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Originally Posted by Trev88
Cool I was thinking of going pod. Yeah mine had leaves in the filter when I had an oem paper filter so was wondering if getting a pod one might be better
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If an air filter is located in the engine bay and open to sucking heated air from that area, performance will be affected. Any increase in the temperature of the intake air will decrease the power output. The cooler the air is, the more condensed it is and therefore, there is more oxygen contained per litre which makes more power. That is one reason why turbo cars perform better in winter than summer. Obviously, the lower ambient temperature in winter also helps the IC lower output temperatures. It is much better to have the intake air at ambient temperature coming into the filter from outside the engine bay.