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MJ

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Hey guys,

At the moment ive just got my pod sitting in the engine bay and i dont think its doing the best thing for performance. So i want to ask all the people that have bought those Cold air boxes from the group buys, what do you think of them? Are they worthwhile? Did you notice any difference in power?

Is it worth me spending close to $200 on one, or as i have seen some other people just buy a special material from clark rubber and just use it as a divider is that just as good?

Im leaning towards buying the divider from clark rubber, as its cheaper and i get the feeling that the aluminum boxes would get very hot having such a small enclosed space. Also i just want to know what is the material called? Id like to know what im asking the person behind the counter :D

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Matt

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Hi guys,

I had HKS Pods on my GTR, when we fitted the new turbo's and all my upgrades we opted to throw out the Pods and re-fit the standard airbox with a KN Filter. Considering my upgrades and comparing them to other GTR with pods, I made the same power if not more, I also noticed I can't hear my blow valves anymore... Personally I found in hot weather with the Pods you really felt the heat & power loss, we'll see how the standard box goes.

Some food for thought, the Mines R34GTR N1 runs standard airbox with a mines fliter, and it produced the the lap record at tzsukba [spelling]

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well i fitted mine weeks ago.. considering the quality of contruction and how every little hole was exactly the right place, i reckon it was $160 well spent. Only really because i already had the pod, and going back to a box would cost more than staying with the pod.

But as for performance.. only drove it one day with the box on. When i get it back will do some more "in depth" testing. I did notice the heat soak previously there, especially when driving in traffic and the like.

95GTST Rising Star

95GTST

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MJ, not sure where you got the $200 figure, I organised the group buy, and they're $160 delivered from Perth.

Jimbo, I went from standard airbox with K&N panel filter to Apexi dual funnel and CAI box. Definitely seems more responsive, love the sound, the box itself doesn't heat up much at... If you're after insulation stuff, I just went onto a building site and asked the guys for a metre or so of that insulation stuff they use in walls. Used race tape to really seal the box up nice and tight.

I bought some of that worm like plastic piping that bends (? what it's called) which was $10. Hear of other people just using drain pipe too! Gonna make some sort of bracket up for the end that sits inside the box and make something up to fit my front bar so I get direct air feed.

Nice mod to do, as you dress up your engine bay, healthier for your engine and you would have to get a few extra kilowatts out of this mod.

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