Hi Guys,

Need a bit of advice.. Im kinda stuck as to how i want to setup my CAI..

Do I:

a) move the pod down into the vacant area near the front passenger wheel and then add a scoop onto my skirt to get air flowing into the pod more.

or

b) add a bonnet scoop (evo style) over the pod in the bonnet.

If i were to go with B, how would i prevent water from getting on the filter.. I know a dry charger would help, but it wouldnt help much if the car was sitting still.

Can I suggest something if you are prepare to do a bit of modding?....

I've been toying with this idea, but don't have a pod - maybe in the future.

1. relocate the battery to boot. Or buy one of those mini batteries and relocate in engine bay, to leave the battery box empty.
2. run fat S/S :P tubing from T/B to battery box, which inside sits the pod.
3. run some big pvc pipe from bottom of bumper up to bottom of battery box for cold air, or if you can get it from around the headlight?.

finished!

this is assuming a pod will fit in the battery box. it gives it somewhere to hide from heat, looks clean and will get cold air, plus the induction length of pipe is small and doesn't need to be restricted in diameter. and will never get wet.

attached is a photochop of what i mean :

Hello fellow Mitsu Owners, a couple of things with placing the pod in your fenderwell area, I have seen the "sock" you can put over the pod to avoid excess dirt and moisture but there is always the chance of damage. The main reason I decided against placing it down there was the winters here in the Chicago area suck and the salt on the road would kill the pod. Ofcourse you may not have the exact same issue.

As for the scoop on the bonnet, personally for the asthetic stand point this would look awsome. In looking through the Aussie sites for Magna/Verada owners I have not seen but only a couple with scoops. Here in the US I doubt any would have them. Above all I think with this modification you may get soem very good results. What ever body shop you have doing the work should be able to design and install it in such a fashion that little or no water would get to your filter. Part of the scoop process involves ducting from the opening to the actual location of your filter.

As for moving the battery, not sure how much of a challenge that would be but he pics which were left by thearlier post are fairly close. At least sizewise it woulf fit in that box but the airflow would still have to be addressed. Good luck to you.

:)

i took the lazy option and just ran PVC piping from the grille space in the bumper to the air box with k&n panel.

Just couldnt be ****ed using a pod, and am not convinced the results would have been that different

And Jowet, did u have any ideas on how u were going to connect the end of the PVC pipe to the air box? At the moment mine is really dodgy and stuck on with heaps of tape, but i am trying to think of something more secure.

i shaped the pvc so that it slips over the existing airbox hole, then used general purpose silicone to seal (taped in place for a couple of hours till it sets)

shaped the pvc how? heat gun? something which i do not have :cry:

Super Glue and Cable Ties fixes everything!

I think it would have to rain pretty heavily for it to do any damage to the filter but you could always make some sort of cover to seal the vents off if you wanted to. Mine came with covers but no way to attach 'em :(

I think it would have to rain pretty heavily for it to do any damage to the filter but you could always make some sort of cover to seal the vents off if you wanted to. Mine came with covers but no way to attach 'em :(
Im not worried about wrecking the filter :)

Im worried about water going into the engine and siezing up a piston or 6...

You wont lock the engine up. to cause hydrolock you pretty much need to submerge the whole intake in water so that it sucks it into the cylinders. A bit of rain wouldn't be enough.

reverse bonnet vents baino. like the MINES GTR. i'll explain what i mean next time i see ya. or ferrari style vents, with the raised bits at the side so the water that travels up the bonnet go around the actual intake hole.

You wont lock the engine up. to cause hydrolock you pretty much need to submerge the whole intake in water so that it sucks it into the cylinders. A bit of rain wouldn't be enough.

Funny this subject should come up. I was just reading an article about using water injection as a means of cooling the air intake system. It seems it's very effective to set up a water atomizer nozzle to inject a fine water mist directly into the intake to cool it down. No problems with damaging the engine - the water just turns to steam taking a lot of heat with it.

just turn your grill into 1 big air intake.. just make up a bigger box to replace the standard air box, put the filter in their, then run a big fat bit of piping to the grille as your air intake.. as for water.. nfi how to stop that..