Dual Pod Filter

[GTR-Ben]

I'm just amazed a thread I thought was a joke is still going..

[PM-R33]

  GTR-Ben said:

I'm just amazed a thread I thought was a joke is still going..

You'd be suprised, a lot of people do think it does actually help though. Only way i can see it helping is in a high horsepower application where people want to halve the amount of airflow through each filter..... no idea why though, maybe because the filter doesn't flow that much..... dont know?

But yeah, i get a few people through work asking about dual pod filter set ups.

[r33cruiser]

hey M mate, just caught up on your post.

it would be useless to install 2 pods. they dont suck in any more air. because the turbo only sucks in a specific amount, although it has the surface area of the pods to work with, it cant suck in more air than it already uses.

and how would u work the afm, would u have 2 or bypass 1?

lol, did u see it done on a gtr and like it?

basically if u have a free flowing filter, and a box, WITH A CAI DUCT u will be sweet.

good luck

Edited November 12, 2007 by r33cruiser

[Darkness_Ryda1]

haha yea i pretty much figured if a GTR has dual pod it must be sucking in twice the air (of course it would be cause its twin turbo) but the idea jus popped n my head about single turbo. im sure there have been other people that have thought about it tooooo

[Darkness_Ryda1]

would there be much difference do u think in size of a podfilter? or would the same 'turbo can only suck in certain amount of air' rule apply here too?

[GTR-Ben]

  Darkness_Ryda1 said:

would there be much difference do u think in size of a podfilter? or would the same 'turbo can only suck in certain amount of air' rule apply here too?

[r33cruiser]

dude. just get a stainless steel poddie. as long as it is not smaller than the inlet on the turbo your fine.

now stop asking. light a fire under your butt

go buy one, get some mods ready for your soon to be (r34)

Edited November 12, 2007 by r33cruiser

[Darkness_Ryda1]

haha i already bought a apexi pod... jus curious to find out

[saliya]

  Darkness_Ryda1 said:

hey guys,

Not sure, but probably has been thought of/or done, but was thinking about getting two apexi pods and putting them on my R34 Gt-t. obviously its only a single turbo so would there be any benefit by somehow cutting a hole in the pod filter piping, joining a pipe with another pod on the end of the it so there is the dual intake? i hope u get what i mean haha let me know wat ur thoughts are.

Regards,

Mitch

The filter is a restriction; by doubling the filtration surface area and running the same airflow you'd be halving the restriction all things

being equal. If the filter posed no restriction at all, then doubling its area would make no difference - but it does. So putting dual

pods on _would_ make a difference to flow; but how much depends on how restrictive the initial situation is.

How much of a restriction is "just one"? That depends on how much airflow you're running. If

you're running stock boost you're probably not coming anywhere near the flow limits of just one filter

so adding one is probably of minimal benefit.

If you _did_ want to increase the filtration area, probably the easiest thing to do is use a bigger filter. I use a

6" diam and about 10" high K&N filter; there are all sizes in between (and no doubt, bigger ones) available...

Regards,

Saliya