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    Fibreglass Bonnet

    Hey guys,
    I'm gonna buy myself a fibreglass evo style bonnet soon
    Anyone with one know how much a fibreglass one weighs in comparison to a standard?

    Also does the podfilter hole provide any decent ventilation or benefit when there is no podfilter in use?
    I'm guessing not but thought I might as well double check

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    Quote Originally Posted by marvelman156 View Post
    Also does the podfilter hole provide any decent ventilation or benefit when there is no podfilter in use?
    I'm guessing not but thought I might as well double check
    Nope. It wrong place located, exactly on a top of the fuse box.
    There were few fb hoods from Poland on the market made with air intake specific for Galant, but production batch was very small, and if lucky you get used one.
    Also you can modify evo-style air intake, but it's not to everyone taste.
    Ex: Galant VR4
    Running 268 HP ATW and 443 Nm torque at 0.9 bar
    Now: Lancer Evolution 8 FQ-300
    Running 325 HP ATW and 510 Nm torque at 1.6 bar

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    Quote Originally Posted by swinks View Post
    Nope. It wrong place located, exactly on a top of the fuse box.
    There were few fb hoods from Poland on the market made with air intake specific for Galant, but production batch was very small, and if lucky you get used one.
    Also you can modify evo-style air intake, but it's not to everyone taste.
    Sweet Might try get one without the podfilter hole then

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    pod filters are **** anyway, stock airbox and high flow filter is much better

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gly View Post
    pod filters are **** anyway, stock airbox and high flow filter is much better
    Agreed haha my newly removed podfilter is now being used as a loose change container, much more useful
    Still need to upgrade the panel filter though, which do you prefer?
    Last edited by marvelman156; 30-06-2013 at 01:01 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marvelman156 View Post
    Still need to upgrade the panel filter though, which do you prefer?
    I have the HKS in mine.

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    hks aswell,

    but ralli-art and k&n do the job just as well,

    i perfer the dry foam type, (hks/ralliart) over the oiled filters like k&n
    no chance of over oiling the filter after a clean and messing up the afm

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    Quote Originally Posted by HPRULZ View Post
    I have the HKS in mine.

    Kev
    Quote Originally Posted by Gly View Post
    hks aswell,

    but ralli-art and k&n do the job just as well,

    i perfer the dry foam type, (hks/ralliart) over the oiled filters like k&n
    no chance of over oiling the filter after a clean and messing up the afm
    Awesome, thanks guys

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