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Ok so i recently installed a DRIFT brand urethane pod filter to my RB25DE, Completly stock engine. And the performance drastically reduced, There was SFA backpressure when driving, And it was just really doughy and had shithouse throttle response. When i put the stock airbox back on it went back to normal. I had it installed properly with the AFM plug correctly on and everything was correct. Does anyone know why this had happened? and will i be better off leaving the airbox and putting a k&n panel filter in or something, Or figuring out a way to run a custom CAI into the top of the stock airbox with the K&N panel filter.

Any suggestions that people have that can improove the flow and maybe power with CAI setups please dont hold back im open to anything, Even if you have had a decent pod setup.

p.s

The pod filter was bracketed to the chassis of the car so it wasnt defectable, With no heat sheild or box to cover it. It still ran like shit regardless of the engine bay temp though.

josh.

Maybe if you run the pod down through the holes that the Turbo model intercooler pipes are meant to be so its got cold air from outside the car but i dont know if you can be stickered for it.

some filters use an oil to help filtration which affects the afm in some cases.

maybe you bumped the afm during installation?

just give the afm a quick clean and see how it goes.

possible... but that desnt explain why it ran fine again when he put the stock box back on though. I still think the air filter is of shit quality

lol... make sure its not one that says "Not recommended for turbo charged vehicles" on the bottom of the packaging

Maybe if you run the pod down through the holes that the Turbo model intercooler pipes are meant to be so its got cold air from outside the car but i dont know if you can be stickered for it.

I agree ^^^

Get an Apexi Dual Air Filter Cone it runs good for me

they are $150 odd arent they.

lol i cant afford that :D

That drift piece of shit was $54 for the pod and adapter :P

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i cant see any problem really with poor filter design, since it should be able to run without a filter at all with no problems.

my take on it is:

- oil used on filter.

- heat soak from engine causing high temps in the intake.

that said, it's been proven that a pod filter does SFA. the turbo guys are running 200+rwkw with the standard airbox with a decent panel filter.

if you really want to run a pod filter, then a custom air intake with a heat shield is a necessity.

I dont see how though, Ive seen this exact pod filter on many turbo cars and a few N/A cars and it ran fine with no problems...

Yea just get a K'N panel filter inside your stock airbox so it's nice and stealth, I wish I did that, I've got no idea where my stock airbox has gone now. So i'll be running my boxed PoD with the factory snorkel shooting air in for now.

Yea just get a K'N panel filter inside your stock airbox so it's nice and stealth, I wish I did that, I've got no idea where my stock airbox has gone now. So i'll be running my boxed PoD with the factory snorkel shooting air in for now.

I just got a k'n pod filter and it wouldn't fit into my stock box but i left the intake bit of the stockbox in place so it flows some air towards the filter and so far no problems, no noticeable decrease in power or nothing. I will be getting some heat shielding to "box" it in as such and using the stock air intake then i will have cold airflow going to it. Only problem i see is with my car R34 GTT there seems to be alot of hot air flow upwards towards the pod filter where as the other side of the car doesn't get that much hence why it needs to be "boxed in" and also so that it is legal.

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Does this help?

http://www.twinturbo.net/ttnetfaq/FAQpages/stall.html

It seems alot of the 300zx guys out there had problems with pod filters. Basically the link explains that by putting a thinnish strip of duct tape on one side of the pod it disrupts the air flow allowing the AFM to get a better reading. Try this first and see if it makes a difference.

Hope this helps!

Put the filter back on.

Chuck a slightly damp chamois over the filter (Not dripping wet, ring it out properly first!)

Now blip the throttle to some high revs.

Does the chamois get "sucked in"? no? Shit filter.

Yes? Problem isn't from it not flowing.

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