soupbowl
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: West Bend
Meh, I never bought into that "vortex at the intake" stuff. What is it supposed to set up a votex that flows into the intake, makes a 90* turn, follows down an intake port, through a valve opening, into the cylinder, up through the pre-chamber hole and aid in fuel atomization at the injector? HA!
The only reason anyone ever claims a HP increase with one of them 2 dollar add on devices they pay 50 bucks for is because they know they spent 50 bucks on a 2 dollar gimmick and they want their butt dyno to feel good after taking it in the rear to buy it
My vote is that they put it in there as a resonator to reduce engine intake noise.
The only reason anyone ever claims a HP increase with one of them 2 dollar add on devices they pay 50 bucks for is because they know they spent 50 bucks on a 2 dollar gimmick and they want their butt dyno to feel good after taking it in the rear to buy it
My vote is that they put it in there as a resonator to reduce engine intake noise.
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From: North Bend
Yeah but there's gotta be a reason for FORD to have done it in the first place... or IH, whoever designed the intake.
Noise is one idea, never thought of that before. I know that when I drove around the block with the air cleaner off one time it sounded so sexy I could hardly contain my giddines.
But that's not what manufacturers want, haha.
I've read a lot about people not feeling any difference at all. Perhaps it doesn't do as much on a stock intake as on one modified for cold air or a second intake tube into the filter housing(which would be cool).
So that's three
so far for cutting it... any more with hands-on input?
-Joshua
Noise is one idea, never thought of that before. I know that when I drove around the block with the air cleaner off one time it sounded so sexy I could hardly contain my giddines.
But that's not what manufacturers want, haha.
I've read a lot about people not feeling any difference at all. Perhaps it doesn't do as much on a stock intake as on one modified for cold air or a second intake tube into the filter housing(which would be cool).
So that's three
so far for cutting it... any more with hands-on input?-Joshua
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I cut mine off. Seemed to help some. IM strait piped, so i couldnt notice a sound difference if their was one lol.
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