ch pod filter?

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jason2112

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hey guys, i am just curious as to how hard it would be to put a pod filter onto a ch lancer. i don't particularly want to spend a lot of money on a CAI, i just want the pod cause of the sucking/induction sound. Oh and also, is that box on the side just the resonator?
any ideas on how to go about it and any feedback from anyone who has done it before would be much appreciated.
 

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It aint that hard. Ha its just a simple unbolt old attach pod. Only thing you have to worry about is legality. It has to be covered
 
where abouts do i unbolt it? because the air flow meter is just behind the box and the pipe its on is a part of the top half of the box, so i cant just take the box itself off.
is that what you meant by unbolt it? and yeah i am going to by a heats shield for it which will cover it.
 
Yeah there should be some bolts holdin the airbox to the car itself. Find them and unbolt. The o2 sensor should be put back onto the pod. But you can take it out for now, makes it a bit easier
 
it is easy. it has 4 nuts that you will need to undo where it holds the meter to the box.
you will need to buy pod filter, pod adpt plate and 4 nuts and bolts as the stock bolts are part of the box.

will post pics of my setup on my cg.

also you will need to look for the bolts in the box that hold it to the car to remove it out of the way.
 
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Thats how I had mine for a while. I had a CAI that wouldn't fit so I turned it into a RAM intake. But I'm going to be honest, there is no different between the stock air intake and a ram intake like that. You'd only see improvements if you went a CAI. My suggestion would be invest in a K&N air filter which will flow better and be better then the pod since you have the cold air snorkel into the airbox anyway.
 
it really is very simple to do - firstly get your parts and tools that you need - remove battery- unclip the air flow meter - unclip the air box like you would if you were changing the filter - jack the car up and remove front wheel - then start removing all the stuff that is associated with the intake -

Parts needed: filter, clamps, and pipiing that you can get from Auto One...

but having said that it looks like you have a 4G69 mivec so you will have to retain the original piping from the throttle body to the end of the pipe just before the air box...

to make a CAI is pretty simple just start off with basic and add a pod which just means removing the box area, which means you have to undo bolts - good thing is you can not mess it up as bolts will screw back into place if you chicken out of the mod.

good luck post up pics
 
all people saying unbolt the air flow meter need to actually look at the photo. its a 4g69 by the looks of it, and it uses a different airflow meter to what the 93/94's do.

two options. cut the plastic housing pipe from the airbox, adapt a CAI to that

OR

remove the MAF from the pipe and purchase a proper CAI with a flat flange on it so you can bolt the 69 MAF to it. see the flat flange on this one? like that
 
^finally someone that understands! My understanding of the best thing for a CAI on the 4g69 would be a k&n drop in filter and some flexible piping to the front bar somewhere to pick up some cold air instead of the pissy little standard snout.
 
it can still be unbolted from the air box, or there are actually adaptors for putting a filter on the airbox.......

and again, refer to my previous post, just putting a pod filter on does nothing, get a K&N or a proper CAI... Just repeat what I say.
 
I honestly think our stock airbox design is fairly good, the intake feed although it looks small should probably be more than enough for a stock engine and it takes air in a direct feed from the front bumper, a good drop in k&n panel filter, and stick with that until more extensive engine stuff is done.
throwing a poddy in will sound marginally better if thats your objective, but I'd honestly expect a small drop in performance, not noticeable, but there.
 
the reason I sugest unbolting the air flow meter is to reduce the risk of damage the air flow meter in the G69 is a thin wire damage that and see how much Mitsubishi want to charge you for a new one...and my understanding you were wanting to do a CAI mod not just wanting to change filters.

now having said that I have a complete Injen CAI one sitting at home as a spare if you are interested...

I had it up for sale a while back but not many people on here had the 2.4lt
 
by the looks of yours Jason you need to cut away the piping (which holds the MAF sensor) from the actual air box. This is what I had to do as ours does not bolt on. I picked up a K&N Apollo system from the States for I think $150 all up including shipping.
 
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