Fmic Vs Pod Filter

[B-rice]

Hey guys, not sure if this topic has been addressed before.If it has please direct me to the link as i couldnt find it.

Im wondering the differences between the FMIC and the pod filter, perfomance wise.The EPA law states that you cannot have both the pod filter and the intercooler i was wondering which system would have better power gain compared to the other.Also if i could get some pro's and cons to each of them it would be great.

Thanks in advance

[hypergear]

Get cooler and drive with no airbox lid. lol

[R31Nismoid]

You lose next to fcvk all power keeping an airbox.

You lose heaps of power with a stock FMIC

Hence why everyone puts a FMIC when upgrading turbo (stock hi-flow replacement) etc, and keeps the airbox.

Not obviously breaching EPA, and best performance all at once.

[Moodles2]

This is really all I could come up with.

Pod (in comparison with airbox + good filter)

Pros:

- Sound. (can be a con if you don't want loud intake noise)

- Ever so slight power gain at best (non-GTR airboxes I've read and I'm remembering from vague memory aren't a restriction till around 330kw, GTR owners even keep the stock airbox beyond the 400kw mark)

- Ever so slight response increase

Cons:

- Unshielded will draw in hot air, negating any power increase. (Require additional CAI ducting to stop enginebay air being used)

- Filtration can be non-existent with some brands (HKS mushroom pods aka rock stoppers for example)

FMIC (in comparison with SMIC)

Pros:

- Virtually no heatsoak (in turn can help prevent the engine knocking)

- Cooler charge, more power at the same boost level

Cons:

- Slightly less throttle response (some people report no response loss, sometimes even better response)

- Might need reo-bar trim to install (can be a can of worms with roadworthy-ness)

[B-rice]

thanks fellaz

[B-rice]

so lets say you got defected once and cleared it. Do you get into a lot more trouble if you get defected for the same thing twice, becaiuse if thats the case i can always take the pod off when going to the pits and put it back on after clearing it.

[KiwiRS4T]

Just forget about the pod - why bother?

[Manuel Kasko]

Keep stock box get a highflow filter

Then get a nice return flow fmic

You wont have to worrie about anything then

[B-rice]

Keep stock box get a highflow filter

Then get a nice return flow fmic

You wont have to worrie about anything then

i reckon a dumb copper would defect me coz he'll think its the same thing.but yh thanx ill try getting one of them

[boostn0199]

The issue is not just getting defected for the pod and clearing it by swapping over but its also the cop will probably give you a major defect for it just to be a dick which means youll need a roady too now that could possibly make things much harder then just swapping over pod espcially these days.