Karlp Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 What are the major differences with a popcharger and the RTCustom air box mod, as much as I like the sound of the popcharger the 2-3 second delay before accelerating is a little annoying, does the air box mod still give a good deep sound when accelerating, also are the any power gains/losses with either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Popcharger - gives a nice roar but drops some engine power (not convinced of this myself when out on the road, but on dyno it definately heat soaks) and perhaps some throttle response Standard Airbox - no noise but gives better throttle response and gives a bit more engine power than stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I put in the RTC velocity stack, its hard to notice any difference, or sound, that said I havent tried hard to notice a sound difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 2-3 second delay??????? Over exagerate much? Noise - popcharger Dyno numbers - 06 airbox / mod. You pays yer money and you makes yer choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 In simple terms. Pop Charger Good for sound Not so good for heat soak As a result "claims" of slight power losses RTCustomz Airbox Returns the sound to OEM (Although can't remember what that sounds like as it was some 2 years ago) Great for heat soak, as the plastics take longer to get hot As a result "very slight" increase in power Me personally, if I lost 2bhp because of heat soak, I really can't be fussed. If I lost 10+ bhp then I'd be worried. If you want sound, go for the pop, if you want to retain oem response and no sound go for the RTcustoms box. It's all about how YOU want your car to sound. I will never get rid of my ARC Air Induction, it looks the nuts, sounds the nuts and erm.... isn't made of nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlp Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Off topic but are you the same wasso from LOC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Off topic but are you the same wasso from LOC? Nope there is clearly an imposter!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 In simple terms. Pop Charger Good for sound Not so good for heat soak As a result "claims" of slight power losses RTCustomz Airbox Returns the sound to OEM (Although can't remember what that sounds like as it was some 2 years ago) Great for heat soak, as the plastics take longer to get hot As a result "very slight" increase in power Me personally, if I lost 2bhp because of heat soak, I really can't be fussed. If I lost 10+ bhp then I'd be worried. If you want sound, go for the pop, if you want to retain oem response and no sound go for the RTcustoms box. It's all about how YOU want your car to sound. I will never get rid of my ARC Air Induction, it looks the nuts, sounds the nuts and erm.... isn't made of nuts But the ARC is easily the best sounding intake for the Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 But the ARC is easily the best sounding intake for the Z Agreed, it even sounds gorgeous in 4th gear pootling along say 40mph and then just plant the go pedal, it's like a growling monster being woken till it hits 3k rpm.... (I can hear it now ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlp Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Off topic but are you the same wasso from LOC? Nope there is clearly an imposter!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Just cut the front half of the standard airbox off and stick a decent panel filter in. Sounds amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keviswatt Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 What are the major differences with a popcharger and the RTCustom air box mod, as much as I like the sound of the popcharger the 2-3 second delay before accelerating is a little annoying, does the air box mod still give a good deep sound when accelerating, also are the any power gains/losses with either? 2-3 second delay on accelerating? I have had my popcharger just over a month and have noticed no difference other than the improved growl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 What are the major differences with a popcharger and the RTCustom air box mod, as much as I like the sound of the popcharger the 2-3 second delay before accelerating is a little annoying, does the air box mod still give a good deep sound when accelerating, also are the any power gains/losses with either? 2-3 second delay on accelerating? I have had my popcharger just over a month and have noticed no difference other than the improved growl! Me too, it doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlp Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 I have an auto and there is a slight delay in accelerating when sticking my foot right down? The engine revs up then the power comes through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have an auto and there is a slight delay in accelerating when sticking my foot right down?The engine revs up then the power comes through? Thats either the kick down or the torque convertor locking. Get a grounding kit makes a big difference to smoothness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have an auto and there is a slight delay in accelerating when sticking my foot right down?The engine revs up then the power comes through? Thats either the kick down or the torque convertor locking. Get a grounding kit makes a big difference to smoothness. Probably the torque converter taking time to lock up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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