to pretty darn.

a) DEPO install of what?
b) the air debaffle doesn't work for 95s i read somewhere on the forums after seeing your thread first. The only ones to complain had pre 96 cars.

As soon as I stop being lazy and get away from the computer I'ma go do it.

[Eryan36]

sounds good for simple mods.... you'll be a ton happier with the 5 speed though.

Oh you don't say? I don't know what I was thinking when I bought an auto. I plead insanity and throw myself on the mercy of the BFc court.

[Eryan36]

a) DEPO install of what?
b) the air debaffle doesn't work for 95s i read somewhere on the forums after seeing your thread first. The only ones to complain had pre 96 cars.

As soon as I stop being lazy and get away from the computer I'ma go do it.

A) DEPO headlights. About a thousand times better than stock and they clean up/update the front end really well. Putting on the M front end would help my car a lot too.


B) Didn't know that about 95's. Let's hear your thoughts after you do yours.

[Forged328]

resonator=cat converter, i beleive

No, two different things. Both keep exhaust noise down and cut-down on hurting the o-zone though.

[Eryan36]

The resonator does not help the o-zone..

[darthE36]

A) DEPO headlights. About a thousand times better than stock and they clean up/update the front end really well. Putting on the M front end would help my car a lot too.


B) Didn't know that about 95's. Let's hear your thoughts after you do yours.

Thats what I dont understand, is there a small space where air happens to make your headlights whistle? And noticeable enough for you to have to put your music up. Just wondering because it does sound pretty good in the video clip lol.

Well I'm off to debaffle, de-cdv, and hopefully clean my icv.

[Eryan36]

Yea, I'm not really sure.. I guess there is a small enough space to make that whistle. I'm not sure I know what you mean by "sounded pretty good"; it's annoying! Although, I guess it warns deer that I am coming...

[darthE36]

Yea, I'm not really sure.. I guess there is a small enough space to make that whistle. I'm not sure I know what you mean by "sounded pretty good"; it's annoying! Although, I guess it warns deer that I am coming...

lol, not if their standing there trying to figure out where that damn whistling is coming from lol. By sounded pretty good I meant that on the video clip it sounded good with the growl of the exhaust. But I can imagine in person how loud it must be, i c your point. Its just weird thinking that your headlights are whistling lol.

[NHbmw325I]

sounds pretty nice. I should make a clip of my vw golf beater that I debaffled, sounds pretty cool for a free mod!

I debaffled my 325's one a while ago I am also auto, but it barely made a difference for me, but my cosmos intake made a big difference in sound.

[flyingfarhad]

Write up?

[Eryan36]

Write up:

1)Drive to exhaust shop.
2)Say, "I heard from a friend that ya'll will cut out the resonators on my car and weld in pipe for $40."
3)Wait 45-60 minutes.
4)Drive home happy.

[amdspitfire]

how much do those houses cost?

[Ronnaferd]

sounds nice for still being stock. I'll have to look into doing this on mine

[fastasleep]

Write up:

1)Drive to exhaust shop.
2)Say, "I heard from a friend that ya'll will cut out the resonators on my car and weld in pipe for $40."
3)Wait 45-60 minutes.
4)Drive home happy.