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Guys, I have my eyes on this...

apex_power_intake.jpg

would it:

a) suit my car (R32 RB20DE)?

B) be suitable for use legally in Australia?

c) be easy to fit as an intake into the airbox?

d) make any noise?

e) pull chicks?

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hmm thing is, i've got an HKS airbox in there already which is doin good atm... dunno, maybe I'll just leave it... this was being sold for around 150 bucks, that's why I was interested...

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read my thread about air filters in this section of the forum...

after that thread the apexi is what i ended up getting..

it was 180$ delivered in 6 days through perfect run

a) it should, check the perfect run site to make sure

b)yes and no.. depends.. iv heard alot of ppl getting defected for em, but that the same with any pod filter

c)you have to remove the std. airbox to fit it, it took me about 20-30mins coz it was dark :D

d)alot of noise!!:uh-huh: it flutters a lil if i shift b4 boost, when boosting you can hear it suck like a mf, and its make my blitz BOV louder(but since ur n/a alot of that is irrelevent :()

e)oh man,, u gotta beat them away with a stick.. :lol: what do u want from the thing,, its just a filter not a pimp:lol: :Pimp:

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sorry for diging up old threads... but i have a n00b question :(

http://www.perfectrun.com.au/performance%2...upersuction.htm

or

http://www.perfectrun.com.au/performance%2...powerintake.htm

and with the power intake above, do i need piping and all the other bits? or does that come with the pack? cause all i see is the filter bit.

also... will i need all the extra bits or will it strap str8 on?

dont laff!!!

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I bought one because of this review. I had a craparse Redline one on before, which you could actually see through! It had some visible holes in it, so it was pretty useless as a filter. The Apexi one actually seems to flow better though because it has a better design.

Before I got it I temporarily swapped my Redline for my friend's HKS. The Apexi seemed to have a little more restriction at high revs, contrary to what the review above says, and I was a little disappointed. But when I took a look at both pods, it seemed to just be that the HKS was more able to draw air in directly from the front, whereas the Apexi was more likely to draw in some from the sides and behind, where all the hot air from the engine was coming from. So I *think* it was just because it was drawing in more hot air, not because it was flowing less.

I put in a cold air box today and that's fixed the "restrictive" feel of the Apexi pod, it now flows better than the HKS did without the box. Not sure if the HKS would flow better in the box as well, but I doubt there'd be much in it. I don't know if I trust the gtrowner review for the power gains, but the filtration results are probably correct. I'd rather save my engine getting dirt in it at the expense of a few hp (and I don't even know if I'm paying those few hp).

Summary: Very happy with Apexi pod!

JimX.

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If you have any question about the legality, then go and have a read here... Guide to Modifications for Motor Vehicles

You may find that a pod filter can be a problem with insurance companies (for some bizarre reason)

I have also read somewhere that you aren't allowed to have both a pod filter and an intercooler (in Victoria) you can have one or the other, but I suppose if you are nice enough to the police, then you can hope that they don't notice :(

(I think the thing about the pod filter and cooler was on mccr somewhere...probablt the legal section)

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Yep, very very easy to fit, as long as you can reach behind the intake plumbing to get the 2 lower bolts into place. If you're skilled enough to undo your sump plug you can fit this pod (and any pod I know of) yourself. If you've never done it before, set aside half an hour to an hour to work everything out and do the job.

Even though the Apex pod has a paper filter, it wouldn't surprise me if it could still flow more than the foam HKS filter (but it's probably about the same). The surface area of the Apex is bigger because of the zigzag pattern and would compensate for the more restrictive material. And it also has that funnel thing that Mick put pictures up of to assist in airflow.

JimX.

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Originally posted by JimX

Yep, very very easy to fit, as long as you can reach behind the intake plumbing to get the 2 lower bolts into place. JimX.

stuff that... just disconnect the afm from the pipe and take the whole unit out. then unbolt the afm from the std box

youll never properly reach down there! well i couldnt anyway.. pain in the a$$

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