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I took a 13 mile ride out to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area for morning coffee. I pulled into an overlook area one of the highest in the park. There was only one passenger van and about dozen people. I turned off the engine and some of the people walked over and I believe were talking about my smart, but I couldn't understand them because they were speaking French. So, I got out of the car and one couple in particular introduced the group as being from France. Most it seemed, spoke good english.
Some were wondering about what engine I had in my Smart. They like the sound of my car and thought I had a different engine in it. I explained that it was the standard 1 liter for the US, but I had added an air scoop to the outside to ram air through the air filter box using a K&N filter. I explained that I removed the intake resonator, replaced it with a "straight" tube from the air filter box to the throttle body (resulting in some extra sound) and replaced the exhaust and muffler with a mildly aggressive sounding solo performance muffler.
One couple who own a smart back in France, really liked the sound and asked me to email a description of the mods I have done.
On a side note. Unrelated to this trip.
Right after I had removed the intake resonator and installed the smart madness straight pipe and air scoop.
Someone asked "PM" me why I didn't go with a "cold" air intake installed inside the engine compartment.
My thoughts were, that at 50-70+mph ambient air being rammed into the air filter box with a oem sized K&N filter via the added side scoop from the slipstream down the side of the car would be a lot cooler than any air having to be pulled from the confines of the small engine compartment with the heat of the engine, exhaust pipe and muffler.
Some were wondering about what engine I had in my Smart. They like the sound of my car and thought I had a different engine in it. I explained that it was the standard 1 liter for the US, but I had added an air scoop to the outside to ram air through the air filter box using a K&N filter. I explained that I removed the intake resonator, replaced it with a "straight" tube from the air filter box to the throttle body (resulting in some extra sound) and replaced the exhaust and muffler with a mildly aggressive sounding solo performance muffler.
One couple who own a smart back in France, really liked the sound and asked me to email a description of the mods I have done.
On a side note. Unrelated to this trip.
Right after I had removed the intake resonator and installed the smart madness straight pipe and air scoop.
Someone asked "PM" me why I didn't go with a "cold" air intake installed inside the engine compartment.
My thoughts were, that at 50-70+mph ambient air being rammed into the air filter box with a oem sized K&N filter via the added side scoop from the slipstream down the side of the car would be a lot cooler than any air having to be pulled from the confines of the small engine compartment with the heat of the engine, exhaust pipe and muffler.
