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well after the recent spate of defect stories and my own personal experience i've taken it upon myself to make my car defect free.

first thing to go was the apexi super intake. i sourced a stock r34 gtt box from WA (thanks eriktufa) and along with it was the stock paper based filter element.

the only thing cool about replacing the pod with the stock box was that i could now hear my turbo spooling! its sounds like a police siren now haha.... but performance was aweful!!! i felt a NOTICEABLE performance drop both on and off boost. bottom end, mid range, top end - all suffered.

enter the hiflow material based filter element for $95. awesome! the car is better both on and off boost, performance is back to as good if not better than the apexi intake.

raises the question of wether the pod would be again noticeably better than the hiflow filter element and stock box if it was boxed and had a cold air intake.

in either case, im more than happy with my performance and defect complex when mr plod asks to open my bonnet.

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I have done the same thing as u have except with a 33...back goes on the stock box with a K&N high flow filter...i get so much more cold air than before with the un-sheilded pod that when i opened the bonnet and touched the pod it was warm..hence hot air getting in. So with the stock box back in i can enjoy those cold nights knowing that the air box sccop is getting in all the chilling air...making my intercooler run more efficently too. Cheers Rob

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im glad this issue was raised as i am thinking about putting a stock r32 box in replacement of my pod to avoid a defect notice. anyone out there with any more experiances with pod vs panel filters plz speak up !

i wud be prepared to change over even if there was only a few kw lost. rather that then $150 goin to the revenue.

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I too have thought about changing back to the standard R33 GTS-T Air intake.

Does anyone know if it can still be mounted while having 2 FMIC pipes running down through the body of that front section of the car ?

Edit: After paying almost $200 for the UAS box to cover my pod it still hasnt been put on after 9mths of stuffing around. Then i'd have to pay someone to create a cold air intake duct down to the front bar.

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I was thinking of building a stock looking air box using two filters( possiblyone on the top and one on the side of the box) the main problem being with the stock filters is one of cross sectional area, hence the concertina folding of most filters. But a problem also lies in the intake ramp size of the box it self. I dont think it has the cross sectional area to suport high flow applications. The only ways I can see this being done is to increase its size or try and force more air into the apiture. And that looks as if you have to vent the air box funnel through the bonnet at the front of the vent and place a small intake scoop on top. As air pass over the front edge of the bonnet it is under pressure and should help the problem. Sounds good on the bench, might have a serious look at the box it self in the next couple of weeks

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hey mate, i got an r32, and i thought about putting the stock box back in to avoid defects. I did and hooked up a cold air intake to it and it worked fine... but all of a sudden my car sounded so boring... the performance is very similar to pod... So in the end i purchased a new pod and left it with the cold air intake, sounds awesome and runs just as well... I thought about why i love my car so much and the sounds it makes is a big part of it!

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it all comes down to what people want ...some want the sound...some want it to be legal for cops...some just dont care.

with the filter elements...i use a K&N filter at least i know it will last long...u can 100% clean it using thier kits...i have tryed other brand with good preformance but poor filtering.

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Originally posted by jvs007

im glad this issue was raised as i am thinking about putting a stock r32 box in replacement of my pod to avoid a defect notice. anyone out there with any more experiances with pod vs panel filters plz speak up !

i wud be prepared to change over even if there was only a few kw lost. rather that then $150  goin to the revenue.

Originally posted by zandi2000

hey mate, i got an r32, and i thought about putting the stock box back in to avoid defects. I did and hooked up a cold air intake to it and it worked fine... but all of a sudden my car sounded so boring... the performance is very similar to pod... So in the end i purchased a new pod and left it with the cold air intake, sounds awesome and runs just as well... I thought about why i love my car so much and the sounds it makes is a big part of it!

I've changed from a K&N Pod filter with no CAI or partition to the standard airbox with K&N Panel filter and i notice it is a bit more responsive now...especially around town. Mind you i did lose all them induction noises and now sounds like an atmo skyline....i couldn't care less for wanky noises! :)

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