WOW what a sound she makes now :shock: got some sexy lookin repco jubilee clips holding the mccormicks spice lids in place nice and firm. Sprayed them black too. It has a very very nice bark when it kicks down. Throttle response is definately better too. me like!

:bowrofl:

just be careful there mate, that extra power might make you hit warp 9.

WOW what a sound she makes now :shock: got some sexy lookin repco jubilee clips holding the mccormicks spice lids in place nice and firm. Sprayed them black too. It has a very very nice bark when it kicks down. Throttle response is definately better too. me like!
Erm, sorry to burst your bubble chief, but you need to recalibrate your seat-of-the-pants-meter, all the resonator mod does is change the sound and make the fuel economy slightly worse.

:bowrofl:

just be careful there mate, that extra power might make you hit warp 9.


my car hit warp 9 once :shock: after the strutbrace i think...

:P

my car hit warp 9 once :shock: after the strutbrace i think...

:P

well a strut brace can have that effect lol

and i wouldnt call removing the resonator a mod either, modifications dont really include spice lids. I could be wrong though :doubt:

Erm, sorry to burst your bubble chief, but you need to recalibrate your seat-of-the-pants-meter, all the resonator mod does is change the sound and make the fuel economy slightly worse.
He didn't say anything about it going faster or anything. All he mentioned was sound and responce which is perfectly believable.

well a strut brace can have that effect lol

and i wouldnt call removing the resonator a mod either, modifications dont really include spice lids. I could be wrong though :doubt:

Well i have a Milo tin for an exhaust :P
Cyber - I reckon my car sounded better with this $4 mod rather then my $300 Exhaust

Erm, sorry to burst your bubble chief, but you need to recalibrate your seat-of-the-pants-meter, all the resonator mod does is change the sound and make the fuel economy slightly worse.

sorry i dont recall claiming that i had a noticable performance increase, other than better response off the line.

i shall try and get a recording of the sound it now makes. It is a lot different to standard

It does sound better but any other change is in the mind.

The reason for the resinators is not only for the "muffling" of the intake but also is an air reserve for fast throttle opening. My old Magna site has a very interesting link to some tests done on a Dyno with a Sourer, with, without and with aftermarket intakes. The best torque curve was with the factory set up!

Hehe good old intake resonator mod. Now all you need to do is spray the mcgormick lids black and no one will ever notice :D

yes im sure this is the case. I used to have a Barina SB (in the UK) and did a lot of work on the 1.6 twin cam engine. It helped to unrestrict the inlet as much as possible. But any change was very much a placebo affect of the louder noise coming from under the bonnet. Throttle Response is definately better though. And for some reason, my fluctuating revs at idle has gone away! i reckon there must have been a leak in the resonators somewhere...

Hehe good old intake resonator mod. Now all you need to do is spray the mcgormick lids black and no one will ever notice :D


already done mate :D thanks for the helpful text message this arvo :)

Hehe cool!!
I wonder if the intake resonator mod will work on my new engine?!

Hehe cool!!
I wonder if the intake resonator mod will work on my new engine?!
Im sure it will:)

It does sound better but any other change is in the mind.

The reason for the resinators is not only for the "muffling" of the intake but also is an air reserve for fast throttle opening. My old Magna site has a very interesting link to some tests done on a Dyno with a Sourer, with, without and with aftermarket intakes. The best torque curve was with the factory set up!

Yeah its all to do with inlet volume tuning. I'm guessing the resonators are added as an extra 'fine-tune' without having to enlarge the intake pipe, plenum or runners.

I think as a very rough guideline, a shorter free-flowing intake gives better top end power.. whereas a longer, larger volume intake gives greater torque, which is really noticeable in the mid range.

sorry i dont recall claiming that i had a noticable performance increase, other than better response off the line.
Something tells me you were just pressing harder :) It's ok though, I guess you must have some other high performance gear in there, like a flowed throttle body and CAI... Zoom Zoom?

i have an individual throttle body for each cylinder actually. And then i woke up lol

I think as a very rough guideline, a shorter free-flowing intake gives better top end power.. whereas a longer, larger volume intake gives greater torque, which is really noticeable in the mid range.Hmm, wonder if it's worthwhile hooking up a system to enable the resonators at mid revs, and block them off at low and high revs... shouldn't be too difficult either with a mechanical or electro-mechanical system, probably not worth the effort though.

