Removing the Intake Resonator

[07NHBCivicSi]

Lol, Yeah

[Mr.Tafetta]

so basically..i have an r18. I take in the resonator out..and i have a tube basically right? thats ok? no potential of hydro lock?

[HondaFREAK]

Originally Posted by Mr.Tafetta

so basically..i have an r18. I take in the resonator out..and i have a tube basically right? thats ok? no potential of hydro lock?

it's up too high to hydrolock...I did this yesterday and I love it...sounds amazing at WOT

[Crizix]

Originally Posted by Red_Devil

damn my engine bay is dirty.... this is what you get for replacing your oem grille.

nah man, your engine bay is clean. Mine looks like that AFTER i did a lil touching up.

[07NHBCivicSi]

Crizix. Were you able to get your resonator out?

[Crizix]

Nah, I put the bumper back on yesterday cause I had to meet my gf. I was just about to remove it. Yesterday wasn't a total waste of time cause I painted the front emblem black.

[Crizix]

Redline, hope this makes you feel better.

[07NHBCivicSi]

haha, at least you got something done and it wasnt a total waste. I PMed you my number if you want help with it sometime.

[08nightblacksi]

taking out the resonator is so pointless. i just did it a couple days ago and it felt like it loss power. it bogs a lil when i floor it at 3k and the vtec doesn't really kick anymore. i just put it back on tonight and it feels so much more peppy and fast. i advise you guys not to do it unless you are changing to CAI or SRI. If you are wondering, i have a k&n drop-in and Mugen Catback. the resonator is made for thottle response and sound.

[twfa1]

i detached the intake airbox to resonator tube only and put it back the next day. it sounded terrible.

[GTEC]

^^Did y'all reset the ECU? And the resonator's whole purpose is to lower intake's sound - but at the same time, it robs power with all its twists and turns inside. Don't mistake smoothness for bogging. Just a suggestion though - but I don't know how you could possibly lose power by taking off something that robs it in the first place (unless the ECU is not reset and hasn't had a chance to compensate for the change yet)

[Red_Devil]

i reset, it took like.....
20 mins til it got really loud lol

[07NHBCivicSi]

Yeah it takes time. Supposedly your car "learns" that something has been done and adjust to it.

[K3nsss]

Originally Posted by GTEC

^^Did y'all reset the ECU? And the resonator's whole purpose is to lower intake's sound - but at the same time, it robs power with all its twists and turns inside. Don't mistake smoothness for bogging. Just a suggestion though - but I don't know how you could possibly lose power by taking off something that robs it in the first place (unless the ECU is not reset and hasn't had a chance to compensate for the change yet)

how do i reset the ECU?

[k__dam]

what i did was;

- disconnect the negative terminal of the battery
- pump the brakes a few times (i think its to get rid of any residual current)
- reconnect the battery
- let your car idle for about 10-15mins with no load ie fans, radio, lights
- turn car off

somebody correct me if im missing any steps?

[K3nsss]

Originally Posted by k__dam

what i did was;

- disconnect the negative terminal of the battery
- pump the brakes a few times (i think its to get rid of any residual current)
- reconnect the battery
- let your car idle for about 10-15mins with no load ie fans, radio, lights
- turn car off

somebody correct me if im missing any steps?

ok thats what I did, the sound i got was a little deeper. I dont know how I would describe it.

[blazelate]

i live where it is known to rain, what are the chances of water making it into my intake?

and what will honda say about this next time i take it into the dealer?

[blazelate]

and do you think water will make it up in there after a car wash?

the car wash by me does underbody spraying

[GTEC]

Originally Posted by blazelate

and do you think water will make it up in there after a car wash?

the car wash by me does underbody spraying

You wont get any water in there - I made a CAI, and I've driven a couple times in the rain and gone through a couple car washes with the underbody spray (and I drive slow through the underbody spray part to get it good and clean) and checked for water and maybe a few drops got up on top of the plastic underbody diffuser, but nothing got on the filter. - Should be good. And don't worry about the dealership. Nothing can void your warranty as some people say. If something were to go wrong and they could prove it was the intake, you would be liable for costs of repair, but the rest of your warranty for everything else would still be intact (unless of course they pinpointed everything that ever went wrong to your intake - but that won't happen). But they can't just look under the hood and see that you have an intake (especially when you don't have any problems related to the intake) and say - "Ooooh, that just voided your warranty... sorry guy"

[06hypecivic]

Originally Posted by Red_Devil

I did this today, tried to take the resinator out without removing the bumper, didnt work too well. Then I looked into my engine bay a little more. WELL LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE HERE... I just yanked that rubber hose from the filter to the resinator tube, it was about 5 inches of rubber hose to another plastic pipe. took eme less than 30 seconds and now my car sounds LOUD.

so this isnt bad for the engine right? cuz i did this last night and im plannin to leave it like that. throttle seemed more responsive also