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A piece from NetStang.com:

"When modifying the stock set up, you should always replace the stock paper air filter element with a free flowing reusable filter such as the industry standard "K&N Filtercharger". In addition, some original non-modified 5.0's and 4.6's may still have the factory installed air intake silencers. These silencers do nothing for performance but were originally designed with well intentions.

The silencer is a dual purpose device. It's basic design bottle-necks the air intake charge. In doing so, it lowers the intake noise for the average consumer and helps keep contaminates such as water, dirt, and snow from prematurely clogging the air filter. Unfortunately this approach just hurts performance in the process.

Since most Mustang enthusiasts generally like the sound of a "throaty" intake and try to avoid extreme whether conditions at all costs, the silencer should be removed and placed on a shelf in the "non-performance" section of your garage. Removing it should not hurt emissions or adversely effect the car in any way. This combined with a free flow filter, is good for about 5 HP or so. Not bad for a $40 investment and a few minutes of time!"

The part that I made bold is why I made this thread. Does the silencer do that particular job well enough for someone to consider keeping it on?

Another piece from here that you all might be interested in, this link includes instructions on how to remove the silencer yourself: http://www.njtacc.com/tech/air_silencer.html

"Ford, and GM, produced all of their cars with an air silencer. The manufacturers decided that the average customer wanted a quieter engine, with performance as an expense. By removing the silencer you will gain a slightly deeper exhaust note. Also, at higher engine RPM, you will hear the vacuum created by the intake system. You will gain 1-2 hp. No, not a lot, but the modification is free."




All of this information was found here: http://www.allpar.com/model/m/air-intake.html

Well, you and everybody else in the guild think everything I do is retarded, so I don't care about that part. But I thank you for the rather helpful input nevertheless.

Why?
I would think it would suck if you're trying to come home after a night out with the boys and your girl is sleeping and you wheren't supposed to go out or wake her up or whatever.
Or what if you really want to listen to a song on the radio while you drive.

When you remove the silencer it does not make that much more noise. You can here it pulling the air in. The silencer was put on to lower the noise of the intake pulling air in.

Its always a cycle isn't it. First you add big brakes and tires. Then you play with the suspesion to accomodate a new turbo set up, then find your stereo isn't loud enough, so you get a bigger one, then all this noise is too much so you start wearing a helmet. With wearing the helmet you figure why not go the whole toot and turn it into a race car, so you do that then go on a lightening bindge removing the stereo and dash and what not. Then you figure you need a new car to get around in, so you buy one and it handles like poo, so you get bigger wheels and tires...


Modified bikes are always tricky. Always loud as ******** and always scary.
Was his bike maybe featured in a magazine?

It looks like it would require a significant amount of time to do. It's guarded very well by a splash guard which is secured by 3 pushpins and two screws that tie the splash guard to the fender. I couldn't convince my dad to let me do it either, he thinks it'll be really really noisy or something, he just doesn't listen and it annoys the ******** out of me that he does that because he always acts like an a*****e when I talk about car upgrades and stuff. Like he thinks i'm an idiot about basic things of a car like that. I just want to upgrade a car, i've never done anything to one before because everyone is an a** about it.

Sorry to go into story mode everybody, lol. Would it be possible that this upgrade would give the car better gas mileage? He's one of those people who needs every gallon to work for him (Unless it involves an upgrade). This one is just too easy to do and doesn't require money, I can't let this one slip through my fingers.

I'm guessing he doesn't want to because the warranty is still in effect. Once it runs out I can probably do something to it. Same goes for the Jetta Wagon.

Btw, they finally made a CAI that would work with our Jetta Wagon (It's Turbo Diesel Injection): http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/performance/basket.php?makeid=26&modelid=263&year=2005&partid=15&brandid=3596

I don't know if it was featured in a magazine or not, but it was supposedly raced a few times.