POD Filter - good or bad?
How does a POD work - Hardtuned.net
I was reading that after curiously thinking about a pod filter. A cold air intake would cause the car to use more fuel right? What about air restriction - less restriction = more air, but won't it introduce more fuel to get the magical 14.7:1 ratio ? Is there any FE benefit in a pod filter (instead of a WAI)? |
To keep the answer short and simple, a pod or high flow OEM replacement won't help or hurt fuel economy at all.
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A pod filter will do more harm than good in my experience. Air boxes are tuned for flow and resonance, and replacing them with a pod filter will hurt your throttle response and mid-range torque - costing mpg.
At WOT it may give you slightly more power, but it will hurt performance and MPG everywhere else. Washable replacement filters like K&N aren't any benefit either from what I've seen, and usually don't filter as well as OEM-style pleated paper. |
One of the site's creators did a test and found no difference. You may get improvements on a tuned engine but as a direct replacement for OEM save your money.
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