Dyno testing POD FILTER Performance Claims | CASH vs TRASH

We take our cars to the Dyno to power check our mods. But these were not the results we were hoping for on the Peugeot and the Swift Sport...

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[bradentibbles]

I feel like an "out of the bin" opportunity was missed 😂

[bradsoole]

Of course Marty lost power. He got rid of his water cooled air filter.

[benraymond]

I would love to see you push back on K&N on this. That kit was supposedly made just for that car, and they "guarantee" a horsepower increase. I'd love to see what they have to say.

[MrWilliam.Stewart]

To unlock the 5 extra kilowatts from the pod filter, you first have to paint front brake calipers red, it's written in the fine print. I heard it on the internet somewhere 🤔

[metallifetime]

put back the stock filters and do a dyno run again, would love to see the results

[qwertiee]

That settles it. Everyone complaining about the price of the K&N air filter had a valid point 😂

[craigdavies]

My guess is the different wheels contribute to power change/loss. More friction with grippier tyres, larger tyre circumference is a power killer.

[gippo]

would have been good to see the old air filter back on and a retest of the swift. just to make sure the drop in power was real and wasnt some odd dyno issue

[Lolan]

I've been a Journeyman tech for 10 years now and as most people have pointed out there are many many things that contribute to power loss when putting on "Cold air intakes". But the one thing that always seems to bother me, and i know it shouldn't, is no one likes to talk about how 90% of Factory intakes ARE COLD AIR INTAKES. Almost every car draws its air from either the grill or the fender from factory. I mean think about it for one moment people, you dont need a cold air intake because you already have one! If it was as easy as simply changing a pipe and a filter to gain HP the Manufactureres would do it instantly! Anyways thats my rant for the day. As always, keep it up guys your videos always make me happy and put a smile on my face. Good job

[ryanbowden]

This is exactly where Scotty’s sage help is needed… he is a diagnostic wizard and makes an awful lot of sense every single time.

[matthewsmith]

It’s kind of hard to know for sure what was going on unless you put the stock air box and filter back on and do a dyno run the same day to see if there were any other variables involved

[EthanLeitch]

It'd be awesome to see:

The maximum power you can gain with a dyno tune using the STOCK intake
VS.
The max with a dyno tune using an AFTERMARKET intake.

I feel like this could be the scenario that they're actually useful

[GoonSmith]

Love to see Marty's original intake with the new exhaust, see if the $50 exhaust made a diff.

[vinnyvtec]

Im in the uk and i used to like induction filters for the noise when i was younger, but since i've got a bit older and a bit smarter, now i keep the standard air box, chop any fins inside the box to make it as smooth as possible, replace the ribbed intake hose with a smooth one and replace the panel filter with a better flowing filter, my preference is a company called 'green' and you keep the same set up as your car manufacturer spend ££££'s researching and developing, increase the sound a bit, help the flow of air a little bit and its really cheap to do.
I also noticed in my time that on smaller not very powerful engines, you lose low down torque by using an open/induction filter compared to a standard airbox, so you make your already slow accelerating car even slower off the mark.

[wijibo]

You can only do so many mods before you get into needing tuning, and I feel you guys are right there at the door.

[georgeoliver]

On the Peugeot the taller heavier wheels would have definitely reduced power

[ofthenearfuture]

It's such a complex issue, but over the years (and thanks to your videos as well!), I think it just comes down to these small cc NA engines being engineered to be incredibly efficient by the manufacturer. Decreased restriction/pressure/velocity in the intake and exhaust probably only benefits FI setups. And in modern vehicles most likely only with tuning in any case.

[adamtomecek]

Dropping pod filter without any shielding on top of the exhaust manifold in the back of the engine bay. I can only imagine how crazy the intake air temperature was.

[ValerianusEustorgios]

Mainline dyno’s have definitely thrown us as a part manufacturer for a loop in the past. They’re very strict in some ways, and definitely could be the problem. It would have been useful to do the test in the same day. But given the location of that filter and the way a dyno operates I suspect the intake air temp has significantly changed, which can not only result in natural performance loss but also can trigger the calibration to significantly lower power in order to avoid knock.

[nigelfox]

Would be interesting to see a k&n panel filter in the stock air box… maybe look at cold air feeding to the air box with some added intake / porting with the ducting