started air intake

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:00 am

can they only be ordered over the net? i was planning on getting the pod tommorrow.

do u know of any retail shops that would sell them.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:58 am

YOu could try Autobarn .. but any retail store is just gonna charge overly inflated prices .. your best bet for value for money is to get from the internet..

Only other brand that comes to mind besides HKS / K&N is Apexi

just don't buy a cheapie no name knock off

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:07 pm

I went down to Autobarn today to get a pod and ended up getting a K&N for $69 ($10 off coz it had no box).

I removed the front bar and replaced the stock lower air feed with my new 80mm monza rubber one, replaced the grill mesh on the front bar with some new chrome stuff and replaced the side light bulbs.

I then had to go down to Autobrn yet again to get a mini breather filter and also picked up a heat shield for the pod to suffice while i'm in the process of building a box.

By the time i had finished installing all of that i had run out of time to fit the intake pipe so i replaced the bar and ran the new CAI into the stock box and called it a day.

I did come across a problem though. the bracket which holds the battery in place is way to big and because of this i had a lot of trouble when i was trying to fit the new pipe. that's one of the reasons why i gave up on it a left it for another day.

i had a productive day though so all i need to do now is figure out a way around the battery and i'm ready to go.

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:35 pm

thought i'd post up some pics.

work in progress

feeding the tube (i had to remove the washer bottle to get to one of the stock pipes bolts, was a bit of a f*** around)

What it currently looks like.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:44 pm

simple, relocate battery to boot

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:51 pm

Which requires a fully sealed battery, double insulted cabling & a reasonable structure to hold the battery in the boot... once you've done all that, its legal!

But seriously, I turned that top battery mounting bracket around 180 degrees & was able to create an inch or 2 more clearance for the pipe.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:45 pm

Which requires a fully sealed battery, double insulted cabling & a reasonable structure to hold the battery in the boot... once you've done all that, its legal!

LEGAL

, coming from the man with nos in his boot

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:51 pm

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:52 pm

Bennoz wrote:I turned that top battery mounting bracket around 180 degrees & was able to create an inch or 2 more clearance for the pipe.

i will give it a try.

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:20 am

Hey, I just thought i'd let you know. Like I know nos is not legal when hooked up

Post by **I8A4RE** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:28 am

OK, thanks for the info........BENNOS, bahahaha that should be your new name

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:31 am

Bennoz wrote:Which requires a fully sealed battery, double insulted cabling & a reasonable structure to hold the battery in the boot... once you've done all that, its legal!

But seriously, I turned that top battery mounting bracket around 180 degrees & was able to create an inch or 2 more clearance for the pipe.

Not that hard to do...

I already had a sealed Battery... Just buy a battery box to suit... Bolt it to the floorpan of the FTO... Drill a 8mm Hole in the corner and use some tubing to vent it to the underside of the car...

Voila!....

Even had my mate from Traffic Branch inspect it...

Took no more than 1.5 hours...

Will post up DIY if ya like...

Post by **Supplanter** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:57 am

FtoSam wrote:
Bennoz wrote:Which requires a fully sealed battery, double insulted cabling & a reasonable structure to hold the battery in the boot... once you've done all that, its legal!

But seriously, I turned that top battery mounting bracket around 180 degrees & was able to create an inch or 2 more clearance for the pipe.
Not that hard to do...

I already had a sealed Battery... Just buy a battery box to suit... Bolt it to the floorpan of the FTO... Drill a 8mm Hole in the corner and use some tubing to vent it to the underside of the car...

Voila!....

Even had my mate from Traffic Branch inspect it...

Took no more than 1.5 hours...

Will post up DIY if ya like...

Yes please

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:32 pm

Aye mate, can you include some instructions for running the cabling to the boot as well?

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:20 pm

Righto... when the car is back, i'll get straight onto it...

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:36 am

FtoSam wrote:Righto... when the car is back, i'll get straight onto it...

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:38 pm

maggsy wrote:
FtoSam wrote:Righto... when the car is back, i'll get straight onto it...

+1

yano · Post by **yano** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:22 pm

Hey has anyone who's swapped over to a pod filter used the standard airbox? I've got mine like that atm and it seems to be doin ok. I think it might be a bit better than a heatshield, especially those that barely cover the pod. I dunno what's your thoughts???

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:01 pm

yano28 wrote:Hey has anyone who's swapped over to a pod filter used the standard airbox? I've got mine like that atm and it seems to be doin ok. I think it might be a bit better than a heatshield, especially those that barely cover the pod. I dunno what's your thoughts???

definitely better than a dodgy heatshield, or no box at all..

Haven't seen any verifiable Dyno evidence of using the stock airbox over a custom one.. 've heard 1 person say that the stock airbox is better .. but IMO I don't see how it could be.. theres too many bends & blockages leading up to the stock one..
you want the most direct, least complicated intake piping leading up to the filter & a closed in, temperature resistant enclosure..

some people who have used the stock airbox have drilled some holes in it for ventilation .. if you're using the stock box, i hope you've ditched the stock piping as well.. and you should run an air ram pipe from the front bumper up to the intake for the airbox..

yano · Post by **yano** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:01 am

yeah mate stock piping has been ripped completly off and replaced with sexy silicone piping. I haven't gotten around to swapping the lower feed though. I've been on the look out for a nice fat, thick and wide funnel type attachment that i can mount behind my grill and then lead back up through into the box with some piping.

Stocky airbox will have to do for now as technically no air box = defect. Carbon fibre ones are way to expensive and making one up with metal will just conduct way too much heat. Should have a play around with CF!!