I suspect what vwcool was meaning that a pod can often flow less air, with more issues regarding length tuning, baffles and resonate frequencies.
Lots of pods actually end up losing power or changing where/how it makes power.
Same now applies to the ol K & N filter. Paper is often better.
There are exception, your idea seem worthy of investigation. Digi temps as greedy suggested. He may even find you one on ebay......
Commodores ?VT had a restrictive intake under the bonnet lip. Stanley knife fix. Early BMW motorcycles benefited from a heap of holes in the back of the airbox.
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