MACE Enclosed CAI(Pod) general concesus?

[Raging Bull]

Whats the general consensus with the MACE CAI setup. From the pictures I've seen it seems like the airflow is restricted to only behind the headlight. What's peoples experience with it? Is it worth the $220?

[calais_cruzin]

Ino SircruzealotVS has one in his raptor blown vs, he was sayin he got a nice difference with his one, i would check over his posts to find the thread he was talkin about it in.

It sucks cold air in thru the headlight, no hot air from the bay can get in there, soo lower intake temp, more power, would be very benifecial for a SC car, but on a N/A i couldnt see it doin that much difference compared against a standard VS SC CAI

[don0xer]

i think its an additional $40 for a lid on top also lol. it looks good but at the price its a hard decision over a $20 diy one with .6mm sheet metal and some pvc :P

[redcv6]

i think that additional $40 is for a clear lid not just a lid, otherwise you get a black one

[FadeToBlack]

If you can make it yourself go for it, but i've heard positive reviews from someone who used it on an L67 (Supercharged V6)

[Raging Bull]

Yeah the actual intake is what concerns me since there's no actual easy path for the air other than whatever air leaves the headlight. I guess as long as the air is cold in that region it's ok since there's a pod sucking it all in and it's a forced induction setup. I'm just not sure if it's worth the bucks.

[WogBoyz]

i got one of them pod enclosures with the clear lid for my vs n/a and its good make a good bit of difference for me

[Raging Bull]

Yeah, I'm seriously considering it since I'd like to get that louder whine. I'll probably also get the 10psi pulley, should be enough whine with the pod that comes with it.

[WogBoyz]

yeah dude the pod makes alot of noise aye lol

[FadeToBlack]

The pod should be pretty loud. I am using the Yella Terra CAI (Big fat pipe) with a 10psi pulley and it whines much louder.

[Raging Bull]

Yeah I don't know about the Yella Terra one, I mean it's just a big pipe with a logo on it and you have to cut your airbox to fit right? It's also quite high in price from memory. The enclosed Pod CAI seems like the better option but also a rip off in my opinion.

[alien]

Yes, i couldn't see them being worth $220. Or $260 for the clear lid even. Hell, i did my cheap one for less than $10 and it did improve my car's fuel economy when driving right, as well as getting more power [and more fuel usage] when flooring it, even with the stock air filter. When i change over the air filter i'm hoping i'll notice a little bit more too!

[FadeToBlack]

They are expensive new, either get one second hand for dirt cheap, or just make one yourself. I payed $50 for the YT pipe and an already cut airbox.. it's a basic design, but it works well.

[WogBoyz]

can u get that yella terra pipe to fit a n/a 3.8? with the standard maf n tb?

[jameswh]

I installed one of these MACE POD enclosures on my VY II S (S/C - L67). After doing a bit of research, I was quite skeptical about the benefits.

After a pretty clean 20 minute installation, I took my car for a test drive. I immediately noticed a louder whine under heavy acceleration, and of course the highly praised induction noise coming from the POD. The power gain isn't significant, but definitely noticeable - a lot more low - mid range power.

Given the price of the kit, I truly don't think it's worth the money. All you really get is a plastic enclosure, pod filter, a bit of ducting, and a bracket + some screws for installation. My advice is to put together one yourself, and not to use the POD filter that comes with the kit - it's a rather cheapish unit. I'm planning to get myself a K&N one shortly (as soon as the bank account tips in my favour )

I can give you some pics of it installed in my VY if you like.

[johnno010684]

i have a k & n panel filter with home made pvc intake and i notice a bit more off the line, but really notice the power difference above 130 as stock ecotecs usually die after this speed hey??

[Raging Bull]

I installed one of these MACE POD enclosures on my VY II S (S/C - L67). After doing a bit of research, I was quite skeptical about the benefits.

