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Old 24-09-2006, 05:12 PM   #1
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Default The biggest pod that will fit?

Anyone know the dimensions or product that would fit into the airbox, Ive done a search but cant really find anything thanks....

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Old 24-09-2006, 05:15 PM   #2
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Depends on which airbox you mean
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:20 PM   #3
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Depends on which airbox you mean
Standard au airbox
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:18 PM   #4
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Standard flat filters seem to flow relly well in AU's as it is, I would leave it as that.
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:20 PM   #5
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Standard flat filters seem to flow relly well in AU's as it is, I would leave it as that.
I want the induction noise everyone is getting :thebirds:
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:28 PM   #6
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I want the induction noise everyone is getting :thebirds:
Then use the flat panel, and cut an extra hole in the front of the airbox.

How is the air going to get into the "biggest pod filter that will fit" if there is no space left around it in the airbox... ;)
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:32 PM   #7
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Then use the flat panel, and cut an extra hole in the front of the airbox.

How is the air going to get into the "biggest pod filter that will fit" if there is no space left around it in the airbox... ;)
Ive already cut the hole, want more, lol....
Being resonable about the size ofcourse, I know wat u mean though, no good blocking the flow with a huge pod :
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:21 PM   #8
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I have put i think it was 11 inch in mine, just fit. Pain in the **** to do but. Better to just get 8 inch one. Fits better
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There is pleanty of room, its 11 inch long not wide so it has room. It also helps if you have a hole at the front of the airbox to get some more air from behind the headlight
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:37 PM   #10
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So den go with the 8 inch one. Most people have those ones
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Old 24-09-2006, 05:45 PM   #11
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Then. A den is where lions live.

Pod in a box is a waste. It's actually no different (on my car, anyway), to having a flat panel K&N. Ther BA Pod setup, on the other hand, is well worth it, and the ultimate is the G&D airbox or similar.

For an AU, you need the biggest filter you can fit - I believe G&D use a 4" opening, and the filter is around 10" long.
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I was looking at getting one of these if I wasnt going to get a pod, they look awesome. But the price....

http://www.bmcairfilter.com/infoCDA.asp
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I was looking at getting one of these if I wasnt going to get a pod, they look awesome. But the price....

http://www.bmcairfilter.com/infoCDA.asp
How much would you like to pay for one? I have one in the garage taking up room - I don't have any piping for it though, but you can get 1m lengths from Autobarn etc for around $25.

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How much would you like to pay for one? I have one in the garage taking up room - I don't have any piping for it though, but you can get 1m lengths from Autobarn etc for around $25.
Are they any good?, you have the ba airbox on your cars, spose they are quite the same?
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Old 24-09-2006, 06:00 PM   #15
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Are they any good?, you have the ba airbox on your cars, spose they are quite the same?
They look great and sound awesome. I had the car dynoed with the BMC CDA on and it was roughly the same as running no filter, so they seem to be OK (though no filter was only 2rwkw difference to standard airbox).
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They look great and sound awesome. I had the car dynoed with the BMC CDA on and it was roughly the same as running no filter, so they seem to be OK (though no filter was only 2rwkw difference to standard airbox).
Can I ask why your not using it?
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I had it on the XR8, and when I went LPG, I was advised to go back to standard airbox due to the need to fit a balance pipe for the gas. I have since replaced that with the BA setup, as it allows proper fitment of the balance pipe, while retaining a Pod filter.

I did have the CDA on the Forte for a while as well, but replaced that with the standard airbox (and now BA pod) when I was chasing up an intermittent miss (set everything I could back to stock). Turns out the miss was coilpack, not air intake related, so the CDA has just been sitting around in the box. I keep meaning to throw it on ebay.
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Old 24-09-2006, 09:47 PM   #18
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As JC said, a pod in the standard box is a waste. Been there, done that, lost power. If you want to keep the std airbox then a flat panel filter is the way to go. If you feel you MUST get a pod and stick it in the box, get a foam filter (finerfilter make great ones). That will give you the best compromise (and probably a hp or 2 more).
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