Need Help Taking Off Stock Air Filter On R33

[cjlancer]

Im planning on changing my R33 stock box air filter to a Apexi Power intake pod filter. After opening the box and taking the panel filter out, connecting to the box and the afm is 4 gold bolts with a gold mesh filter, the gold bolts are welded on to the frame. The only way of opening it is to either break the bolts and destroy the mesh filter or go from behind which leaves me in this tight space with limited tools = impossible. The afm to the tube is factory sealed which i do no want to break open. What should i do??? Break the bolts??? or is there an easier way?

Thanks!

Edited December 28, 2005 by cjlancer

[RANDY]

That doesn't sound stock. A photo would really help mate. =-]

[R31Nismoid]

they shouldnt be welded in there

get a pic

[Savage Bliss]

Nah dude doesn't sound stock at all!!

[BreathLess]

the bolts wont move there part of the airbox you have to undo them from the back on the out side of the airbox

Edited December 28, 2005 by BreathLess

[gt-t_r34]

i understand wat you mean on the inside of the air box where the nuts are welded is like a funnel to the afm and yes those bolts are hard to get off sooo what you do is at the end of the afm where it joints to the rubber pipe that goes to the turbo there is one of those round jigglers that you screw to do up undo that and unclip the afm unscrew the bottom of the airbox and take the whole lot out and undo the afm that way easy! remember the apexi filters have no joiners just screw straight to the afm! lol remembering thread from last week feew!

cheers simon

[cjlancer]

I get that its easier to take the box out from the tube to the turbo but i think i saw a seal from the tube to the afm. Should i break that seal?

Plus also does anyone know if ill use more petrol after installing a pod air filter?

Also if the whole engine was stock what sound would i be making after having a pod?

Thanks!

[gt-t_r34]

hmm i dont remember any seal lol is it like a sticker to show it hasnt been tampered with kind of thing? i wouldnt worry though look how many people have put pods on i dont think that seal worried them lol!

as for the petrol side i know when you put high flow panel filters on the give you better Economy but i doubt it would make that much difference.

[paulr33]

it will be easier to undo the afm o ring and remove the afm and airbox from the car and then unbolt it in your bedroom or workbench instead of the engine bay

[crack]

it will be easier to undo the afm o ring and remove the afm and airbox from the car and then unbolt it in your bedroom or workbench instead of the engine bay

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

lmao. in the bedroom. thats funny as. :lol: :lol:

[MANWHORE]

agreed. The botls are welded on one side. You just take them off from the other side.

Removing the airbox is a piece of cake. Once you've done it a few times, you'll know what I mean. Basically there are about 4 bolts holding it down, and 4 bolts holding it to the afm.

The bolts holding it to the car should be undone first. Undo the hose clamp on the afm. Then you can just pull it off then unbolt the afm from the airbox outside of the car.

it's a piece of cake. You shouldn't have any troubles at all.

[cjlancer]

Hey guys thanks for all your help!

Ive installed the pod air filter. It is a peice of cake!

Car sounds better and spools at a lower rev range.