M271 (1.8L) Supercharger Intake Resonator (baffled muffler) removal
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Ahmed Khalfe (10-19-2021)
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M271 Supercharger baffled resonator / intake Muffler
The big black box infront of the motor.... Does anyone sell a MB quick connect to bypass/remove it. Or is everyone just getting some tubing and some hose clamps?
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I'm pretty sure that's the intake he's taking about. I'm pretty sure the SC muffler is attached to the plenum on the SC like it is on the M111.
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The black box in front of the motor is a silencer for the supercharger. I took it off and it is perforated inside like a muffler. I also started it up and you can actually hear the whine of the charger. Now a large radiator hose will work with two hose clamps. The only other issue is the Crank breather. It will have to have a k&n small breather put on it. That will also help with the oil getting into the intake.
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I will get you guys some photos. But if you look in front of the motor between the motor and the radiator, it goes from the supercharger/intake to the intercooler. It is at an angle ... You can not miss it. It is about a foot and a half by 6 inches. I am shocked no one has talked about this before.... I hope this helps... But I will get photos during the day.
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It is a muffler and there is a muffled intake also. I doubt that there would be very much if any gain by removing. It is straight through and well sized for the amount of flow. But hey give it a try. It would be pretty easy to do while on the dyno to see if there are any gains.
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I believe your talking about the real supercharger muffler. One person on here removed his with a stainless pipe, but he had problem connecting his egr valve back to this pipe.
His car sounds like a 5L supercharged mustang, I think it sounded .... "different".... and it might be an acquired taste. Horsepower wise, you might see some gain by altering the boost map or on a dyno.
If you want more noise, remove the muffler and see for yourself. You might like it that way.
His car sounds like a 5L supercharged mustang, I think it sounded .... "different".... and it might be an acquired taste. Horsepower wise, you might see some gain by altering the boost map or on a dyno.
If you want more noise, remove the muffler and see for yourself. You might like it that way.
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Ok, I ordered a 2.5 circumference by 24in hose and will be bypassing this box. I also remove the other muffler that was located in the supercharger intake. Should be louder, and no more turbulence created by all these baffles.
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let us know how it goes when it's done. i'm interested to see what happens.
post a vid too so we can hear the sound difference. if you can hear the SC whine more than i'd want to do this too.
post a vid too so we can hear the sound difference. if you can hear the SC whine more than i'd want to do this too.
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Exactly. I was wondering too, is this why you don't hear a supercharger whine from an MB with a supercharger? I always wondered that when I would hear one driving.