HELP!! What is this??

[JoY]

hi all. Was having a look around my engine bay as im thinking of doin a hot side pipe upgrade on my d40 2012 ST. just noticed there is this plastic thing inline of the cooler piping. anyone have any idea what it is or does? not sure if i can remove it for hard pipe upgrade! i found a pic online for reference.

cheers

 

[mgermasi]

Yes you can remove it! I did and had no drama.

 

[JoY]

Nice. Cheers mate much appreciated. Any idea what it is or does?

 

[Dave-D40]

Nice. Cheers mate much appreciated. Any idea what it is or does?

It's some sort of a baffle to reduce noise I believe.

 

[JoY]

It's some sort of a baffle to reduce noise I believe.

That's what I was thinking but always good to get confirmation.