ok guys im here new here and new to car modding anyways I got some questions after looking around first of all iv found a bunch of cool quick easy mods such as the clear climate controls. also the tuner tube but I keep hearing different storries about what kind of cars its in so is it in my 97 2.2liter sunfire ?a also what does it do when I take it out.second what is the intake resonater? what do I get when I take it out ? more hp ? more sound ? i do want to increase my sound so what should i look at. thanks for the help guys. oh ya last thing any of u know any other cool mods that are pretty simple

no, a '97 2.2l does not have a tuner tube (i should know).

also, the intake resonator (aka 'bong') is an air baffle on the underside of the stock air box. trust me, you won't notice a difference without it, but it doesn't hurt to remove, and you might as well take it off if you plan on putting an intake on your car.

if you want simple and louder (not sure why you'd want louder), get an intake and aftermarket muffler. both are pretty simple, and not too expensive.

my advice though: save up for good mods, not just cheap junk cause it's quick and easy.

Cannon Fodder's right on this one. In the car world you get what you pay for. That doesn't mean that you can't go the cheap"er" route though. If you want your car to sound a little beefier, just look for a cheap intake on eBay. I got mine for about $30 after shipping. It won't really give you much of a performance boost, unless you get your exhaust done as well, but it does make it sound better.

I would highly recommend getting some aftermarket spark plugs and spark plug wires. I'm using NGK Iridium IX plugs, which i got on eBay for $30, and I bought some wires at gravatuning.com for about $40. I think this made a bigger difference in peformance than my intake did.

I would argue that these are the cheapest mods that you can do under the hood that will actually be affective.

x3 its better to save up for 2 or 3 high quality parts that will perform well and last long rather then buying a bunch of useless el cheapo parts that will break in 10 minutes and make your car look like ding dong. an intake and a cat-back/muffler are good starting points might pick-up 4-5 horse between the two. not much of a boost but its a start. make sure you pick up a quality muffler like borla, magnaflow, dynomax or flowmaster if you want it to sound mean. oh and don't forget to lower it


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