Upgrade Of Air Intake

[middy]

Hi. My fiancee, KMR-VZ in the forum, has a 07/07 V6 VZ wagon and we are gunna bee looking at a 2.5 inch sports exhaust system for it soon and after that it would be good to upgrade the air intake. Knowing exactly what to do with the intake set up is where I am gunna get stumped so can anyone give me some advise on what after market accesorys/air filter would be best to use in conjunction with the more free flowing exhaust to improve performance a little.

[ashbox]

k&n panel filter and the monaro cold air intake are a good combo and bfyb.

[middy]

k&n panel filter and the monaro cold air intake are a good combo and bfyb.

cool....so roughly what would that set up cost??

[Fishman88]

I got myself a Mace cold air intake!! Love it! haas a sweet incduction sound n to me i felt an increase in power but unless i dyno it not too sure but feels goood baby!! ahaha

[Escape-The-Fate]

i also want to know about mace inductions..ive seen them for sale and done a bit of reading on them..and very interested to know if its just a preference to have a mcai and k&n panel filter or to have the mace pod filter in the box..and do each have there pros and cons?

to fishman you should be able to answer this, does mace pod filter have to be oiled?

cheers james.

[ashbox]

the monaro one around the $50 mark.

[phatvtcom]

the monaro one around the $50 mark.

can that fit on a vt by any chance??

[ashbox]

i assume so because the monaro is based on the vt shape

[WogBoyz]

i also want to know about mace inductions..ive seen them for sale and done a bit of reading on them..and very interested to know if its just a preference to have a mcai and k&n panel filter or to have the mace pod filter in the box..and do each have there pros and cons?

to fishman you should be able to answer this, does mace pod filter have to be oiled?

cheers james.

nah mate they come with a 25 dollar SAAS pod the for my vs did anyway

i just swaped it out for a K&N pod and noticed more imporovment then b4

warning tho u have to shave the lip inside the pod on the rubber bit so u can get addapter part far enuff in the pod

otherwise it was worth putting a k&n its got even more induction noise now

[Escape-The-Fate]

so to buy the mace pod in box..with a bad pod..is $270..then its better to get a k&n pod which is another 70-90 bucks im guessing??...dunno which is better or easier?

[phatvtcom]

i assume so because the monaro is based on the vt shape

yea thats what i was thinking as well...

[WogBoyz]

so to buy the mace pod in box..with a bad pod..is $270..then its better to get a k&n pod which is another 70-90 bucks im guessing??...dunno which is better or easier?

well mate my pod cost me 180 from autobarn lol

[2Com]

All you need to do is put more openings (towards the blinker) in the lower airbox to make it breath better, The 'Monaro" intake is just a shroud that reduces hot under bonnet air being breathed in. The pic shows what the VY 285kw HSV used:

[ashbox]

well mate my pod cost me 180 from autobarn lol

yeah you got ripped

[squawk]

suppose you could always mod your standard air box and fit a pod in that........ should be too hard, i might look in to it

[Nitronic_12]

Yes, try the K&N Panel, then after a good week of driving, take it out and face it towards the sun and see how much dirt it's compiled on it.

[MACE]

so to buy the mace pod in box..with a bad pod..is $270..then its better to get a k&n pod which is another 70-90 bucks im guessing??...dunno which is better or easier?

The filter we use isn't bad as what people may think, in fact it's better then a K&N item in the fact that it can be run oiless. Why is this fact important, well on cars that run MAF's it certainly is for the following reason

Clean your MAF

Food for though

Cheers
Steve

[Escape-The-Fate]

ok thanks for that mace, as i asked fishman before for the specific reasons of i dont really want to be running a oiled filter because of the storys ive heard of people having problems with the oil running up the intake pipe and into the maf sensor..will probably be purchasing a cai from you soonish.

[VZMAX]

just a bit off the topic...can anyone please advice where the maf is located on the vz v6...cheers

[Escape-The-Fate]

on the front of the manifold on the top of the engine..were the pipe connects to the engine

[84dez]

mace i was also told that ur intake kit also comes with the manifold insulators, well atleast one of the guys from QLD got some with his, therefore making it $300 delivered and u get a pod kit for 170 and mani insulators for 130 which is cheap

[monaro327]

the maf cleaning issue maybe true on vs-vy coldwire mafs but the bosch maf in the vz/ve is a hotwire maf will a burn off feature the heats the wire to 250c to help keep the maf clean. that said the oil film could effect the iat sensor.

[Fishman88]

Fitted the Mace CAI cant be any happier!! luv the induction noise and is a nice tight fit! I find notin wrong wit the pod supplied.

[squawk]

what improvements has it made to the performance to the car? have you got the insulators?

[WogBoyz]

mine is oiled (not over oiled) had it for a while check my MAF ect and they were clean as no sign of any oil pretty sure its only a problem if u over oil the filter