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Old 13-12-2006, 06:05 PM   #1
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Default What AUs had Factory Pod Filters?
I thought it was just the T series, but a spare parts guy at a Ford dealer I visited today said some XR8s had them too.

I thought all XRs came with flat panels?
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Old 13-12-2006, 06:09 PM   #2
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I think he was just pulling your leg, Ive never seen or heard of any au's with factory pods.
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Old 13-12-2006, 06:13 PM   #3
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mine has 1 its a pursuit 250 but
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Old 13-12-2006, 06:15 PM   #4
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mine has 1 its a pursuit 250 but
Ooh, I thought it was the same air box throughout...
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Old 13-12-2006, 06:16 PM   #5
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i think when ford updated the xr8 to 220 kw
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Old 13-12-2006, 06:17 PM   #6
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Pursuit 250s and the T Series have factory pod filters. On the BAs XR8s got factory pod filters aswell as FPV.
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Old 13-12-2006, 11:55 PM   #7
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Old 14-12-2006, 12:19 AM   #8
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To be exact, all the 5.6 AU's.. that's the 250 XR8 Pursuit, T3 TE50, T3 TS50 and T3 TL50 had factory pod's in an enclosed airbox. So no.. not all T-Series and definitely no 200kw or 220kw XR8's had them.
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Old 14-12-2006, 10:24 AM   #9
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Ever tried ordering a new pod?
the BA one is around $60
the AU one is around $800
The BA unit has a frontal air intake as opposed to side intake and the mounting lugs are different but for my money I think I would retro fit the lower casing of the BA
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Old 14-12-2006, 10:35 AM   #10
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How feasible is it to retro-fit the BA airbox and pod into an AU?
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Old 14-12-2006, 12:42 PM   #11
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Yes, JC has done it on his cars.
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Old 14-12-2006, 02:35 PM   #12
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go look over a BA in the car yard you will se that the mounting at bottom on to inner guard is with a crude bracket from ford anyway. the prices were just for lower casing. you would be up for clip and top section which also houses MAF (AU top)
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Old 14-12-2006, 03:06 PM   #13
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just a pod filter is illegal aye? is it true that it must be in a box? or you can be yellowed?

Just that a mate of mine with a Sunbeam GTRicecook... i mean Nissan Skyline GTR had his exposed pod filter marked down as a no no when the cops took it over the pits??he pi$$ed it off to conform and then put it back on again
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just a pod filter is illegal aye? is it true that it must be in a box? or you can be yellowed?

Just that a mate of mine with a Sunbeam GTRicecook... i mean Nissan Skyline GTR had his exposed pod filter marked down as a no no when the cops took it over the pits??he pi$$ed it off to conform and then put it back on again
True, exposed pods are a no no. Enclosed pods work better anyway, you don't want a HAI.
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Old 14-12-2006, 03:32 PM   #15
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go look over a BA in the car yard you will se that the mounting at bottom on to inner guard is with a crude bracket from ford anyway. the prices were just for lower casing. you would be up for clip and top section which also houses MAF (AU top)
Can the AU MAF screw straight on to the BA airbox cover?
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Old 14-12-2006, 03:46 PM   #16
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Can the AU MAF screw straight on to the BA airbox cover?
pretty sure it can. A lot have done it, the only one I can think of with a lot of pics though is Falkeen's old ute. It had the BA setup.
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Old 14-12-2006, 04:22 PM   #17
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Ever tried ordering a new pod?
the BA one is around $60
the AU one is around $800
The BA unit has a frontal air intake as opposed to side intake and the mounting lugs are different but for my money I think I would retro fit the lower casing of the BA
When we took the airbox out of dads ba xr8 it has a small entry from the front where my pursuit 250 has the intlet in the guard on the side of the box & looks heaps biiger than the ba entry.

Still doesn't make up for the difference in price tho...
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Old 14-12-2006, 06:38 PM   #18
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just a pod filter is illegal aye? is it true that it must be in a box? or you can be yellowed?

Just that a mate of mine with a Sunbeam GTRicecook... i mean Nissan Skyline GTR had his exposed pod filter marked down as a no no when the cops took it over the pits??he pi$$ed it off to conform and then put it back on again
not so sure about it being illegal in WA, my girlfriend has a lancer, we put an aftermarket steering wheel and a pod filter on it, took it to DPI in Perth to get a permit and they said you don't need a permit anymore, this was about 12 months ago tho....the pod isn't in a box either, just hanging off the intake pipe with a bracket
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Old 14-12-2006, 06:54 PM   #19
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don't need to enclose pods in qld
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You do in QLD, whether the boys in blue and DOT enforce them heavily is a different matter and normally determined by the attitude test.
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Old 15-12-2006, 01:21 AM   #21
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Ahhh, the wonders of the search button.

All my questions about BA pods answered here:

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...7&page=1&pp=25
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