How does one remove a silencer ring and what are the pros and cons of doing so?

Answer 1

To remove a silencer ring one must first ask them selves why they want said ring removed. One must understand the purpose of the mighty ring. The ring in the turbo to do what its name says, silence the whistle of the turbo. To remove the ring first remove the air intake boot off the turbo, get a flathead screwdriver and locate the snap ring in front of the impellar, pry the ring out of the snapring grove, gently work your way around the housing, once the snapring out of the grove, you can slide it out of the intake housing, then the silencer ring will just slide out. Some have said you gain mpg's by removing the ring and others say that it bores your turbo to a stage one or a "phatshaft" while some of these can be proven or disproven one thing is for sure, the turbo does whistle louder. The answer lies within yourself to see if you want the all mighty ring removed. Also if you look on the internet there is a brother hood for the silencer ring and they will also have all the information on the ring.