Silencer Bypass mod.

[Rewind]

Ok I did this mod after hearing folks on FSC talk about getting better sound and performance from having done it. I removed the silencer box and sealed the hole and removed the cover from my air filter box. I'm already running a Flowmaster exhaust. Well my experience after all of this is that it's

I haven't noticed any difference in the sound or performance of my truck.
Anyone else done this mod and noticed any changes?

What say you?

 

[Butch]

Its basically crap, I didn't do it to mine but there is really no way it can increase performance

 

[noremac]

it might be equivalent to like one horsepower.. pretty much you are removing a very small amount of restriction in the intake system.. you are best off just getting an aftermarket intake..

 

[squeaky3]

i did it only because i wanted to see if it changed the sound of the exhaust

which it didnt

but i just took a mt dew can...cut it in half and used the bottom half and put a hose clamp on it really tight and put it on there

my opinoin it didnt do anything but now i can say i have a mt dew can under my hood

 

[Marcos]

I just think it looks better without it.

 

[Butch]

It foes give the intake a cleaner look

 

[Greg]

I originally did it because the people on FSC talked about horsepower and throttle response gains. They even said to take off or cut a hole in the air filter cover for a 'warm air intake' which will give you better gas mileage.

BULL ****.

The only thing I notice is when I'm going down the road or going up a large hill on the highway with my windows closed I can hear that the silencer is not there.

Throttle Response: nothing added
Horsepower: nothing added


The only thing it does is make your intake look better.

 

[squeaky3]

well it might make the intake look better if you use something other than a mt dew can...at the time its all i had and i couldnt get the piece back on with the can in place like some people did so i just clamped it on there

i might get around to painting it black at some point

 

[Greg]

2" Fernco Rubber Cap at Home Depot

 

[squeaky3]

ya i went to big r where i worked but the cap i got was just a lil to small and i couldnt get it to go over the end of the intake....so i remembered someone on fsc said a pop can fit over it and then the put the stock piece back on....so i tried that and i got the can on but not the other piece so i just left the can on there and clamped it on