New pod = good sound but less power??

[riggaP]

Hey dudes,

I installed a K&N pod on the weekend and now I hear sexy noises! But no power increases. In fact below 3000rpm it seems more slugish. After 4000 it seems a lot smoother then before but still very little gain. I'm putting it down to evil hot air.

Could anyone with a cold air partition/intake give details of what they've done, how much it cost and performance increase??

Another thing, I can now hear the BOV nosies but it makes a pssshht sound. I've heard a few BOVs that make a kkkksshhhh sound (sounds tougher). Any ideas what brands make this noise???

[adam 32]

yeh itll be because of the hot air

i made a partition out of aluminium for my car, cost me a $10 (for sheet aluminium) and an afternoons work, pretty simple

i havent noticed any difference with the pod on, but the filter is always cold so i guess its working...

[riggaP]

Originally posted by adam 32

yeh itll be because of the hot air

i made a partition out of aluminium for my car, cost me a $10 (for sheet aluminium) and an afternoons work, pretty simple

i havent noticed any difference with the pod on, but the filter is always cold so i guess its working...

$10 sounds like its worth doing. Do you have a cold air in take?? I left the stock one on which must help but obviously not enough.

[adam 32]

nah i dont. i didnt think it neccessary, theres cold air coming in from around the headlight. the disadvantage of running a pipe closer to the ground to duct cold air is moisture and excessive dirt from being closer to the road...

put in the partition and see how it feels. if still no good, then maybe youll need an intake as well

[Guest KILLER-T]

My air box cost me a carton of beer to get the stainless cut and a afternoon to fit it i got the templates from here or sdu just do a search on airbox.

[Pva_Glue]

if only I had time and tools and garage...

it looks sweet adamQ

cheers

Joe

[adam 32]

adam

what pod u got in there?

i cant get a roof on mine..... cos the pod sticks out too much

[Guest KILLER-T]

I got one of the long cone type K&N filters in there its a tight fit but it works well .I also had a hole cut out undrneath the box with a cold air duct going down the the lower R/H side of the front bar:burnout:

[adam 32]

yeh i got a K&N, but a big roundish one.... its weird

if i get a spare afternoon i may fit a roof!

you think its worth it?

[Jay95R33]

Originally posted by KILLER-T

My air box cost me a carton of beer to get the stainless cut and a afternoon to fit it i got the templates from here or sdu just do a search on airbox.

He he he, good to see people using the CAI template that I put up for everyone to use.

How do you find it KillerT??? Was the design pretty close for your car and pod filter???

If anyone else wants to see the web site, it's here:

http://www.users.bigpond.com/jayson77/

[Guest KILLER-T]

Thanx Jay the template was a BIG help saved me heaps of time and it fits perfect i used some 5mm foam tape that i got from Clark rubber to seal it to the car

[Jay95R33]

Originally posted by KILLER-T

Thanx Jay the template was a BIG help saved me heaps of time and it fits perfect i used some 5mm foam tape that i got from Clark rubber to seal it to the car    

That's great, you did a great job of putting it in. Looks sweet.

It puts a big smile on my face when I know I've helped someone out and it's come out that good.

Cheers

Jayson

[riggaP]

kILLER-T, Did you notice much of an improvement performance wise??

Jay, you could not have made it look easier. Sweet work!

[R33]

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[riggaP]

Originally posted by R33

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Thanks, but for $10 I think I'll make it myself.....

IF ITS WORTH THE EFFORT???? What sort of power increases can I expect?

[Guest KILLER-T]

Originally posted by riggaP

kILLER-T, Did you notice much of an improvement performance wise??!

I think it would give the car a bit more power but not that much . I have taken the lid off after a hard run and the pod is cold so it must be doing something

[Guest INASNT]

i used that same template to make mine from neopene rubber!

I couldnt use the lid as i got a big K/N filter that was 2 big!

remove the rubber on the bonnet under the left headlight 2 to let more air in around the headlight!

[adam 32]

haha yeh i did that too

and did away with a few hoses around there as well to let more air in. im happy with the performance from it

[whatsisname]

Adam & Jay,

I'm not too sure from the picture of Adam's set-up but does the compressor outlet pipe run through the boxed section? This pipe radiates a LOT of heat! For this reason I made my box/shield with a section molded around the comp' outlet pipe so it's outside of the boxed area, & with enough of a gap to stop as much radiated heat as possible..

During testing on the dyno (3 runs with bonnet down nil airflow into CAI) the temp's inside the boxed area were measured @ 25'c lower than on the eng' bay side. Measuring the comp' O/L pipe surface showed temp's well over 80'c.

[riggaP]

Jay, you've made it to easy. I'll just make the box and find out for myself .

Anyone got any ideas about the BOVs I mentioned earlier? I heard a WRX with one. Are they stock WRX BOVs???