Why would you want to do that?

Why would you want to do that?

He wouldn't.

Hmm, wonder if it's worthwhile hooking up a system to enable the resonators at mid revs, and block them off at low and high revs... shouldn't be too difficult either with a mechanical or electro-mechanical system, probably not worth the effort though.

The 2nd gen plenums already do that. The air takes a shorter route at higher revs, longer
route at lower revs and a mixture at middle revs.

The 2nd gen plenums already do that. The air takes a shorter route at higher revs, longer
route at lower revs and a mixture at middle revs.
Ah. Will have to look to see how that is achieved, never really thought about it.

Dimi; why not?!
According to the thory:
Closed resonator = shorter intake = better top end power
Open resonator = more volume = more mid-range torque.

Dunno which is best for low end, for some reason I was thinking closed would be, but now that I re-read I'm not sure.

seriously mate i have noticed absolutely sod all performance loss anywhere in the rev range. Dont lose sleep over it.

it just sounds better
nothing more nothing less
i have had this mod for 2 years now
engine not broke
still runs fine
again it is just a mod to make the V6 sound better V8ish

Anyone done this and documented it before? want to check if it'll make my maggie sound beefier.

fanx,
-ian

Anyone done this and documented it before? want to check if it'll make my maggie sound beefier.

fanx,
-ian
Did you even READ THIS THREAD?!?!?!

The whole point of the resonator 'mod' is to increase the intake growl, yes, it makes it louder! :rant:

Did you even READ THIS THREAD?!?!?!

The whole point of the resonator 'mod' is to increase the intake growl, yes, it makes it louder! :rant:


Anyone done this and documented it before? want to check if it'll make my maggie sound beefier.

fanx,
-ian

scuse me dude, i've noticed for a while you've been posting nonsense comments after me. I recall asking if anyone had DOCUMENTED it, so I could try it and see if it was to my liking. please read someones comment first before posting reponses that truely have no relation.

fanx again,
-ian

scuse me dude, i've noticed for a while you've been posting nonsense comments after me. I recall asking if anyone had DOCUMENTED it, so I could try it and see if it was to my liking. please read someones comment first before posting reponses that truely have no relation.

fanx again,
-ian
ask ya mate Rob that works at the pizza shop
he heard mine

scuse me dude, i've noticed for a while you've been posting nonsense comments after me. I recall asking if anyone had DOCUMENTED it, so I could try it and see if it was to my liking. please read someones comment first before posting reponses that truely have no relation.

fanx again,
-ian
Hello,

This thread constitutes documentation in my opinion, considering it details the pro's and con's of the setup, while also detailing the increase in noise as well as slight decrease in fuel economy. From what I recall, which I believe is also in this thread, dyno runs were done, and as such, peak torque was achieved with a stock setup.

Furthermore, my posts aren't nonsense, they are pointing out to you, as rudely and obnoxiously as possible, that you should probably read the thread you just posted in, as I seem to be following you around acting as Captain Obvious for you. Secondly, why don't you just buy some spice lids and try it yourself, the process is reversible and easily done, all you need is superglue and spice lids.

I hope this clears things up :)

Thanks,
- The Luke

it just sounds better
nothing more nothing less
i have had this mod for 2 years now
engine not broke
still runs fine
again it is just a mod to make the V6 sound better V8ish
I know it sounds ok but a V6 can never sound V8ish lol

yeah it can... seriously

i was running on 5cyl and it sounded damn close!

and thats to a real propper V8 not the holden kinda one lol

I know it sounds ok but a V6 can never sound V8ish lol
Agreed,
After driving around with some mates last night in both a VT SS (5.0L) and a VY SS (5.7L), I can tell you the resonator mod (which I did over a year ago to my TS) sounds NOTHING like a v8. Sure it is noticeable, but it doesn't sound anymore of a v8 than my VY S. If anything, the resonator mod just makes it sound more like a larger v6.

