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April 2004
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Going from panel filter to pod
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Fri, 21 May 2004 04:11
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heys,
i recently bought a celica gt4 (88model) and after fiting a boost guage i realised was running 10psi. at this point, there were no signs of a boost controller, and all it had was a 2.5" or bigger exhaust frm where the cat is supposed to be (its running no cat and was licensed like that....with snow tyres too may i add.. ).
i then purchased a hks pod filter (second hand) and now is running 2-3psi less than b4 the pod was fitted. when i was fitting the pod filter (got it done at an exhaust shop) i realised that i had an apexi filter panel inside the stock airbox.
my question is, aint pod filters suppose to gain power, not lose?? and would a clean/new filter element on the hks pod give back his 2-3psi?
sorry for long post
thx
alvin
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Going from panel filter to pod
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Fri, 21 May 2004 04:26
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Well the lampshade filter you bought is presumably grubby as all hell...
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Going from panel filter to pod
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Fri, 21 May 2004 04:30
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Pod filters do not necessarily offer a performance increase over a late-model factory airbox and filter. In fact it's quite common to lose performance when installing a pod filter. This is because people insist on fitting them even when there's absolutely nothing wrong with the factory setup; they just do it because it's the "done thing".
So my advice is to throw the shitty pod filter in the bin, and re-install the airbox which was carefully designed by Toyota's engineers.
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Location:
Western Australia
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April 2004
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Re: Going from panel filter to pod
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Fri, 21 May 2004 05:18
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will replacing the hks filter element help? and does anyone noe will the simota hks lookalike filter element fit?
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Location:
Melbourne
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August 2003
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Re: Going from panel filter to pod
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Fri, 21 May 2004 06:57
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| Norbie wrote on Fri, 21 May 2004 14:30 |
So my advice is to throw the shitty pod filter in the bin, and re-install the airbox which was carefully designed by Toyota's engineers.
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