I don't know if I'm the first to do this but after my last car 2012 sonic 1.4l turbo tuned @ 23lbs on e85 and 42lbers... I was wanting to do an intake. I got lazy and said I wouldnt do any custom work because i wanted to keep the car as clean as possible because I dont want to massively tune it out. However I also didnt want to spend $200+ on an intake. Honestly 30 minutes ago was the first time I ever personally looked under my hood... and I noticed something strange... the stock air box has a near identical setup to the one the sonic has however the sonic pulls air from the wheel well (cold air) thought our corolla intake did too? Look again... it makes a circle like a roller coaster and returns to the top to suck up engine bay heat! Remove one 10mm bolt up top holding the snorkel assembly in place (will need a fairly long extension 8" about) then Remove two 10mm bolts below to allow your splash guard to drop for access to the useless snorkel... removal after this requires some pressure, being annoyed, and keeping an eye to not snag any electrical. After its removed you haven't lost anything but the bottle neck restriction at the end of the snorkel where it flattens out, also it eliminates a curve and distance for air to reach your beautiful engine. When I started my car it respected when I pushed on the gas and returned me with a surprising rpm jump that is noticeably faster than before and also the intake had a little more growl. Nothing that is annoying loud however. Below is a photo of the snorkel removed! And after photo of the engine bay. Any questions are welcome!
