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Ive got a Apex pod filter, and agree im defeating the purpose of having hot air go into the turbo and then get pushed out at a much hotter temperature, then letting the stock cooler trying to cool it, before going into the plenum.

So why not trying to reduce the air coming into the turbo through a cold air system. I dont want to cut any holes, so i thought get a stock box with the over the radiator duct and try and hack the box to make the pod fit. Then try and have another cold air duct enter the box from underneath or something, probably only room for a small tube.

Anyone done something like this?

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Originally posted by Champinco

i have a qn..im new to this whole POD thing. all i know is that i have an HKS POD with a HKS big intercooler. would i or do i have to partition off the POD???  (put a box surounding around it?)

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Yes. Otherwise you should go back to the stock airbox.

A pod filter with no partition will cost you performance every time.

See this thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...&threadid=13003

Originally posted by Robo's

Anyone done something like this?

Thought about it but have you actually ever pulled the airbox out? It is far too small to fit a pod filter inside and if you could find a pod filter that small it would actually reduce performance due to friction, and generally a lower filter surface area than the stock panel.

I then thought of building a fiberglass box that would take the stock airbox lid and fit a pod filter inside.

That seems to be a better idea maybe.

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Originally posted by sewid

Thought about it but have you actually ever pulled the airbox out? It is far too small to fit a pod filter inside and if you could find a pod filter that small it would actually reduce performance due to friction, and generally a lower filter surface area than the stock panel.

I then thought of building a fiberglass box that would take the stock airbox lid and fit a pod filter inside.

That seems to be a better idea maybe.

I had a feeling it would be too small, (i havent seen one) hence why building a small box, so if a pod is illegal, then a partition is illegal too, so we have to put a lid on it?

Originally posted by Robo's

I had a feeling it would be too small, (i havent seen one)  hence why building a small box, so if a pod is illegal, then a partition is illegal too, so we have to put a lid on it?

It's not illegal because it lacks a lid, it's illegal due to the EPA restrictions. That is it's too noisy (induction noise and the like) and the changes in emissions which may occur due to the changed intake.

Putting a lid on it is a way to lower the probability the cops are gonna defect you for it during an under bonnet inspection, but if they heard a blow off valve type noise from your car they probably wont know/care where it came from.

Cops seem to think that "blow off valves" are illegal tools of the devil. I would like to know if many of them actually know theyre just another part of a standard proper turbo car setup.

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