ok... so after reading the other thread about the effects of removing the silencer ring, i decided to give it a try on my 04 with the 305hp. at last count i had three bloodied knuckles, two snapped screwdrivers, and various scrapes and scratches on my arms. i have always considered myself to be fairly mechanically inclined.....

 

sorry problem with the computer, long story short, how do you get that snap ring out??? the opening in mine is right at the top and i cant get anything in there to get that ring out. i have managed to scrape up my turbo housing however. any help here would be greatly appreciated.....

 

O-ring pick/hook popped mine right out and the opening was at the top also.

-Richard

 

mine poped right . the split in the ring is at the top just catch the edge and it comes right out. also cut the baffles out of the hose betwine the turbo and filter

 

I would salvage the section with the baffles. Mine is sitting in the garage. It's been replaced with a section of pipe from Geno's Garage. PVC would probably work just as well.

My truck needs to go to the dealer, and it's swapped back in.

Matt

 

You can build one cheaper than buying one the parts are 3-4 dollars @ Lowe's all you need is a section 4''PVC pipe 4''coupling glue um together and clean off the all off of the small PVC scraps . Thin paint it black. And your done.Good luck

 

thanks guys, i will try a o ring pick to see if i can get in there, also the baffle trick,
hopefully it makes a difference.

 

See my sig for some pics

 

The only difference it will make is in the sound. Do not expect any performance gains.......

 

I used a 1/0 (big) fishing hook, held with a pair of vice grips. Lift the ind of thering then run the hook around the circumferance, should pop right out.

 

I eventually got mad at mine and cut it with some tin snips! Easy to pull out then.

 

Somebody mentioned to hold a mirror down under the turbo so you can see it better from above. Might have been hoot. Anyhow, I didn't have a small mirror -- so I tossed a rock down on a bigger one I didn't need and used a small piece of it to see what I was doing. Used a tiny screwdriver, the size a little bigger than people use to tighten up their glasses, to get under it in the gap where the ring ends join and it popped right out. No problems after I got the mirror.

~ David