resonance chamber?

Hey there.

Don't mind me I'm having one of those months. I had a rock come up and hit
the underside of my car(Accord 2001). It dammaged my resonance
chamber(actually shattered it), shredded the splash guard and cracked the
bumper. My car's just coming off lease this month so I'm scraping up the
cash to buy it(or at least supplement what the bank's willing to lend me).
I've done some minor repairs to my car but this is going to be my biggest
job yet.

It's got to pass a safety inspection before I can actually own it so that's
why I've got to get this thing fixed. Bit of a catch-22.

I've got a couple of questions:

1) After doing some reading in my trusty rusty Hayes Accord book(98-99 I'm
waiting for the 2001 version) it recomended disconnecting the battery so the
airbags don't go off. Good idea. Now, I believe the factory radio/cd
player is anti-theft, so do I just call up Honda and ask them for the code?
Is there anything else that requires a code to operate if it loses power?

2) What the heck does a resonance chamber do? I asked the guy at the honda
shop and he had no idea. It looks fairly easy to install (2 bolts) but I
hope I'm not missing something.

If it were another time I'd probably take it to the garage but I'm going to
try to do it myself. If I don't screw the whole thing up I'll be a very
happy person. I like taking things apart to find out how they work anyway.

Thanks in advance,

C

 

Yeah, you will need the serial number off the radio I think, and/or possibly
the VIN, just call and ask them. That's about the only thing you have to
worry about.

I THINK that it smooths out the sound of the exhaust and sorta decreases the
sound on it.

Luckily most Honda exhaust systems are bolt on so you don't have to worry
about cutting or welding.

HTH,
Robbie

 

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Me,

Are you talking about the resonance chamber that's a part of the intake,
between the air filter and the engine? When you mentioned 'smashed' and
splash guard, it sounds like you're under the hood, not under the
passenger's butt.

The resonance chamber that's part of the intake just filters out the
'growl' that an engine makes (thru the air filter) when you tromp it.
That's why it's not necessary on a Honda / Toyota / Mazda that's been
'riced' up. It's made of a kind of plastic that's hard to glue, but you
could get one CHEAP at an auto wrecker (if we're talking about the same
thing)

'Curly'

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Actually,there may be a resonance chamber on the intake,too.My Integra
has(had)one,I removed it to install a cold air intake.The chamber decreases
the intake noise.(and it really does,too!)

 

Ah ok, now that I think about it there used to be one on my friend's Ford
Ranger. Think they called it a baffle of some sorts but same principle.
Took it out and the engine made a louder sound when he installed a K&N kit
on it.

Robbie Caldwell