Still definately do it in my opinion. Took me 5minutes, 2 of mum's spice lids and the only repricussions(sp??) were I had no oregano on dinner that night.

I know it sounds ok but a V6 can never sound V8ish lol

the dohc's sort of do.... or add some cams...

lol nicely said luci :D

Okay straight up, it makes the car sound beefier. Put a ram pod on and do the resonator mod and you will notice a total different engine note.
Do it. It's not hard.

Nope,

V8ish, sort off even if its DOCK... no way does it sound close.
Spices lids jammed into your intake do not make ANY V6 sound like a V8 lol
Trust me if I really could be bothered, I'd go outside and record both of my cars (V6 S/C with spice lids lol and the V8) just to prove my point. But no, any sane person will tell you ur nuts if you think it sounds like a V8.

I'm sticking to my guns with this one. :bowrofl:
But maybe I'll stick some spice lids into my V8 and its gonna sound V10ish :nuts:

Maybe try the lids of this product next time, I heard they can even make pulsars sound like V8s
http://www.v8juice.com/images/photo_v8red.jpg

how about u put the timing belt in the wrong spot so the cylinders dont fire properly... that might make it shake like a v8 too

Guys cmon. Just like how no 4 cyl can ever sound like a v6. No 6 can sound like an 8. Who ever thinks they can make their v6 sound like a v8 is dilusional http://www.futuresickness-records.com/forum/images/smiles/fies010.gif

The intake resonator mod makes the engine sound more *throaty*. But *v8-ish* isn't the word to describe it.

Guys cmon. Just like how no 4 cyl can ever sound like a v6. No 6 can sound like an 8. Who ever thinks they can make their v6 sound like a v8 is dilusional http://www.futuresickness-records.com/forum/images/smiles/fies010.gif

The intake resonator mod makes the engine sound more *throaty*. But *v8-ish* isn't the word to describe it.

Nah, I'll say it sounds V8ish.
Micjaiy - Return those to my fridge please

Ah I give up http://www.futuresickness-records.com/forum/images/smiles/starwars.gif
But yeah it's a good mod! Makes it sound very beefy down low (accompanied by a ram pod and it really brings this race car sound out of the 6G72)

http://www.v8juice.com/images/photo_v8red.jpg


pwoarrrrr with the V8 juice man.....

i had 2L milk lids in mine must have been why it sucked being only 2L

on a side note, i put the stock resonator back in and have lost only the modified appearance of the engine bay

but rember if you really want guts give it some http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21JRW5GXSXL.jpg

FTW!!!!

I've just done it. ripped the resonators off. it sounded mint in the beginning, but the sound kind of died after about...say...two minutes? also, does anyone know what happens if the spice lids just fall out? anything terribly bad? bit worried about them slipping out of the hole.

fanx,
-ian

you car will run like **** and wont idle without those lids there. Secure them in place with some new jubilee clips. the ones that hold the resonators on are useless with the new lids

You'd also be getting unfiltered air straight from your engine bay.
But yeah the MAF sensor would be bypassed, so your ECU wouldn't know what to do with itself.

I've had the lids in for a LONG time and they look just as secure as the first time I put them in! I haven't even got them clipped in with anything and I still feel safe and confident in them.
Makes it sound.. v6ish! :P

The car wont work at all I tried it without the splice lids and the car didnt' start.

They wont fall out don't worry. It's a water tight fit.

You know what else is fun

Take of your whole intake right up to your throttle body.... then drive it around the block
That makes it sound way better :bowrofl:

Like, take off the whole air filter just like they do in the track racing?

Like, take off the whole air filter just like they do in the track racing?

pretty much. it adds somethin like 600kw and 2200nm of torque. pretty crazy

Haha idiot lol