For all of those who have looked at them, thought about them, or want
one...Straight from Poweraid/Airaid:
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To: bernd@texas.net
From: AirAid Info
Subject: Re: AIRAID.COM Contact Form
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 09:20:36 -0700
Dear Sir, thank you for your inquiry in our products. The spacer makes no HP on
the dyno. It makes all of it's power in torque in the low end. If you haven't
noticed any power on the Dyno or the track then it's doing what it's supposed
to. You would not see any gains down the 1/4 mile or increases on the dyno. The
idea of the spacer is to improve overall drivability and fuel mileage. In most
cases when people install a bolt on part they expect better mileage and power,
what happens is they are into the throttle a lot more than before trying to
test performance and thats when the decrease in mileage happens.
Sincerely,Matt
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So...
(1) "The spacer makes no HP on the Dyno. It makes all of it's power in torque
in the low end.". - That's a quote from AirAid.
(2) "If you haven't noticed any power on the Dyno or the track then it's doing
what it's supposed to." - Another quote from AirAid
(3) "The idea of the spacer is to improve overall drivability and fuel
mileage."
So...it doesn't make any more HP, is NOT supposed to help in 1/4 mile
performance (or on the Dyno), and is mainly for mileage and bottom end Torque.
Hmmmm...Dyno's show TQ figures and there were no changes, mileage stayed the
same, and 1/4 mile performance wasn't affected on the several people who have
tried it (including myself). Hey, that's worth the $90! ;)
BTW: They still aren't able to explain how the spacer keeps the swirl effect
through the two turns (90 degree and 45 degree) in the intake plenum of the
Dodge Ram/Dakota/Durango manifolds.
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