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Old 07-05-2015, 09:07 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by spendy View Post
How valid a test is this if it finds no difference in flow between a half blocked stock filter and no filter at all?
Performance based on available air?

Obviously airflow is blocked but the engine will only take in what it can unless blown. Test shows the car is "over-filtered", or it takes a severely blocked filter to actually take performance away. And more air flow doesn't always mean squat.
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