airbox help pic !!!

[p3rsian]

is there a way to get rid of the tube ?
isnt this called de baffle ?

[Furious]

this thing?

ive never seen one removed. why?

[p3rsian]

then whats the debaffle mod ?

[007ben]

its got me baffeled
ok i'm gonna shut up now.

[Andrewsd1985]

I believe that is the debaffling mod, not sure what kind of gains you get.

[Furious]

is this a 318? because i know that in my 325 my stock air box doesnt have one.

[p3rsian]

holy craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap
wow !!@# !@# !@ !@ #
removing this was probally the best thing i have ever done..
all 3 series have a baffle of some sort.
it sounds like a CAI the good thing is it only roarrrs at 3 1/2 rpm and higher.
wwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww
it adds like 1-2hp i heard.

[El Presidente]

yeah, removing it makes the air box much less restrictive. Its not unheard of for that part to be rmeoved a small tube run down out the bottom of the box to pick up even more air. There's link I have at home detailing how to do it on a z3 airbox.

[dutchbmw]

it's amazing....... :P

[Autotechnica]

It looks like a missle or a bomb. My 318 doesn't have that in the airbox, it probably comes "debaffled"

[bitcore]

I hate bringing up an old thread but I decided to do this to mine for the hell of it. Problem is, my airbox seems to be epoxied shut and I can't get the little bugger out. I guess I'll just crush it and take out the pieces

[evan161]

I believe that baffle is intended to reduce engine noise. I've got a '95 318ic and I removed it by pulling the whole box and replacing it with a heat shield from East Coast Induction Systems and a cone filter.

The engine revs a lot freer and the acceleration is a bit quicker, but the car is louder.

[BmwRacing]

NOW wat happens wen i hit a huge puddle, or wen it is DOWN pOORING?????

[bitcore]

uhm, Nothing? The baffle just reduces the intake noise from the engine and also restricts the airflow just a little bit. It's encased in the airfilter box.

If you have a CAI in the brake duct, your probably going to ingest some water and stall\mess stuff up.

[El Presidente]

if you have the filter propperly oiled, you wont face any issues if you splash a puddle. As we all know, oil and water don't mix. Ergo, a well-oiled filter wont allow water in.

Now, if it get submerged, thats another story.