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Postby Dodgy Guy » Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:38 pm

Has anyone out there got a ramair kit (www.ramair-filter.com)

if so are they any good? or are the k&n filters still the best?
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:43 pm

not as good as k&n, in fact most ppl i know 'in the know' rate them as cheap things best left on cortinas
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Postby minijrocks » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:01 pm

i was just looking at them last night. The one that goes on the cadilac looked alright, had its own scoop which went just below the number place which worked like a "pod scoop". they also sell thoes inducting pipes that you used for air conditioning ect.... didn't find a place to get em in nz though
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Postby pplmvr » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:06 pm

havn't really seen much of that brand, stick with K&N, trust, Apexi, etc you will be fine
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Postby FLAWLES » Wed Aug 11, 2004 7:10 pm

to be plane and honest there man the standard one will give you more power " man is this going to cause a argument "
we dyno a sw20 turbo mr2 with the standard filter and then with a pod filter " i cant remember the exat numbers but it was not very much the standard filter gave more power thro the rev range
i will try and find the dyno results
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Postby celica_tommo » Wed Aug 11, 2004 7:55 pm

what type/brand of pod filter was that?... was it in cold air box fed from outside of the engine bay?
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Postby kingcorolla » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:20 am

i think its coz the panel filter have more surface area than pod. but cold air intake would do it
correct me if im wrong tho
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Postby badidas » Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:45 am

cheap things best left on cortinas

hahahahah well said

pods are fine but you need good air induction to them,
i found my car was 15% more responsive when i had a pod filter and no bonnet (dont ask) so as long as the pod has apropriate sheilding from heat you will gain decent amount of power.
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Postby RomanV » Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:16 pm

badidas wrote:i found my car was 15% more responsive when i had a pod filter and no bonnet


haha

How do you measure responsiveness?

How did you figure out it was 15% more?

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