Re: air intake systems

From: Patrick Delgado (dadoctah@icc.vitelcom.net)
Date: Wed Jun 09 1999 - 16:51:29 EDT


I haven't had my set-up on the dyno, but every dyno test I've seen, on all
sorts of vehicles, shows at least some hp gain by using a k&n.
Dr. Pat
P.S.unless all the engine builders, tuners and car mags are part of a vast
right wing conspiracy to increase k&n sales.
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>From: David Steinberger <das@phcpas.com>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: air intake systems
>Date: Wed, Jun 9, 1999, 11:01 PM
>

> About a week ago, someone posted a conversation with a mechanic who
> claimed there was no improvement to the stock air intake system by
> changing to an open element system. The responses I have read to that
> post have been very vague. I realize that we all want to justify that
> we made good decisions in the money we spend for modifications. No one
> has refuted this man's claims so far. Have we all wasted money on our
> FIPK, FABM, Quick D, etc.? Can anyone lay claim to proven results? I
> for one would love to see test results...ie: I gained .2 in the quarter,
> or a dyno test showed a 5HP gain or I gained 1MPG. Personally, I don't
> care if it sounds better, or it feels quicker, or how many cfm's it
> produces. I don't even know what a cfm is. Does it offer performance
> gains or doesn't it? Thanks



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