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Old 03-24-2012, 01:08 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA View Post
Actually, the worst thing that can, and usually does happen, is that the "trick" aftermarket system makes less power on the dyno. I do not know how many aftermarket "improved cold air" systems (which is a misnomer as the factory system is a cold air set up to begin with) people have looked at and properly tested before and after on a dyno, only to find they added nothing, or even took power away............. I think a truely more interesting experiment would be to determine how much time and money have been wasted on this.
Or better yet, the "tuner" drops a screw inside the new intake.... where did that little thing go... no matter. He fires up the motor with his new high tech intake mod, the motor ingests the screw, it gets jammed in cyl #2 intake valve, piston goes TDC, valves bend and pistons break. True story if you substitute "Honda" for "Porsche".

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