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Originally Posted by christian370z
1) I think the gains of long tube intakes are very well documented at this point and that I have yet to anyone running K&N filters matching power levels of those running long tube intakes even when matched with the intake coupling.
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Really. I have yet to see clear evidence of it outperfoming it -- links? Dynos?
Where is the back to back comparison? SO far all I know is that piping airfrom in front of the radiators (LTI/CAI) makes more power than drawing in in from behind (SRI). However, the OEM airbox also draws air from in front.
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Originally Posted by christian370z
2) Exhausts: you have to consider that it can never be an entirely fair comparison because unless every exhaust manufacturer uses the exact same dyno and the exact same car on the exact same day with the exact same temperatures and ambient conditions... Well, you probably get the drift.
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Shops have lifts and techs -- invite someone over with their current CBE, swap it out, and face off against the competition.
Now to be fair, that is more work ...
But facing off against a set of K&N panels is NOT a big deal or expense.
There's a new intake under development even as we speak -- I hope they keep this open challenge in mind.
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Originally Posted by christian370z
3) I agree whole heartedly, the weights of wheels are very important in my personal decision making and have noticed a fair amount of ambiguity surrounding this topic even from vendors and manufacturers selling them.
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed
it would be nice.
The wheel weights is my biggest complaint, and that one just makes no sense.
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^^^ Hear that, wheel salesmen???
If you don't know, break out the scale! For 2 - 4K for a set, I think this isn't too much for consumers to ask