After a pretty clean 20 minute installation, I took my car for a test drive. I immediately noticed a louder whine under heavy acceleration, and of course the highly praised induction noise coming from the POD. The power gain isn't significant, but definitely noticeable - a lot more low - mid range power.

Given the price of the kit, I truly don't think it's worth the money. All you really get is a plastic enclosure, pod filter, a bit of ducting, and a bracket + some screws for installation. My advice is to put together one yourself, and not to use the POD filter that comes with the kit - it's a rather cheapish unit. I'm planning to get myself a K&N one shortly (as soon as the bank account tips in my favour )

I can give you some pics of it installed in my VY if you like.

Yeah, that's what I would have thought. Question on the noise, is the whine lounder due to more cold air induction or is it simply lounder just because theres a pod there and hence the sucking induction noise is what gives off the impression?

[MACE]

I installed one of these MACE POD enclosures on my VY II S (S/C - L67). After doing a bit of research, I was quite skeptical about the benefits.

After a pretty clean 20 minute installation, I took my car for a test drive. I immediately noticed a louder whine under heavy acceleration, and of course the highly praised induction noise coming from the POD. The power gain isn't significant, but definitely noticeable - a lot more low - mid range power.

Given the price of the kit, I truly don't think it's worth the money. All you really get is a plastic enclosure, pod filter, a bit of ducting, and a bracket + some screws for installation. My advice is to put together one yourself, and not to use the POD filter that comes with the kit - it's a rather cheapish unit. I'm planning to get myself a K&N one shortly (as soon as the bank account tips in my favour )

I can give you some pics of it installed in my VY if you like.

Hey jameswh,

Thanks for your constructive feedback about our product. I’m glad to hear the installation whet smoothly.

In regards to valve for money, I understand where you’re coming from however development time for someone to make a similar box from scratch that fits as well and looks as factory like would take quite sometime. Not that we don’t encourage enthusiasts to make their own parts because we certainly do

This was a very important design aspect that we highly took into consideration when making this air box (all of our air boxes in fact), which is why this box has many difficult bends in it (read expensive) to get the right look

We could have simplified the bends (which we may be doing) or make the box from a cheaper material such as mild steel or thinner material to keep prices down, however the box probably wouldn’t have looked as good, been as easy to install or perform as well.

The main reason we chose the SAAS filter we use in our kits is that they can be run oil less. What this means is that you don’t end up with oil residue from the filter onto the MAF, causing the mixtures to progressively lean (dangerously lean?) out the more oil from the filter ends up on the MAF. Once just by cleaning a dirty MAF on a V6 we picked up around 12kw at the rears! So no I’m not a fan oil impregnated filters (such as K&N filters) on cars that run hot wire MAF’s

Once again thanks for taking the time to write your constructive feedback about the product as it’s information like that that’s critical for us in future developments.

Cheers
Steve

[MACE]

Yeah, that's what I would have thought. Question on the noise, is the whine lounder due to more cold air induction or is it simply lounder just because theres a pod there and hence the sucking induction noise is what gives off the impression?

You'll probably find that it's due to both

Cheers
Steve

[ucrvme]

i've heard its pretty decent, what tune did you get ect for it!

[delcowizzid]

I'm planning to get myself a K&N one shortly (as soon as the bank account tips in my favour )

the K&N pod has been proven to flow less air than a K&N panel filter and most other pod filter brands as well.ide go with a wildcat pod they flow more than a K&N panel .

[Surfwagon]

What ever people may think about the performance of the product I will say this.
The pod enclosure worked well on my 200rwkw L67 VS wagon, in fact too well as the induction noise ruined my stealth approach and was the only reason I removed it.
The product is extremely well made and being ABS plastic does not deform under heat and definately won't rust.
Some of you were worried about only getting air from behind the headlight well do what a lot of the L67 boys do with their std air boxes and add a VN-VR plastic inlet pipe into the side of the enclosure travelling down to behind the lower air shute under the bumper and you can even add a tube to connect to the std Holden OTR CAI ducts.

SW.