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melbourne
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November 2003
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airfilter options?
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Wed, 22 September 2004 07:47
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i have a pod filter sitting in my engine bay at the moment, and it has a bracket arm sorta mad up for it attaching it to the front strut brace on my AE82 twincam.
i dont wana get a BS defect and have to go through all the trouble of getting a RWC again.
so should i change it back to the original air filter and box setup, or make a box for the pod? has anyone else got any ideas how to go about makeing my air filter system roadworthy?
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 01:52
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An exposed pod is a defect. It must be enclosed in an airbox to make it legal for emmissions. To avoid being defected for this the best thing is to put your standard airbox back and if you want a performance filter, get a K&N Panel filter for the airbox.
Better to do this rather than copping a big EPA fine.
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Location:
melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 03:31
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does anyone know of another airbox i can adapt for my car? say if i got the airbox from a VL commodore or something, i could fit a bigger filter than what the standard box would take and reduce flow restriction? especially with a larger high flow filter!
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 03:57
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What makes you think the standard airbox is a flow restriction at all?
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 03:57
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VL commonwhore air box max dimensions are:
L = 290
W = 180
H = 210
Cya, Stewart
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 04:37
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farkkk!! i didnt know you could get forked up by the epa for an airfilter...do you still get the same fines as you would for the emission test failure??
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Location:
melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 10:44
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not saying that the orginal box is restrictive, but a bigger air filter made the same way as a smaller one is gona have less restriction even still.
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Location:
BrisVegas!
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 12:15
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ok... pod filters are sh!t... sorry.. to you ricer boys who think the induction acoustics are cool, when you get eaten up it doesn't really matter what you sound like...
Factory air boxes will ALWAYS outperform any aftermarket pod... my rally car runs a unifilter panel filter, but only because it's driven on dirt, and paper filters clog too easy... the best you can do: use standard airbox, use high performance panel filter, and run a cold air feed using kopex tubing... (NOT AG PIPE  )
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Location:
BrisVegas!
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March 2004
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 12:16
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and in queensland even a fully enclosed pod is illegal without an emmission tests and full compliancing...
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Location:
Dandenong Ranges, VIC
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 12:35
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this isnt the same for carbied motors is it? ive got ram-flo filter on my 2TG and they arn't in any sort of airbox or housing. ive never seen any that were, except for custom cold air setups. i also noticed that in original form the 2TGs seem to have a cold air setup which sort of includes an airbox thing. does this mean im gonna get fined too?
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 12:41
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Generally a lampshade will only get you a defect, unless you REALLY deserve to be sent to the cleaners!
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Location:
Dandenong Ranges, VIC
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: airfilter options?
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Thu, 23 September 2004 13:43
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uuuuh?
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