What are these 2 on the air intake?

pics

 

Intake silencers/resonators.

 

they are sound chambers... they reduce/stop the nosie from the intake plenum.

 

This guy is really gonna ask about every single part on his truck isn't he?

How many threads until we get to the rope hooks?

 

Heimholtz Resonator

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40430-019-1566-5


Improves your intake efficiency.

 

Yes.

 

I mean, I wish I had as much time as he seemingly has to work on his rig...

 

Get a kit from Napa... that chamber retains heat which is heating up the air into the throttle body.
Here is a pic of what I did for under $30.00.

 

How much do you have to slip the smog shop to pass the inspection?

 

Nothing slipped to the smog guy. Believe it or not, it's actually legal here in shitty CA.

 

you got rid of both chambers?

 

Yes I did. I used a piece of PVC from the TB which goes over the valve cover.
I’ll get a pic for you shortly.

 

Why not just make one big thread to compile all the info in one place? Rather than wasting space with multiple threads?

 

i can't think of all the questions in one day.

 

Fun fact: Threads do not turn into pumpkins at midnight.

 

Start giving fun answers.

For example, according to my plumber, this is called a "trap":

 

well I for one am glad someone else asked this question. I've looked at both of those and wondered what the hell do these do!!

So I for one am going to read the article in the link posted. Thanks for answering this.

 

You're welcome. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

 

trust me, I ask when I need to. but I figured some Japanese engineer knew that these two plastic pieces were needed for something. I just didn't know what.