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05-27-2014, 01:38 PM | #1 |
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Intake Tube - Is the resonator necessary? Perrin, Mishimoto, et al....
I've been researching the intake tube and its seems like only AVO and Mishimoto have decided to keep the resonator.
Mishimoto shows specific methodical testing proving that the resonator is critical for power. Perrin's blog shows extensive testing and the resonator is not critical. Most manufacturers are in Perrin's camp, but the only well documented development is coming from Perrin and Mishimoto and they contradict each other. I'd love to get Mishimoto's and Perrin's take on this. Along with any other manufacturer who would like to chime in. |
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Got a link? I really cannot comprehend how the resonator could contribute to power.
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I'd guess a resonator will affect the flow differently depending on intake design.
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most of the case, resonator doesn't do much beside flows the air better on the design of the intake.
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I don't think it really makes one bit of difference. The aftermarket intake tube a cosmetic item in my opinion.
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The findings from Mishimoto indicated that removing the resonator lost power... this is not uncommon for NA vehicles were removing something OEM in the intake system can cause an issue which reduces power.
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Throttle body opens Air gets sucked in through intake Throttle body closes air moving at speed toward throttle body is stopped Velocity is then reversed back toward filter as it has no where to go air then gets compressed into resonator due to low pressure (path of least resistance) Throttle opens air is still moving forward from tube toward resonator think of it as a dampener of the velocity of the intake air. Dyno numbers gonna change much, probably not throttle response going to change much.. probably enough to some my concern would lie in those split moments when the computer is expecting X amount of air and its not there due to the velocity of the air needing to be reversed back into the intake there is more to intake design then flowing as much air as possible... Sound, throttle response, EPA ... those are just SOME factors |
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Looking over Mishimoto's post, they were using the factory intake with their inlet hose. it looks like from their research that they recommended keeping the factory resonator that's connected to the the factory intake, but deleting the sound generator connection in the intake to make the most power when using their inlet hose. We never tested this specifically, since our inlet hose doesn't have the sound generator tube connection.
We decided to remove the sound generator connection completely to clean up the engine bay, and to make the intake tract smoother to make the most power. |
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I don't know if you're talking about the resonator on the intake box, or the sound generator. If you're talking about the resonator, I'd assume the loss of power is from pressure wave intake charging. Mazda did it through a really long intake manifold and ridiculously complicated valves in the NA FC's. They called it dynamic intake charging. On a cold winter night at sea level the NA FC Rx-7 can see up to 2 lbs of boost in the manifold. They use the reflective sound waves to keep the intake manifold pressurized when the valve closes(in the Rx7's case once the rotor closes the port). I would guess that removing the resonator changes the pressure wave tuning and thus the loss of power.
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Thanks for checking out our data OP! As mentioned, we conducted extensive testing during the development of our induction hose. A full write-up of our development and testing process can be found at the build-thread below.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65891 For those not interested in the long read, we found that removing the resonator reduced power. Although not substantial numbers, it is certainly something to consider if you are trying to squeak out every last bit of power. The explanation of the resonators function is explained in this writeup, also noted by Fear above. Our numbers showed maximum power output (Mishimoto induction hose) with the resonator installed and the noise amplifier removed. After surveying the market we found that most customers were not interested in retaining their noise amplifier, so we removed the port from our hose. Feel free to follow-up with any questions regarding our testing or induction hose. |
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I don't think that you're going to arrive at any valid conclusions from this type of comparison. And then start throwing in the variable of tuning...good luck. I will say though, I have a Mishimoto hose and aFe panel filter coming in the mail...
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It's very unfair to say a resonator is critical for power until we see more testing. |
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