silenser?

[Axel Kain]

I have heard of this air filter box silenser, or something. i dont know where it is or how to get to it. help please.

[Keep]

The air intake resonator?

It sits just fore of the trottle body on the stock rubber intake hose (well, on my 5S-FE)

It's just a special shaped chamber to refelect and cancel out soundwaves to dampen the sound of the engine from the intake.

By removing it and capping the hole, you'll hear the engine alot more (which is desired by some, but not your typical conservative camry driver)

[88 LE]

Its inside the driver side fender.

Pics in thread below:

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t92453.html

[Axel Kain]

well ive got a 92 V6 XLE, and ive heard its either in the air box, or in the fender.

[Keep]

On the V6 models, it's in the fender, like 88 LE said.

He posted a good link with pictures.

[Axel Kain]

well i guess ill have ta check first hand, thanks guys!

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by Keep

The air intake resonator?

It sits just fore of the trottle body on the stock rubber intake hose (well, on my 5S-FE)

You have one inside the fender to. Its a big black plastic box.

[Keep]

Originally Posted by 88 LE

You have one inside the fender to. Its a big black plastic box.

This is the resonator i'm referring to.



Edit: that's not my car, that's gen4 that was posted in another thread, i just added the yellow circle.

On my Gen3 5S-FE.. the *oe cold air intake* stops just between the battery and driver headlight, there is no other plastic intake or resonators in the fender.

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by Keep

On my Gen3 5S-FE.. the *oe cold air intake* stops just between the battery and driver headlight, there is no other plastic intake or resonators in the fender.

Are you sure?

The link I posted above is of a gen 3 with 5S-FE. You can see the resonator (the one inside the fender) in one of the pics.

I'm positive gen 3 Camrys with 5S-FE have a resonator inside the fender. I've removed one from a friends 94 Camry.

[Keep]

The pictures from the link you posted, was a 5S-FE
And it does have the second resonator.

I'm the second owner of my 95 Camry.

Maybe mine's been in a fender bender, and the front driver side has been repaired, and those components of the intake have been removed and not replaced?

I only have one camry to work on, mine. And since I don't have that second resonator, I was assuming that the others didnt as well.

I guess I have some Carfax researching to do on my vin

[92_Gen3_5SFE_LE]

yes gen 3 5sfe camrys do have a resonater in the drivers front tire well.

To remove it:
1. Remove Drivers side front tire
2. remove plastic wheel tub, small Philips screws hold this in place
3. look infront of where the wheel tub used to sit you will see a odd shaped piece of plastic that is attatched to a bracket with two screws remove the screws, then pull off the plastic piece, it is before the filter, so you dont need to cap it.
4. put it all back together and listen to the sound of the engine

[terrastrife]

resonators on the intake tube EFFECT PERFORMANCE

larger bolume resonators give mroe power.. if you take it off and cap ityoull loose power.

theres was an article on this in a car mag they dyno tested multiple differetn sized intake resonators.

[Super Kaioken]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

resonators on the intake tube EFFECT PERFORMANCE

larger bolume resonators give mroe power.. if you take it off and cap ityoull loose power.

theres was an article on this in a car mag they dyno tested multiple differetn sized intake resonators.

AFFECT! PERFORMANCE! lol

my engine is already loud enough when i'm speeding

[Silver Streak]

Originally Posted by terrastrife

resonators on the intake tube EFFECT PERFORMANCE

larger bolume resonators give mroe power.. if you take it off and cap ityoull loose power.

theres was an article on this in a car mag they dyno tested multiple differetn sized intake resonators.

I agree. It just totally robs you of your low end power. I did that for a day on my 4 cyl accord, not only did it sound like crap, the car just didn't want to move. Maybe all that engineering that goes into the design of those resonators really does work.

[Axel Kain]

well...um the dude said "its before the filter, DONT CAP IT." therefore prolly keeping performance/or enhancing it.