Air Box?

[rupertbear]

I managed to pull the offside of the front bumper off my 2001 2.0 SE. Got that back on OK, but there's a complex air box just behind the bumper which now has its mountings broken.

What does it do? Is it just a silencer? Something more important? Running without it at the moment, do I need to go scrapyard mining?

Thanks

 

[vtecdirect]

Its the resonator chamber, am sure i have a few lying about, not really necessary, car will run fine without it. Most ATR owners take it off anyway.

 

[dave0922]

It is the resonator chamber buddy. I took mine off to improve airflow with my K&N panel filter. It will not harm your car to remove it but you will probably get a bit more induction roar when vtec kicks in.

Probably a good idea to reset the ECU if you do remove it though as it will be drawing in more cold air and may affect fuel ecconomy if you dont reset!

 

[Mr Anderson]

The one that sits in here?....take it all off if you dont mind a bit of extra noise and throttle response

 

[luvmyaccord]

Not to mention the weight saving hahahah. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[AcesHigh]

Damn, wish I'd known it was a redundant part, it cost me a tenner to replace mine when I lost a fight with a lorry

 

[gordon]

I took mine off and its sounds ......

WOW! GRRRRR=

i spend alot of my time in vtec coz of it

but it does mean your air intake is much lower down so avoid those puddles!
h34r: because water dont work as well as air.

I fitted a induction kit and cut a metal plate to screw on and cover the hole to stop water and durt coming up.
thinking back tho i should of fitted a cold air feed through that plate :unsure: