Who else has an off throttle intake burble?

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sclay115
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Who else has an off throttle intake burble?

Post by sclay115 »

I keep noticing this, thought it was maybe a fluke, but realized that it happens all of the time. Just off throttle, my 03 GT seems to have a pretty rad intake burble. Fairly certain it's intake at least, sounds like it to me.

I'm wondering if it's the removal of the elephant snout intake snorkel behind the driver's headlight. I damaged mine during removal and haven't moved forward with replacing it yet.

The GT is stock, though it does have a TRD filter installed by the previous owner.

Just checking in with the hive to see if this is a commonality, as it sounds cool as hell.
zbyers
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Re: Who else has an off throttle intake burble?

Post by zbyers »

I think it's decently common with the 2ZZ. Both of the ones I have owned do it, but I also have a short ram intake installed. It's definitely much more noticeable with changes to the air intake system. If you removed that snorkel, that could be why you're hearing it now.
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AnonymousStoner
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Re: Who else has an off throttle intake burble?

Post by AnonymousStoner »

Mine does it too. I did a muffler delete to let her sing. She is rowdy now.
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