Okay, so my bro has a '96 200sx SE (GA16) automatic. At idle, it has this nice purring sound under the hood...at WOT it growls. I looked under the hood, and noticed that there is just a hole going straight into the airbox/airfilter assembly.
So...the other day, on my '97 200sx SE (GA16) 5-speed, I wiggled the "T" shaped plastic duct off of the resonator under the left fenderwell. The air temperature sensor is still wired in, but that piece of plastic is just lying on top of the fenderwell, so the air intake stream just goes straight into the airbox.
I swear, it feels a little quicker now...mine is not as noisy as his at idle, but at WOT it produces a nice snarl. I have to resist the urge to floor it because I know the car is not going to get good gas mileage that way, but at least it does feel more powerful now. I'll post a pic in the near future so you can see. Seems to be a quick easy mod.
It feels quicker? LOL that seems like the ghetto air filter trick! That thing gives you what? 1hp!!! LOL! I don't really think its enough to feel a change! But hey!
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yeah i'll soon be ordering my CAI for my 97 se-r, so i have already prepped the engine bay for it. Like removing my resonator all together and i'll admit it does have a nicer sound to it, but i think the small performance gain is in your head lol
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LOL...You know I've always known there was a reason for that stupid little plastic thing by the fenderwall...LOL! Take it and beat your friend with it!
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no offense unish but theres no need for the exclamation points. but anyway i did the airbox trick and i basically got nothin...it probably felt quicker cause you expected it....and thats normal. Damn, two brothers with a 200SX, that must be cool.
what you should do is take the bottom half of the airbox off, then take the top half, unbolt it from the MAF, flip it upside down, and rebolt it, so that the filter is now on top. then just duct tape the filter in, that will give you a real nice growl at WOT, and at idle, you can hear the air getting sucked in there
Originally posted by Blu200SX no offense unish but theres no need for the exclamation points. but anyway i did the airbox trick and i basically got nothin...it probably felt quicker cause you expected it....and thats normal. Damn, two brothers with a 200SX, that must be cool.
Yeah having 2 of them 200sx's is pretty cool...makes it easier to figure out things. But his is in poor shape...he just inherited a '97 SL2 (Saturn) so that beats the GA16DE's stock ponies already by 7hp...and more torque too...regardless though, still likes the Nissan better overall though...it is a nicer car than the Saturn...
Oh yeah, the psychological effect of the airbox trick...I don't normally drive all that fast, but I think hearing that louder intake makes me want to push the car faster, so that is probably why it might actually BE faster...
yeh, once i recieved my HS CAI then i had to go to work like 30 minutes after i got it so i was all hyped and quickly took the airbox off and put the MAF adapter plate on and just the filter that came with it and i was punching the gas so i would get that sucking sound...then all hell broke lose when i installed the CAI then you can hear me around the street 3 blocks up...it fuckin roars.
okay you are making me want to go drop 200+ bucks on an Injen intake now... at least that's the brand I think i want to get. have to make sure it's CARB legal though...life in CA....
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what I meant to say was what do they look like so I can remove them 
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