Anyone pulled the snorkel out of their ecoboost intake?
#1
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Anyone pulled the snorkel out of their ecoboost intake?
Was reading up on the Gott's mod and in my never ending quest to hear at least a little turbo whistle, I ordered a K&N CAI (I have had great luck with them in the past on all of my vehicles, some of them even turboed, they are fine) and pulled the snorkel out of the factory box for now. Has anyone tried this yet? I won't be going anywhere for another hour so won't be able to see if anything changes. I highly doubt it but who knows.
#3
FX4 SCrew TT'd V6
I took mine out several time but never noticed a difference.
The biggest difference is taking the little "turbonator" plastic things out of the intake and removing the fiberglass board under the transmission off (held on by 4 quarter turn thumb screws, need to remove to change the oil).
I have an aftermarket intake (Airaid) and it help a little, but those two things previously mentioned did the most for me.
The biggest difference is taking the little "turbonator" plastic things out of the intake and removing the fiberglass board under the transmission off (held on by 4 quarter turn thumb screws, need to remove to change the oil).
I have an aftermarket intake (Airaid) and it help a little, but those two things previously mentioned did the most for me.
#6
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Originally Posted by mrpositraction
I took mine out several time but never noticed a difference.
The biggest difference is taking the little "turbonator" plastic things out of the intake and removing the fiberglass board under the transmission off (held on by 4 quarter turn thumb screws, need to remove to change the oil).
I have an aftermarket intake (Airaid) and it help a little, but those two things previously mentioned did the most for me.
The biggest difference is taking the little "turbonator" plastic things out of the intake and removing the fiberglass board under the transmission off (held on by 4 quarter turn thumb screws, need to remove to change the oil).
I have an aftermarket intake (Airaid) and it help a little, but those two things previously mentioned did the most for me.
#7
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I'm assuming to keep water off of hot parts as it serves almost zero protection from anything else. Which I find weird because how many cars have hot components down there and are exposed to rain?
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#8
Originally Posted by Centexguy
Was reading up on the Gott's mod and in my never ending quest to hear at least a little turbo whistle, I ordered a K&N CAI (I have had great luck with them in the past on all of my vehicles, some of them even turboed, they are fine) and pulled the snorkel out of the factory box for now. Has anyone tried this yet? I won't be going anywhere for another hour so won't be able to see if anything changes. I highly doubt it but who knows.
#9
spacers CAN help on carbureted or throttle body injected engines by giving a little more space/time for the fuel and air to mix. On a direct injected engine (EB) or even multi-port injection (5.0, 6.2) they serve no purpose other than profit for the seller. Well..unless it's got nitrous ports in it!
#10
FX4 SCrew TT'd V6
The shield on the bottom the best I can tell is for sound insulation for the turbos, because I don't think any other engine combo has it (correct me if I am wrong). I noticed a big difference when driving next to a wall. A lot more turbo noise bouncing off the pavement. I know it is louder, I get a lot more looks especially when pulling.
Also, in the Owners Manual, it says to take it off when offroading to not damage it. So that to me rules out water and dirt
It is Diesel loud my any means, but it is more noticeable.
Also, in the Owners Manual, it says to take it off when offroading to not damage it. So that to me rules out water and dirt
It is Diesel loud my any means, but it is more noticeable.
Last edited by mrpositraction; 10-11-2012 at 08:48 AM.