Cai On Rb25de

[are33]

Hey guys got a 2 part question for you, I was just curious on which was the best brand of pod filter on the market at the moment.

And..

I was thinking that leaving the pod filter in the engine bay is A. Illegal, And B it is just sucking in hot engine air... I have heard bad storys about pod filters mounted under the car or in the front bar i.e losing throttle response etc. So i got thinking.. If i make a fully enclosed box for the pod filter made out of polished aluminium or something of the sort.. And cut a hole in the popped in circle where the intercooler piping would be if it was a turbo, And run some piping down into the front bar. What are your opinions on this and would this be a good move performance wise? Would the air flow be adequate enough for the pod filter to function properly?

Thanks in advance.

[NA power]

ive done this... works perfect...

[Eug]

i've had a pod filter with a metal foam heat shield, with aluminum backing, modified the heat shield to use the original snorkel...

i made exactly the same amount of power as with the panel filter 108.4rwkw (panel) and 108.0rwkw (pod). afr's fiddled around a bit, didnt drive any signifcantly different. if anything the car holds revs a bit better during shifts with the panel.

the only thing you really get from a pod filter is the induction noise, its like a farken vacuum when you open the bonnet - pissed me off. the panel filter is good on gtr's and can handle anywhere in excess of 200rwkw. its been proven by many of the turbo guys.

put it in perspective the mines r34 gtr runs a panel filter (which is a very similar (if not the same) size as the na panel filters.

pod filter is pretty much for noise only. not only that your engine bay looks tacky unless you have a proper cai and heatshield made up...

however that is my opinion and the best way for you to find out is to try it out yourself.

that said, here's some answers to your questions.

- the pod is ok to have in queensland, but must be secured by brackets.

- yes it is sucking in hot engine temps, so a cai and heatshield is a must.

- yes you can make one where the original intercooler piping goes (just be careful of scooping up water).

- the best pod filter on the market is an apexi power intake pod filter. you would have found the answer if you had searched the forums, which brings up this link: http://mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/ (have a read of this)

i've currently gone back to my panel filter after doing my spark plugs a few days ago, and getting rid of that stupid induction sounds has to be one of the best things. in regards to pod filters and intakes, the only time i'd probably run a pod filter ever again would be on the track with my headlight out.

josh, i'll say this again like when you pm'd me. you're relatively new try to search the forums for some answers to your questions, if you can't find any then post.

eug

[are33]

Ok thanks heaps So in your personal opinion would you recommend a decent branded panel filter in the original box over a pod filter?

[Eug]

Ok thanks heaps So in your personal opinion would you recommend a decent branded panel filter in the original box over a pod filter?

personally yes. I'm currently out for an apexi, pipercross or K&N one at the moment. local repco, autobahn will have them.

go to the 'general maintence' section and search panel or pod or filter and have a quick read through the results to confirm what i just said.

[andylaurel]

spend the hours putting in a really nice CAI man,

and when your done, see if you can notice a power gain...

if you can, check yourself into a clinic cos your crazy

[GTR Power]

^ HAHAHA, when i did CAI on my vl, i couldnt notice a thing in the way the car drived.. i guess it just let the engine breath cooler air, but fark, didnt get any significant gains besides a cool sucking sound at high revs, besides that it was a complete waste of time for me... dunno how you guys feel about CAI and its benifits, maybe preserve engine life..?

[andylaurel]

nah people do it so they can write CAI on their list of modifications.

[are33]

nah people do it so they can write CAI on their list of modifications.

Haha panel filter ftw then.

[SLIMVLT]

if done corectly it may work but the problem is that the heat soak u get when just siting there just makes your inlet pipe hot so it just make s the cai useless.

bu t u mite find a midrange increase on a dyno but prob wont be enuff to feal it.

on the gen3 cars u do get a noticable gain bu puting on cai's, having fited then dynoes a couple ive noticed about 5-10 rwkw gains but yea not much considering the cost.

also out ouf interst on 1 of the customer cars we tryed a k@N pod kit, and the car lost power/torque down low but gained 5 kw up high over the over the ss inductions 1. but it pulled great up high in the revs.

it fealt shit to drive and just wasnt as grunty down low.

this was on a rebuilt motor with extractors, upgraded maf, maf pipe,great exhaust,biger tb,cleaned up heads,valvesprings,ect.

nothing major. but a great test car.

[NA power]

........walks down the shed, rips pod off and put airbox back in....... puts pod on ebay.......

[dcanna]

make sure u make a cai if ur doin this. i didnt put a cai and my car was sucking up the juice like no tommorow i got like 300km to the tank compared to 450km. I noticed difference in the high rev range and revs alot easier but on hot days was poo

[Viper_5345]

yeah, pods make a differance, on stock crs they dont, but on moded cars they certainly do, cold air is always good to preserve life, make the car run better, and it does give a great sucking noise