abu

Its because VIC Roads is a joke!! And as far as I know my 'P' plates have not been extended even with my 3 month suspension. My lincese says it expire exactly 3 years from when I got it (when I turned 18). If it was extended would it expire 3 months later from the original issue date?

Thanks for your reply. My car did sorta feel more punchy with the air box, but I reckon it struggled up top. But agan I wasn't sure if that was because of the air box or the stock exhaust. wtf thats awesome! Thanks for that mate.

Awesome, I will open it up tonight and fit it all back in with a new panel filter. Any hints on what to cut/remove to open it up more? Thats pretty much the answer I was looking for. Appreciate all the replies.

Hey Steve Whats going on? Yeah I had my air box on when the car went in for compliance, and I was driving it around a fair bit. It did feel different to when I had the pod filter on originally but I don't know if that was because I had the stock exhaust on as well. I run 12psi all day and it ran that with the air box no issues, but it feels stronger with the pod filter. Don't know if that's mentality thing though? I have noticed in previous cars that the car ran better with the stock air box over a pod filter. My air box sits perfect with the intercooler because it uses stock engine bay piping (return flow), no issues there at all but I will cut some of the bottom of the box out for better flow. I think I might just try it for this week with the air box, I will notice a difference anyways since I have had the pod filter on for a quiet a period of time. Just don't want the cop trouble man, car draws too much attention as it is because of the ride height and big cooler on the front, plus its loud with the straight through exhaust. I can get away with the rest probably just the pod is the only thing that could score me a defect.

Not likely.. When my suspension ended, 3 month suspension and they didn't send me my license back. Rocked up to VIC Roads 1 week after suspension finished and asked for my license back, they said it gets sent to Kew. So I'm like well call Kew because I want it back, I can't drive without it.. They called Kew and they'd lost it? Wanted me to pay for a new one.. Abused the lady good and she did a replacement for me, no charge as they lost my old one.

wtf! thats crazy! lol

Oh what it does fit!? You must have hacked it good, I lined it up and had a look if it would fit but the way I wanted it to sit it wouldn't have worked. As you said though, I don't see it having much more gain over just a panel filter anyways, because bottom line is that its still inside the air box. I think I will cut the bottom of the box out a little more so it catches a little more air. The air flow is pretty good from the bar to the engine bay but there is a little mod you can do in the R32s which allow more air flow into the engine bay.

lol yeah I get a nice flutter at the moment with the plum-back pipe and BOV blocked off, but I cbf with cop trouble. Being on P's with a very 'limited' amount of demerits left I don't want to take the risk. At the end of the day I want it to go fast and be that little bit quieter, rather than it be slow and sound good. Its looking like the air box will be back on tonight, and the Apexi P/intake up for sale.

Got pictures?

Why do you get it back on a Saturday?

Attempted to fit APEXi power intake but thre is no way it will fit. Its way to big. I think you can fit a HKS foam style filter or a TRUST air-inx which slight modifications to the box but they are foam based and they are a bit average quality compared to a Apexi P/intake. Which section of the air box do you open up for better flow!?

Hey Thinking about putting my air box back in my car. It's a HCR32 with few mods, usual shit. I've got an APEXI power intake on it at the moment and it runs fine, no complaints its just that now the car is a bit more cop bait due to how it looks and I don't want the hassle of defects etc I was just wondering if air box does/will do the same job as a pod filter without causing any restrictions. I haven't seen/read much information about HCR32 air boxes but have read a bit about ECR33 and BNR32 air boxes being quiet restrictive due to the lower section design. Anyways just wondering if reverting to the standard air box set up with a good panel filter will do the same thing my pod is doing without losing any power/response etc I want it to perform the same just without the possibility of a defect. Any one had any experience? Thanks, Abu

Sure is lol Maybe he will make the news.

I sold a set with about 30% tread for $150 I think it was, about 2 months ago. I bought a set of stock R32 wheels with 80% tread for about $250 for a full set, so I wouldn't pay anything more than $300 for a full set of R33 wheels with 80% + tread.