I'll be doing some work on my 97 Mark VIII soon, and I'm considering removing my air silencer. Is this okay to do on a Gen II? Is the procedure any different from a Gen I? Without flaming, what are the pros and cons? Thanks in advance for any input.

no... removing it wont hurt anything.

not so sure if it gives any significant gains though... but I'm sure if the car was pulling in alot more air than stock, you would see some significant/positive gains from ditching it.

I know it will change the sound of the intake and exhaust slightly (not by much though)

I dunno... every Ford I've owned... the first thing I did was ditch it :D. I'm sure it's not too different from the Gen 1 BTW

good luck :)
-Steve

MM&FF proved 2-3 hp to the wheels w/o it.

same procedure, done it to two '97s. Pros, more air intake and sounds better, cons, this will start the modding bug regardless of how small the mod and will continue to increase with each mod you do.

... Pros, more air intake and sounds better, cons, this will start the modding bug regardless of how small the mod and will continue to increase with each mod you do.

:I Ain't it the truth!

When people talk about Gen I and Gen II.. I know they're talkin about air intake.. but what brand or make? Is Gen I considered what comes stock? Excuse my retardedness on this subject. :)

When people talk about Gen I and Gen II.. I know they're talkin about air intake.. but what brand or make? Is Gen I considered what comes stock? Excuse my retardedness on this subject. :)

lol
gen 1 = generation 1 (93 to 96 mark VIII's)
gen 2 = generation 2 (97 and 98 mark VIII's)

:Beer

Thanks for the quick replies! Looks like it's a go then.

I have a pick somewhere of my Cold Air Intake. I pulled the whole snorkle thing and replace it with a 4" pipe that feed air from below the bumper, just in front of the valance. Be careful if you do this and have a tendency to drive in knee deep water though.

I'll do my '98 at the same time so we can be twins!!!

I have a pick somewhere of my Cold Air Intake. I pulled the whole snorkle thing and replace it with a 4" pipe that feed air from below the bumper, just in front of the valance. Be careful if you do this and have a tendency to drive in knee deep water though.

I'll do my '98 at the same time so we can be twins!!!
i would like to see pics of that and a parts list maybe :rolleyes:

i have taken mine out in the 95, and it feels stronger and it is also louder(not notiacable unless you are compairing it to before you took it out

I have a pick somewhere of my Cold Air Intake. I pulled the whole snorkle thing and replace it with a 4" pipe that feed air from below the bumper, just in front of the valance. Be careful if you do this and have a tendency to drive in knee deep water though.

I'll do my '98 at the same time so we can be twins!!!

Believe it or not, leave it to the ricers, they have a bypass piece that you can put inline that when the intake is under water and creates vacuum, the bypass opens up and you do not get water into your engine. The bypass valve can be viewed here (http://www.2kracing.com/product_info.php/cPath/29/products_id/1596?osCsid=32eccd5db3798caea9957afbb341b1ab).