I've been sitting here all night working out how to make an aluminium airbox with more volume, you will never convince me that these bikes, especially with stock carbs, will run better with pods, Brian's antipod is a different beastie that has a lot more thought put into it, but without those stacks it would be just another pod ...
Nope, I didn't say "run better" mate, as I don't have a dyno in my garage and I didn't have another F2 to compare it to with the stock airbox fitted, and Cliff's engine was kinda tired anyway, but for normal "start it up and ride it all day" use, it was fine.
I can tell you from experience though, that I removed the antipod from my K1 and installed my old K&N pods just to see what the differences would be, rode it from my place to Kinglake and back, (from 300 feet above sea level to 2000 feet above sea level) a ride I've done many times with the antipod in place, and I didn't notice any real difference.
I think the aluminium airbox is a good idea though, I don't like pods all that much, and even less in wet weather like we have here at the moment, I've heard that water injection is a good thing, but I'm not keen on exposing my filters to the rain, particularly when the bike is parked outside the pub. Cheers, Terry.