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VN91SX
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 Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 8:21:29 PM
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Hi guys and girls,
just payed for a Mace Engineering pod filter cold air enclosure, and hopefully I will get it by the end of the week. Had been looking at it for a while. I ordered it with a perspex lid, so it should look pretty neat. Anyway, I will give you all the heads up on when I get it, and how it goes with installation and the like.
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leebo
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Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 8:36:56 PM
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thats really cool man thats also on my to do list.
especially with the perspex lid so you can see the pod filter
inside. You could even put a neon in that box.
post some pics if you can be bothered once you have it installed. |
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trizo
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Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 5:30:48 PM
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| some of the things you can get made up for your car now days are just crazy ,, post some pics up of it mate .... |
3 can keep a secret if 2 are dead |
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VN91SX
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Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 8:37:19 PM
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| Yeah Trizo it is pretty full on these days lol. I will be much happier with the pod issolated from the under bonnet heat. |
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leebo
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Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 10:23:21 PM
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yeah it annoys me when i see people getting around with a pod with no enclosure just for looks and it's sucking in the hot air decreasing engine life and performance what's the point.
seeing that on cars just makes my think you don't car about your car,good to see you do tell us if it's noticeable in driving too.
cheers |
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trizo
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 10:02:45 AM
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| haha I hear ya leebo ,, just for instance I was at poker last night and 1 of the young guys there have a vs SS ... nice ride and has spent some buks on it !!! but again he is another 1 that has all this cash spent for there car to go like stink and still has the pod outside of a box!!! I,m sure he will gewt the hint and buy a surround for it! |
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leebo
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 10:07:39 AM
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yeah that's up to him though.
if i were ever looking around car sales or something for a car
i would steer clear of the ones with mods like that or lowered
i'd try pick out a grannies car.
like for instance my dad's mates mother of 78years age get's
around in a 1988 VLturbo 17,000kms bought new never been touched
or driven over the speed limit. Gets notes of people wanting to pay anything she wants for it but id not interested in selling. lol |
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VN91SX
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Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 9:17:41 PM
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Got the enclosure in the mail yesterday. Installed it today. This is what it looks like. The link is to photo bucket where I have placed two photos. Check out the full sized versions of the two photos. Enjoy!
http://photobucket.com/VN91SX |
Edited by - VN91SX on 06 Feb 2009 9:21:17 PM |
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leebo
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 12:52:34 AM
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that's look so good mate you must be very proud of it.
that clear perspex lid is worth the extra $40 to show it off.
you have the cleanest engine bay i have ever seen i can't wait to get mine now.
can you notice any extra throttle response? |
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VN91SX
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 11:14:28 AM
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Thanks leebo. I have put alot of time into detailing the engine bay, and I am very proud of it. The extra throttle response is negligable, but it is there, especially at quicker cruising speeds e.g. 60-80km/h when there is good airflow. I noticed an improvement in throttle response instantly when I originally got the pod, but I feel alot more secure and happy now that it is enclosed and not breathing in the hot air under the hood.
I added the polished air flow pipe on when I installed the pod enclosure, it sounds pretty cool and looks good lol! The polished pipe has a sound to it that the factory plastic one doesn't.
I am glad you liked it and I appreciate your nice words and I can tell that you certainly have a big passion for VN's |
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trizo
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 1:19:42 PM
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| haf to agree with the leebo , that pod cover looks phat! |
3 can keep a secret if 2 are dead |
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VN91SX
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 2:20:55 PM
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| Yeah, I was pretty impressed with the finished product after I installed it. Each piece has been fabricated and finished perfectly. |
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leebo
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 4:05:57 PM
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| well done mate i just want to get mine so badly i gota get rims first then i'll be doing that. |
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VN91SX
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 4:32:45 PM
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| Wheels will make a big difference to your car leebo! Wise choice |
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leebo
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 5:14:20 PM
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yeah I'm just prioritizing those first cos it will make it look heaps better and I'm goga put on my twin 3" dump tips first.
i gona do the mace engineering enclosure and throttle body after but they are for performance not looks on mine as my engine bay is a disgrace no degreaser will fix it lol. |
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nodg
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 6:44:02 PM
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| my homemade enclosed cai for my pod eventually broke over the ast week so will go for either the mace pod enclosure or do the holden cai and stock filter box... cant be bothered making another one! |
Cheers,
Nodg. |
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VN91SX
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 7:59:39 PM
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| This is a strong and sturdy box nodg. Like yourself nodg, I was thinking about going back to the standard panel filter and cai, but a thread you wrote a while ago about the cai being a pain to make it fit changed my mind. Oh and I also forgot, the sound of a the pod, these two things made up my mind. |
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leebo
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 8:14:00 PM
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| I'm sure nodg if you can't be bothered making up a new one you could get a KnN filter but I'm sure the Mace engineering is much better. |
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lovevncomms
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Posted - 19 Feb 2009 : 3:04:21 PM
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| first of vn91sx mate that looks completely sik mate and to leebo i think nodg or or jas and a couple of others can put ya onto some really awesome stuff mate |
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leebo
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Posted - 19 Feb 2009 : 4:20:12 PM
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| yeah thanks i have been talking to them and have a racing chip coming soon but im just doing a couple of other things first as you may have read but don't yet have the cash to buy the other things i have my eye out for but will speak more seriously about getting hooked up with those things when i have the money in my hand. |
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lovevncomms
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Posted - 19 Feb 2009 : 9:13:29 PM
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| thats my exact prob at this point in time to leebo so i feel ya on dat mate |
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