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I would love to know of a group buy for this type of thing, I have currently got the HKS pods... Im not happy with the amount of heat being transfered, so a box or partition is going to be on the cards...

is the ARC box worth getting?

I would be interested in one that could house Apexi pods.

Williams, yes the ARC boxes are very nice, but the only ones I've seen from ARC use an ARC panel filter (so you'd have to ditch the HKS pods). Also, they are not cheap.

I've got the current ARC goodsmaster at home so I can check for you what they have and what they cost if you want?

Hey guys, the problem I see with a group buy scenario is the fact that we all use different sorts of pods, filters and adapters... for instance I have M's pods and they are pretty chunky. this is why I am building a specific unit for mine.

I looked as the ARC one, but didn't understand the filter on top thing???? isn't that just going to suck hot air as well?

well I am basically interested in what ever does the job the best, if that means ditching the HKS pods so be it.... I have only ever seen the ARC one (on justins GTR drewl machine) and thought that was the way to go.... what sort of $$$$$ are we talking?

or is it possilbe to just partition the pods? my car has some air inlet holes cut into the panel below the pods also....

I would be interested in one that could house Apexi pods.

Williams, yes the ARC boxes are very nice, but the only ones I've seen from ARC use an ARC panel filter (so you'd have to ditch the HKS pods). Also, they are not cheap.

I've got the current ARC goodsmaster at home so I can check for you what they have and what they cost if you want?

Richard,

Are the ARC airbox filters the same size as the standard filters?

LW.

  • 2 weeks later...

easy one... you'll need: masking tape, plastic sheets / shopping bags, space filler/expanding foam, fibreglass + resin + catalyst, paint, rubber stripping.

1. put you intake pod and everything in place where you want them to sit (behind your headlight obviously).

2. cover all piping and pod completely with plastic, trim to size and hold down with masking tape

3. lay plastic on the surfaces of your car which will be in contact with the box, maks sure you create a tight seal on the plastic.

4. spray the space filler inside the plastic coated area, and let it expand into all the nooks n crannies and also around and over the pod

5. leave till it hardens, then try closing the bonnet, if it dosen't sht properley, shave the foam until it does.

6. take the piping, pod and the foam around it out (should come out of the car relatively easily)

7. crack the foam open and remove the pod, put the two halves of the foam back together and cut off any bits that might be extruding to make a smooth shape

8. lay the fibreglass on the foam and resin it, strength and weight depend on number of layers used. make sure you have two halves, so you can put the pod inside and then close the box.

9. once the resin has set, remove the halves, trim so they both fit properley with maybe a mm gap inbetween. paint the two halves, and put the rubber stripping/seal on the lower half. add a strap or clip if you want to secure the two together.

put the pod in and say hello to your new airbox... custom made to fit your car perfectly and use the maximum space available :) for added wank/strength, lay one layer of thin carbon fibre matting first, then use resin then layers of fibreglass. once its all done, give it a clearcoat, and you'll have a CF airbox which houses your pod.

now if only someone was going to do a group buy of funkys pod box! dream.... dream.... dream... my problem is I am limited in space (garage) and in tooling (not me the snap-on type!), as Im living in sydney and my entire workshop is in adelaide.... hmmmm, so right now bolt on things are the only way :rofl:

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