To de-snorkel or not to de-snorkel, that is the question.

[Chuck W.]

I did it and after a few years put it back to stock. Not that much of a difference.

[pothole]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

I did it and after a few years put it back to stock. Not that much of a difference.

Agreed. Tried it and the difference re noise is small and the performance benefit is absolutely zero. But it's easy to try, so give it a go if you are interested.

[Lordblood]

I found my S to be rather quiet with the snorkel, it sounded better with it off.

I think half the argument is psychological, if people say its true it must be happening. I don't mind playing that trick on my mind, it doesn't seem to present any big danger and the sound makes you feel like you're accelerating faster than you really are.

[wawa]

I think a saw somewhere a post about 5hp gain dyno proven. Not sur if it was here or somewhere else. I need to find it back.

I think I will try it myself and see

wawa

[DenverSteve]

Here it is. Finally: Dyno charts of de-snorked 986S!!!

[jakekit]

I recently desnorkeled my stock 02 S after 3 months of ownership. I would say there is zero butt dyno difference. However, the sound is definitely more robust. That initial "gulp" of air as the throttle body opens is clearly audible now and overall volume at full throttle is increased. Off throttle and cruise throttle there is no discernible difference.

In hindsight I really should have taken my DB meter and done some tests.

[truegearhead]

The snorkel mod is a must. It seems like the earlier non-s boxster get more of an audible difference from what I've read. I would not recommend Pedro's hi flow intake mod, it definitely makes the car louder but mine lost a lot of the gargle(for lack of a better word) that it used to have. It just doesn't sound as exotic as it did before with just the snorkel delete.