MUST DO FREE MOD - Subaru Forester XT intake Silencer removal

[@darthbram3163]

I did this to my 07 XT and I wasn't satisfied. Soon after I installed a COBB ram air intake and the intake noise and turbo spool was far more pronounced. Love my SG Forester!

[@BoltsNBoost]

Yeah can't really compare a stock "mod" to a full blown intake.

[@xLudotheox]

Definitely recommend dojng. Did it on my stock XT 06 and now can hear the intake and bpv a lot more and engine sound a bit deeper.

[@alechodkiewicz]

My 05 Wrx wagon did the intake silencer delete for me when I put it on bc coils and 19in wheels. would rub a litlle on bumps and one day hit a bump on the highway and it got ripped out.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

My 2006 UKDM XT has had this done and a cold air filter substituted, which is mounted down in the same area that was occupied by the silencer. It makes a distinctly loud TSHH, SH, SH, SH, SH if I rev it then take my foot off. Loud enough to make pedestrians look back. It's ridiculously loud in tunnels or going under bridges ...I'm old enough to know better, middle aged boyracer that I am :-) I've also dealt with its "exit hole": decatted downpipe, catback with Pro Drive back box/tailpipe unit. Thumbs up and subbed.

[@BoltsNBoost]

Thanks 😊!

[@donk1822]

Hi Badda. I recently gave into temptation and acquired a 2008 XT with the full Prodrive performance pack. She only has 60,000 miles on her, and has been serviced every 3,000 miles. The trouble is, she doesn't burble. I have the Prodrive silencer, but something, somewhere in the exhaust is castrating the sound. I also have a 2.0 Xen, that has a Hayward & Scott silencer on the otherwise stock pipe, and it burbles nicely. Would you mind telling me what make and type of pipes you have fitted, and do you have any trouble with the MOT with emissions with your fitment. Many thanks if you can find the time.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

@@donk1822 Hi, not sure what headers are fitted but I know that uneven headers give the burble, which my one has. Initially it failed the MOT on emissions 1) because (unbeknownst to me) the system was completely d-catted and 2) the throttle body needed a cleanup. Both of which were done by Kinghams in Croydon. Exhaust system now is as follows: uneven headers (prob original as it's not a JDM Foz) Toyosports 3" de-cat downpipe, custom made SS catalytic convertor, original resonator then Prodrive backbox/tailpipe. Luckily it passes the ULEZ specs (just).

[@donk1822]

@@BaddaBigBoom Thank you for the info my friend, most helpful. :)

[@therealboofighter]

The MR2 had a huge intake system as well. I took it out, didn’t notice anything much on my car.

[@BoltsNBoost]

NA ;p

[@therealboofighter]

@@BoltsNBoost true. But I didn’t really notice a sound difference.

[@BoltsNBoost]

@@therealboofighter NA:p. Turbo cars act much different than NA especially when it comes to sound and making them breathe better. Induction noises are awesome!

[@givemelemonade]

Seems like some sort of snorkel or water catcher incase you go in some deep water. Nice car. I have an 04 xt.

[@Z_question]

Removed that part from my 04 FXT with the stage 2 you hear the turbo spooling up. I can't tell if I gained any power but it was like taking the car off of mute.

[@BoltsNBoost]

Yep. Same results!

[@willgallaher501]

Ran into this same part replacing passenger-side headlights in an 06' Forester. No turbo. Is this the exhaust port for the muffler bearing cooling system, or what? What in tarnation is the point of this contraption? Right Fender dehumidifier? The Mexican loop through the fender was absent in the vehicle I was working on and there was no solid connection to anything. Just 2 open ends of a piece of plastic that was bolted to the headlight assembly.

[@BoltsNBoost]

LoL. Technically I think it is a "muffler" for the intake system.

[@niknakz9031]

This was the first thing i did to my 09 XT and love it haha, often gets stared down.

