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Old 08-17-2009, 04:34 PM   #11
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Maybe I'm giving the dyno guys too much credit here, but I would think they would warm up the engine before doing a pull to redline? Also, I would trust a real dyno way before the good old "butt dyno." So many people swear certain "upgrades" makes their car faster due to placebo effect, when in reality it's not any quicker and sometimes even be slower. While not perfect, a dyno is much more objective than we are and discrepancies are often due to user error more than the dyno itself.
When making their video, in seconds they could have mentioned what prep was done for the dyno test in the interest of accuracy....they didn't. The whole point of Dyno Day was to establish credibility for the plenum product, so I'm surprised they did try harder to anticipate what suspicions we may have about the testing method.

Regarding seat-of-pants testing, knowing that I have a certain number of HP more than I used to is not as important than saying that I can feel it. And I do believe in the placebo effect as you describe it. That's why I want feedback from a bunch of Pedro Plenum buyers rather that the one or two that have reported so far. Also, there are two products from Pedro depending on the year of your car. We need results info on each.

I've read most everything posted anywhere on the RSS product. If it was cheaper, I'd probably want to try it. But for that price I can live without it. Pedro's, on the other hand is tempting due to price. I just want to be a bit more convinced that it really works.

Bob (cautious skeptic)
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