What is this black box?

[gstjoker]

What is this black box that's coming off the smic to the lower intercooler pipe. This picture is from a 96 GST. I'm just curious to what it does because it just looks like a plain black box to me. Is this just some type of restrictor of air or what? Sorry, still learning about cars.

http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m49/gstjoker/th_blackbox.jpg
:confused:

[clean2g]

Can you see any hoses or anything running to and from it? I think I vaguely heard of something like that, but I've never seen it before so I'm not sure.

[Kracka]

You sure its not just some air ducting?

[gstjoker]

Here's 2 more picture from the top view. I went to check again and didn't see if there was any hoses coming in or out of it.

http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m49/gstjoker/th_100_4087.jpg http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m49/gstjoker/th_100_4086.jpg

If those 2 pictures are too small, click on those 2 link below to maximize it.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m49/gstjoker/100_4086.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m49/gstjoker/100_4087.jpg

[1ViciousGSX]

That's the surge cannister or commonly called "power port" for the flamidation valve.

[Jakey]

That's the surge cannister or commonly called "power port" for the flamidation valve.

Refresh my mind, was it the surge cannister malfunctioning that caused the flamidation valve troubles on rk4g63's car?

[sleepydsm]

The first time I saw that was on a friend's 98 GSX, and I too wondered wtf is that? It's just an airbox, with nothing attached. I wonder, what reason did engineers put that there? To leave an "air reserve" for when the throttle is closed then opened right after? Or is it a silencer? Anyway,it's not needed.

[Kracka]

Anyway,it's not needed.
Just like all the intercooler air ducting on the 1G's....oh wait. Unless its in your way, I'd leave it alone; it may help direct airflow to the sidemount or something along those lines.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

What is this black box that's coming off the smic to the lower intercooler pipe. This picture is from a 96 GST. I'm just curious to what it does because it just looks like a plain black box to me. Is this just some type of restrictor of air or what? Sorry, still learning about cars.

http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m49/gstjoker/th_blackbox.jpg
:confused:

It's a silencer box, I don't know why it is found on some 2Gs, but not most. You see a lot of weird silencer boxes on intakes on a lot of cars nowdays. The best part is when that box splits open, great idea to have it after the MAS. The newer Ford trucks have some huge 3 foot canister like that attached to the side of the intake pipe.

[blageo23]

Its wierd Because I saw it on a friends 98GSX but my 98GST did not have it. So clearly it is not needed.