True or False? (+13HP from intake)
05-22-09, 11:38 AM
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True or False? (+13HP from intake)
hmmm so i found this on youtube
and i dont believe it dyno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbA_NHZCY08
05-22-09, 11:57 AM
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+13hp on with a short ram? I doubt it but I can be wrong.
05-22-09, 02:01 PM
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Very optimistic, for sure. I tend to take vendor dyno graphs with a grain of salt. The design looks identical to K&N/Fujita/LMS/etc. None have been shown to have gains over 5whp, and some have been observed losing power.
05-22-09, 02:05 PM
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hmmmmmm .... lol i dunno bout that...
05-22-09, 02:14 PM
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Never trust the dyno from the guy trying to sell you something
05-22-09, 03:23 PM
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I thought Short Ram doesn't give any gains...
05-22-09, 03:28 PM
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Wheels aren't stock and dyno'd in 3rd gear.....
05-22-09, 03:30 PM
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05-22-09, 04:51 PM
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Highly doubtful. Maybe they just forgot the decimal... +1.3 hp
05-22-09, 05:15 PM
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+13 hp from an intake? doubtful.
05-22-09, 05:21 PM
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Its possible, just not from a short ram.
05-26-09, 06:29 PM
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thanks for the head up =]
05-27-09, 04:34 PM
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lol.. I dont even care for the little horsepower that it gives. Just like the sound it makes with the exhaust.. lolz.. i'm only concerned with how much HP the SC makes!!
05-27-09, 04:37 PM
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Just questionable enough to make you really feel the placebo effect.
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