I left the pilot drill in as well since the bit would wander otherwise. Looking forward to hearing your impression.
After taking out that first baffle I have a couple of questions.
1. How far into the pipe was that baffle?
2. How far back was the next baffle?
To answer your questions. The first baffle was at 22". Unfortunately, since that was all I was interested in removing, I did not even look at the second baffle.
I took the car for a ride and went over some steep elevations and the car seemed to be a lot better. It pulled better without having to downshifting. It seemed to have a lot quicker throttle response. The sound was a little louder than stock but let me preface that with this. Today is the first time I drove the car without having a full face helmet on so I don't know if it is really louder or not. All in all I am pleased with the one baffle removal. My next step will getting it some more air by either modifying the back plate on the air filter or buying a complete system. I really do not like the air filter exposed to the rain so I will probably do the modification of the back plate and get a K&N filter and be done.