[@Yung_Ullrich]

Did you reconnenct the snorkel thing with an u - Tube or anything? I live in Germany and from the Videos i watched my European forester has the exact same thing so i want to remove it too.

[@BoltsNBoost]

Hey! Greetings from Canada! No I dod not reconnect it. Just leave those unbolted and keep in garage or something!

[@daviddyson7359]

Yay! Now my already noisy car is even noisier! Add to that the zero increase in power and torque and great mod!

[@matthewbungard3048]

When you took that out,did you have to cover any holes

[@BoltsNBoost]

Nope. Nothing needed to be covered.

[@jonathancoggins6445]

Hey is there anyway we can talk about how you do this I got an all stock 09 xt it’s two quite

[@BoltsNBoost]

Hey. It's pretty easy to do. Not sure if your 09 has the same set up. But it should only be held on by a couple of bolts as mine was

[@elvin2670]

Had any reliability issues? Reading through forums had me scared to do this on my LGT. it seems like a simple stock mod to make driving a little more fun lol

[@BoltsNBoost]

For the short period I did this, no. Sold the Forester a ways back.

[@ld5984]

I’ve googled this for my year and can’t find anything. I have a 2014 XT. Anyone know anything about my model?

[@BoltsNBoost]

Unfortunately I don't know anything on the models past the next gen after mine. They have changed over the past few generations

[@ld5984]

@@BoltsNBoost Hey I appreciate the feedback either way

[@satoshibautista7766]

Do you have a way to monitor intake temps and if it gets hot enough to affect the power?

[@BoltsNBoost]

No. But I highly doubt they would be affected with factory air box along with grabbing air from the fender still. Not to mention the intercooler ..

[@satoshibautista7766]

@@BoltsNBoost thanks

[@Defury8285]

​@@BoltsNBoostdid you leave the airbox open at the bottom near the fender hole or did you actually find a way to seal it back to the fender i.e cutting the silencer and putting part of it back on the airbox so it sticks into the fender? Curious because it seems like it's grabbing air from the engine bay where as the silencer grabbed it from behind the headlight

[@BoltsNBoost]

@Defury8285 I just took that U shape peice out completely. It wouldn't be a bad idea to block off. But I don't think it was grabbing a bunch of air from engine bay.

[@NotWBT]

Ill definitely have to do this. I'll tell you how it goes for my manual JDM Forester.

[@BoltsNBoost]

Awesome! I'd be curious

[@NotWBT]

If your looking for more content to do. If you could do a DIY on spark plugs that would be great. That's about the only bit on maintenance I've yet to do. I've always had a shop do it for me along with a compression test why'll there in there. This time I might do it myself depending on the tools needed.

[@NotWBT]

@Nbomber I just did the spark plugs a month ago. Didn't need to pull anything. Was it a major PITA you bet it was. Will I ever do it that way again? Probably not. 😂 Would have been easier if I jacked the engine up a bit. Had literal millimeters to work with most of the time. Had to use an assortment of odd ball sockets to get to certain areas. Though it's definitely doable without lifting or pulling the engine.

[@NotWBT]

@Nbomber Yikes, I've been lucky. I've owned 5 JDM EJ20 cars and I haven't had an engine problem yet. My clutch is getting there but I'm pretty sure it's the original at 120k km's.

[@NotWBT]

@Nbomber ya I'll probably be lazy and pay a shop to do it. It's just a daily driver for me. Zero mods and don't plan to touch it. I have a gc8 sti as the toy.

[@ΔημήτρηςΤζιωτζιος]

Is this going to help in 2006 Subaru Forester 2.0x? Does it make any difference?

[@BoltsNBoost]

I mean, unrestricted any intake tract will be beneficial in most cases. It depends how restricted yours is. I can't confirm if it has added power on mine as I don't have a dyno. But it seems to have helped throttle response and better noises!

[@ΔημήτρηςΤζιωτζιος]

@@BoltsNBoost that's enough for me to remove it 😝. Is there any drawback or any danger taking it out?

