Cabin intake sound tube..
 

After 1.5 years of exhaustive research. I have concluded that
the Sound tube that enters the cabin and provides induction noise is for shit.
Actually... I'm just very lazy and finally plugged the thing up.
The car now sounds less "Industrial" , I didn't realize how much the sound tube contributed to the unrefinement of the overall sound.
It's quieter inside now which allows me to hear the Nameless axleback clearer.

I plugged it with a "borrowed" power socket plug from the BMW 550 loaner car they gave me when I dropped off my 335i

This pig has a TT V8. It's like driving a tank. A quick tank that doesn't feel fast.. But it is.. It's Too refined, you don't feel the speed. Some pics..
Nice interstate cruiser.. 77k sticker..

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Why didn't you just use the plug Scion supplied in the glove compartment of your FR-S?

Because then he wouldn't be able to make a thread about how he stole one out of his rental BMW while in the parking lot in front of a Pier One Imports.

This thread is stupid.

Can someone take detailed pictures of the spot to plug the tube? I'm too drunk to understand any of this.

Never mind. OP how did you fit a BMW engine in a FRS.

Plug is located under glovebox on psgr side, just behind the carpet, about 1" down so it doesn't show right in the middle.

To OP. A sport car mus be loud, what you expected?

Just use play-doh.

It has a purpose and is being used.

True.. Just making conversation.. And German power outlet covers work in our cars too.. and the 550 is indeed an overpriced ugly tank.

Sober up first and will talk about it..

Way more than its worth.. IMO.

I don't mind loud.. Just trying to improve the quality of it..

Come back often.

I used the nylon plug in this thread instead of doing anything with the tube:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ound+tube+plug

I only made it four months until it started to drive me crazy. Not so much the sound but all that wasted space in my engine compartment. I decided on the aftermarket intake sound delete option rather then just simply plugging the hole.

+1
Mishimoto intake tube and remove all the junk.
I can't believe how much more quite the cabin is. I wouldn't have guessed it would have made a huge difference but it does.

Did you get the Mishimoto intake as well? If you did how do you like it and are there any caveats I should be aware of on the install that wasn't pointed out by the manufacturer?

This is thread #238 on this subject I am sure!

Lol.. But with flair..
I read the other 237 threads.. But didn't think it would make that much of a difference. I figured there would be less noise.. I didn't think it would improve the overall sound..

The cabin sound is as refined as a sub $30k sports car can get!

Ya people don't realize just how bad that noise is till it is gone. Showed the trick to dealership so they can plug if test drivers complain about noise.

I think my car does not need this either- operation success

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OH NO You removed the flux capacitor don't even try to go 88mph now!

Whaddya mean, works great. I get home from work before I left. Sounds good in theory, til it's time to go to work again. I need it to reset it to land on weekends only.

I like the sound tube ....... it makes my car go faster .......http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...mages/woot.gif


humfrz

LOL Was a joke! Google Flux Capacitor. Sorry... Didn't for a second think anybody would not get that!!!!!

I despise the thing! Before I knew it existed I thought I spent a lot of money on a crappy sounding exhaust upgrade. Never heard it with the stock air filter but with the TRD drop in it sounded like the car would gasp in surprise every time I floored it!

The weight for all those parts makes your car slower. It doesn't even make it sound faster! An overly complex solution for some unnecessary crude noises.
Money would have been better spent on a nicer sounding factory exhaust with descent looking tips.

I beg to differ ..... :popcorn:

Going ..... yunnn ..... yunnn ..... on my tri-cycle made IT go faster and putting a playing card in the spokes of my bicycle made IT go faster ...... therefore ……

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humfrz

I've read that for better HP performance it's a good idea to leave the resonator on with a new induction hose. Is this true?

Absolutely no power gained or lost by this junk. As somebody said before it is the mechanical equivalent of going VROOOM VROOOM with your lips.
If you delete do make sure you plug the hole with something that won't get sucked in otherwise you are just sucking unfiltered air. There are at least half a dozen good threads on here on what to do.

This is why if you're fortunate enough to have two cars, you drive the big German twin turbo V8 (or supercharged V8, or twin turbo V12, or...) during the week as a comfy cruiser, and keep the Toyobaru as a weekend fun car :) Severely-depreciated German cars are awesome as long as you either have a fat wallet and/or the tools and know-how to keep them running without going to the stealership :)

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That sound tube? Yanked that sh!t out a long time ago...

AHHH Yes the engineers that make the after market part say that you will get more HP based on their dyno results. Never heard that before!

The resonator DOES NOT change your horsepower in any way. Their claim is that their intake tube gives 3 more WHP NOT the resonator!

The sound tube and resonator are just a big kazoo for noise only.

There are many threads on here that explain that just take a look!