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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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i recently took off the snorkel on the stock intake. and im hearing a deep noise when i accelerate hard which is pretty cool on stock.

my question is has anyone else done this? i heard some one was getting better gas millage without the snorkel, less restriction.

also is the cold air intake legal in California yet.?!!!??
what about short rams?
Old Jul 26, 2009 | 05:54 AM
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yea i did this when i went from my ebay intake back to stock and was too lazy to get frustrated over attaching the little snorkel so i tossed it an called it a day, haven't really noticed any differences in it
Old Jul 26, 2009 | 06:35 AM
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if you roll down the windows and turn off the music you can hear a deep noise of air getting sucked in. i usually hear it the most in 2nd and 3rd gear. but you have to push the gas down a little farther.
Old Jul 26, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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lol i didn't notice cause i just came from having the cold air I still miss the deep grumble of my CAI though
Old Jul 26, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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I left mine off when I installed my sri at first because I didn;t remember where it came from, then I saw on the forums, some took them off anyway lol...as for better mileage, I haven't really noticed any significant improvement from it.
Old Jul 27, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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gfi is best mang ya meen
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