[@BoltsNBoost]

@@ΔημήτρηςΤζιωτζιος should be as your removing a peice before the MAF

[@adriand3753]

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[@lorenzogamboa2490]

Does this also Apply to SJ Forester XT

[@BoltsNBoost]

Should have something similar

[@erikerkin3091]

I am a freshman into cars and just curious. Do all Foresters that go WITH turbo sound like that? (not STI ofc) Or it's more complicated?

[@BoltsNBoost]

Which sound are you referring to? The suction sound? If so than yes...but likely not off the hop...you will have to unrestrict the air flow like I did.

[@Rekive]

I am running down stairs to do this RIGHT NOW!!!

[@BoltsNBoost]

Awesome!

[@BoltsNBoost]

Let me know of it works out for you.

[@rodneystewart6358]

@@BoltsNBoost I'm high fuel consumption I own a 2008 forester xt. What can I do to reduce this.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Im going to make my apprentice do this. Good practise. (Cross Sport import)

[@BoltsNBoost]

Awesome lol.

[@QueLastima]

2:33 BUT IS IT REAL CARBON FIBER?!!?

[@BoltsNBoost]

It was . Yes

[@QueLastima]

Wait - your wheel is on the wrong side? 🤪

[@BoltsNBoost]

Yes! Japanese import.

[@diemf50]

About to reinstall my stock intake. No difference but the sound of the turbo.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Probably because you didn't remove the original box filter and replace with a cold air filter ...extended down in front of the wheel of course. That is how mine is configured and it makes a proper loud TSSHHHHH sound!

[@outerstreets1]

I threw a overboost code after removing mine

[@BoltsNBoost]

Thats odd as it has nothing to do with boost.

[@JoshuaWilliamsMA83]

I've gotta do this too my 2013.

[@sterlingparkway]

Stumpr1 and I watched, then quickly messaged each other about removing the air box silencer contraption. His SG5 is totally stock and real quiet. DID you know he posted it For Sale?!!!! WTF!

[@BoltsNBoost]

Haha that's awesome. And yeah...I caught it on kijiji. Asked him the same...wtf lol

[@Kvn_450]

am gonna take out my 2 front tyres and see how it drive

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Please do ...then drive fast down a hill that has a sharp bend at the bottom. Don't forget to remove all of your brake pads first though, this will make the car lighter and much faster :-)

[@rodneystewart6358]

Gonna try it on mine

[@BoltsNBoost]

Good luck:)

[@sixsixer1501]

Does the non turbo one have it?

[@BoltsNBoost]

I beleive they do. Yes

[@midnightdrives5112]

You don't need the silencer, or the cats. More power!

[@YursHero]

So is it bad then?

[@BoltsNBoost]

Nit sure I understand the question. Is what bad?

[@YursHero]

@@BoltsNBoost to remove it and let it destroy the engine or it okay for it ?

[@BoltsNBoost]

@@YursHero why would it destroy the engine? It's an intake snorkel.

[@YursHero]

@@BoltsNBoost well just asking, aint know about Subaru much .

[@BoltsNBoost]

@@YursHero it should be fine unless you are currently running lean and this somehow causes you to detonate even more.

[@bus2498]

Block off your blow off valve now 🤡

[@BoltsNBoost]

You ok?

[@mommymilkers1337]

What year and how many miles did it have on it when you got it? I am about to pick a 2004 up this week super excited!

[@BoltsNBoost]

96k km! Congrats!

[@snowboardinop]

can or should you do this on a non xt 2010 forester?

[@BoltsNBoost]

I cant speak to the 2010s. No idea how they are set up. I imagine they are similar

[@snowboardinop]

@@BoltsNBoost yeah it’s not the same looking but the engine looks quite similar I just want more power with my stock shi

[@snowboardinop]

@@BoltsNBoost other than no turbo of course