my review on a stock airbox vs pod

[franks]

i would actually prefer NO sound. i want effortless power....i want to piss the exhaust off aswell.

[zandi2000]

Its just natural for the multi sensory experience to be appealing... i guess its a different case from person to person.... I like the sounds it makes, not because all my mates will hear it and think its fully sick, its just a pleasing sound for ME....if u dont like ur exhaust sound, get a silencer!

[franks]

silencer compromises performance.

[MM2death]

deaf?

[zandi2000]

so basically u want performance, but u dont like the sound?

[franks]

yeah ... silent power.

[zandi2000]

hmmm interesting, funny u say that, me n my bro invision drag races like that in the future with all our electric cars... itll be interesting.... like we'll have car batteries as nos and such... wat u reckon

[franks]

ah i just dont like looking like a fool when im going fast. the louder it is the more a fool you look imho.....

[zandi2000]

but all race cars are loud when going fast

[pentae]

I agree with franks.

I elected a 3" straight through exhaust with a 3" tip. I told the exhaust shop I wanted it done to be as silent as they could make it.. Yes I knew it was going to be loud. I said this is why I kept the tip the same size, and opted for just a no frills stainless muffler, no rice cannon thanks.

The result? A very very smooth and powerful sound. It's definately, but loud in a powerful way. Like a european super car.

Not like those guys driving around in civics (and some with silvias) with 4.5" tips that sound and look like a milo tin rattling. Sounds like shite.

[zandi2000]

theres good loud and bad loud man... i see no reason for a mean car to show its grunt through its exhaust system... lancer glis with big exhausts is a joke.. its in the same league as those racing metalic look fuel cap things...

[benm]

Well after a 10 day wait in delivery (damn postman having a xmas holiday grrr) I replaced my HKS Pod filter with the standard airbox and a standard panel filter (came with it). Wasn't difficult to do but damn I can't wait till the new Snap-On tool set arrives, it'll make like so much more easier.

Ahhh sweet sounding RB25DET with no pod induction noises :)

Under 3,500rpm it feels more responsive but over 3,500rpm i think its lacking power over the HKS Pod filter. I'm not in a great hurry to replace the standard panel filter with a K&N unless I can find 1 at the right price so i'll just see how fuel comsuption goes now with the standard paneil filter vs pod filter.

[Evil]

I've never had a pod but there was a bit of a difference once i put my K&N panel in... I'm getting a fmic on thursday and still keeping the factory box, i'll just be modding the factory snorkel as the piping will hit it

[benm]

I've got a FMIC with the piping useing the standard holes in the corner, nothing needed to be modded on the stock airbox to make it fit.

[Evil]

I've got a FMIC with the piping useing the standard holes in the corner, nothing needed to be modded on the stock airbox to make it fit.

I was looking into an fmic like that... i found one i liked but the piping was going to be lower than my front bar (which is very low) so the piping would hit the ground... so i have to got with the other style...

[JimX]

Ben, why didn't you just get a box for the pod?

[T0nyGTSt]

Ben, why didn't you just get a box for the pod?

Cos that's shit

Nah I got a box on mine and I reckon it's not better than the standard airbox.

T.

[benm]

Ben, why didn't you just get a box for the pod?

I have the box from UAS (infact I've had it for 11mths and it cost me like $200). But I didn't like my Pod filter, too noisey and it needed modding just to fit in with my IC pipes. Also I didnt have a CAI for it so the only air it was getting was the dirty hot engine bay air.

The stock box makes the car such a pleasure to drive now. No wooshing or hissing sounds

Edit: Still have the UAS box here too so if anyone wants it PM me an offer

[redline2003]

franks but u campared the stock airbox to an exposed pod in the engine bay tru? im sure a high quality oiled pod in airtight heat proof box wif a phat CAI would give more gains then both options, ive heard of people netting 10kw@ the wheels wif a custom box setup but i havent seen any proof

[benm]

I dropped into my local AutoOne on the way home today and they sell the K&N Panel Filter for $109.95 and the Redline Panel Filter for $71.25

They had a K&N setup on a bench which consisted of a large perspex box with a hole cut in the front with the K&N Panel Filter connected to it. At the back (inside the box) was 2 massive 15cm electric fans sucking the air through the filter. A ping pong ball was in a plastic cylinder and the ball did not move no matter if the K&N Air Filter was in place or whether it was removed with no filter.

Excellent airflow if you ask me...