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Old 03-27-2021, 05:35 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by ike84 View Post
I find this fascinating - any idea where the power came from? Did you get any afr readings? Maybe it was running lean and that's where the power came from? Maybe the resonance flapper is actually a handicap (the idea, while I understand the intended purpose, just seems absolutely ridiculous) and deleting it provided a smoother intake flow?

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We did check AFR during the dyno run, if I could find the damn graph the AFR readings are plotted on the same graph as the power curve. I was completely surprised by the addition HP, I was only swapping the 2.7 in because my 2.5 blew up (failed accusump) and I had a cheap line on a 2.7.
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