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Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Mon, 05 August 2002 11:41
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Hi All
Just wanted to let everyone know that I purchased a Unifilter filter the other day and couldn't be happier.
I picked it up from the factory at Hornsby. They were very helpful and immediately offered a discount as soon as I said that I belonged to Toymods.
Their web site is uniflow.com.au
Plus, the guy there loves the AE86.
Brad
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Gosford NSW
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August 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Mon, 05 August 2002 13:15
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 Yes they are good, I have one too, but just wait till you have to clean and re-oil the damn thing, the first time was a pain in the ass.
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 03:08
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Oi, digAE86... has your uni filter given your car a really mean induction noise? I have a mate who owns a Mirage.. he bought one and he has one of the best induction noisees.. especially high in the rev range..
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 04:10
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my K&N gives a pretty mean noise
sounds like I have a supercharger whistling away under there.
leaves me dreaming of when i really will have a turbo/supercharger whistling at me
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Cabramatta, NSW
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Tue, 06 August 2002 04:15
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Air filters give small engines a nice ballsy note expecially up near the limiter.
I don't have any experience with Unifilters, but I've installed plenty of K&Ns.
Best thing for noise (and performance for the price) though is to rip out the air filter altogether... I've done that to many a hire car... 
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 04:18
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that's a popular mod in japan, rip the filter off and put some 2cm wire mesh over the pipe.
the mesh is to keep out large obstuctions like birds and squirrels
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Ipswich
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July 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 05:38
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What are the apexi air pods like. I wanna get one but am having trouble finding one for my engine. Anyone know who distributes them in brisbane?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 08:34
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Yeah Nark got a mate with a Charade and looks and sounds standard which it is except for the unifilter under the hood and once the revs start to pick up it sounds like a little beast 
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Coffs
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 09:16
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What kinda discount did you get??
Brett
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 09:18
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you don't even need a discount i got two already oiled socks for my weber for only $15 the are pretty cheap
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Coffs
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 09:24
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Sorry GIN51E was talking to Brad about the discount he got on the UNI filter.
| DigitalAE86 wrote on Mon, 05 August 2002 9:41 PM |
They were very helpful and immediately offered a discount as soon as I said that I belonged to Toymods.
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How much discount did you get??
Brett
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 09:27
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thats alright rollaboy i'll forgive you but just this once
i was mearly just saying how they are pretty cheap.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 12:00
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Hi Brett
The filter, oil and connector cost $40.00 and he gave it to me for $30.00, so that's a 25% discount. Not to shabby.
Very friendly and helpful service. The guy even got under my bonnet to make sure I was getting the size that I needed.
Brad
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Coffs
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 06 August 2002 12:36
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This is a email I got from them a while back.
Hi Brett, Thanks for your email. We do make Rampod kits for both those models of the Corolla. We need to if they are 86KW or 100KW versions. Both kits are $160.00. We do not charge for shipping.
The Part Numbers are as follows. 86KW (Rampod 63)
100KW (Rampod 70)
Please advise us if your car has a tempreature sensor in the air box so we can supply the Rampod with the facilities for them to be put in the Rampod.
Regards Myles Gooch.
Brett
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Tue, 06 August 2002 23:14
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Brett,
that price is for the 'kit' that is about what aaron paid for his kit... which included the moulded piping that goes from the pod to the throttle body.. altho he has a map (manafold absolute presure) sensor where as with your car i thnk it is afm (air flow meter) not sure tho with the AE82s...
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Wed, 07 August 2002 06:06
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I was thinking of getting a pod filter for my Corolla... Then i found out that they are illegal accompanied by a $200 on the spot fine unless they are enclosed... I have thought of getting one and then making up a perspex box to fit around it and then run either some Air Conditioning piping from the front bar or run the normal piping from the lower air box into the perspex bit... Would this still be considered illegal??? The only thing that would be wrong would be an increase in induction noise... I will be getting a new exhaust for the car that will be around 85dB so they can't get me for that... I would hope that with a quieter exhaust they might leave me be a bit more... But then there is the case of the "P" plate on the back... Hmmmm... If not perspex, what other materials could I construct the box from??? I heard that Clark Rubber has a one inch thick bit of foam glued to a piece of sheet metal... Has anyone else seen this??? Is it any good???
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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June 2002
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Ipswich
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July 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Wed, 07 August 2002 09:08
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Thanx Gee120. I am buying one online tomorrow from autospeed. Costing me $220 with free freight. Also getting a wiked looking boost apexi boost gauge.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Wed, 07 August 2002 14:33
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Yeah, i just had a look. That looks like a good price, i think its just the bare filter though. But then again maybe thats all you want. The one at takakaira comes with adaptors,etc,etc. Well you got the info and know what you want so i'll leave it with you.
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Wollongong
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May 2002
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Thu, 08 August 2002 06:59
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Check out Bel Performance on the sponsors page... members get a discount of some sort as well. They are the APEXi Australia dealer. They should deliver also.
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Sydney
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Thu, 08 August 2002 08:06
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those Unifilters are so good....
I GOT FOUR OF THEM! 
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Club Member
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Thu, 08 August 2002 09:10
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Mr 20V,
What is that piping heading to the filters??? I know its obviously coming from the front of the car but what is the piping made out of???
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Coffs
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May 2002
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Thu, 08 August 2002 09:28
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To me it looks like cold air induction piping. And it looks like its made of that aluminum stuff they use in air conditioning systems in builds.
By the way Mr 20Valve nice rocket cover.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Thu, 08 August 2002 22:54
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If you run a foamy pod type filter make sure you use the supplied springs, metal backing, otherwise the filter will get sucked into the intake. How do I know, happened to me the other night whilst racing my cousin, I was in anticipation of fully stomping his little girly car into the ground, muhahah 
Then when I went to go my car started misfiring and wouldn't rev past 5700, what the??!?? I got beaten by a Micra, a piddly little Micra!!
I will remedy the situation, I will not be beaten by a 1.3!!
by the way it was only on of them, I have four too. It was No.4 that collapsed because it has no spring, and like MR20V it's been cut down to fit behind the brake booster. Mine are green ones. Make sure you get red ones, red ones go faster.
[Updated on: Thu, 08 August 2002 22:58]
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Location:
Adelaide
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Fri, 09 August 2002 00:50
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Mr20V.... Nice quads  And what kind of sway bar is that? (orange)... What were the handling improvements like? How much you pay?... cheers
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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I supported Toymods
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Northern Beaches
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Sat, 10 August 2002 14:09
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u can also get the sway bars from whiteline.
They make a HUGE difference to the handling.
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Turramurra, Sydney.
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Sat, 10 August 2002 14:25
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Hey, anyone worried about cleaning a uni-filter, don't be, it's a piece of piss.
Grab a 2L bottle of turps, & pour about 1/2 into a big bowl or ice-cream container.
Dunk the filter in & out, & really squash it up in the turps, give it a real good clean.
Once the turps is all dirty, chuck it away & use almost all the rest & repeat the above proceedure (hey, turps is only about $2 for 2 litres!).
Now it should be nice & clean, you just need to re-oil it. This can be the tricky part. I found the filter fix oil is way too thick, and can be diluted with turps quite a bit.
The first time I re-oiled mine the oil was heaps thick & I put way too much on, & for ages afterwards the oil would collect at the bottom of the foam & drip down into the engine bay.
I remembered when I went to buy the filter in Hornsby it they had no red ones in stock & grabed the first one off the production line. So becaust it had just been assembled, I watched the guy oil it. It looked & sounded like he just rinsed it out in water, the stuff was so thin. This is where I got the idea about diluting the oil.
Mix about equall parts oil & turps, about a teaspoon of each. Mix this in the big container then soak it up with the foam, the work it through & squeeze out all the excess. Check it a couple days after reinstalling it for oil underneath it, then you'll know if you've used too much.
Too easy.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Sat, 10 August 2002 23:26
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The unifilter guy told me that the green filters are much densor then the red ones. The green foam is better for rally cars and when the filter is to be used externally - eg on motorbikes.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 13 August 2002 06:44
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| Rolla Boy wrote on Wed, 07 August 2002 4:06 PM |
making up a perspex box to fit around it
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Dont use perspex it would melt in the hot engine bay.
I would defintly go for a foam filter over a cotton one the cotton can move around and leave holes for dirt to get in
Allan
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Tue, 13 August 2002 10:41
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Will it melt??? I didn't think it would as i've seen it done before... What about some crap that they sell at Clark Rubber??? Its about 1" thick foam glued to a piece of sheet metal... What would you say about that??? I want something that'll work and resist heat from the motor... I was told that the metal should reflect the heat from the engine and the foam should help the cooling side of things... Any ideas on this product or anything else???
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Unifilter - Highly Recommended
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Fri, 16 August 2002 05:52
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I like the Unifilters, so I just bought the Pro Comp 2 dual stage for my dirt bike, the dam thing cost me 70 rods. It will wanna last for this price.
Justin
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