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ide like to see how these tests were performed and whether the car was already hot or they just ran cold tests. i had mine dynoed after the car was driven about 30 miles hot off the street in 98+degree weather with a rotofab cai on my otherwise stock 2010 m6 ss and it made 390 rwhp. this was done at about 3000 miles
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ide like to see how these tests were performed and whether the car was already hot or they just ran cold tests. i had mine dynoed after the car was driven about 30 miles hot off the street in 98+degree weather with a rotofab cai on my otherwise stock 2010 m6 ss and it made 390 rwhp. this was done at about 3000 miles
OP keep your stock air filter, on a stock intake the horsepower gain from a different filter is very minimal. And as far as CAIs for the 2010s go, shouldnt they all be roughly the same? there isnt any way you can make them different from each other, you are paying for a brand, fitment and the look. its just an open filter into an elbow
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OP keep your stock air filter, on a stock intake the horsepower gain from a different filter is very minimal. And as far as CAIs for the 2010s go, shouldnt they all be roughly the same? there isnt any way you can make them different from each other, you are paying for a brand, fitment and the look. its just an open filter into an elbow
A K&N filter was shown to gain absolutely nothing in terms of power. I'm sure it would do a better job at filtering though.
CAI's can vary quite a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer. Size, placement, filter used, and heat shield fitment plays a huge roll in getting the absolute coldest air into the intake. Radiusing the tube intake can make a fairly noticeable difference as well. Take Hennesey's intake for example. It's a $500 POS that has no heatshield at all and was the worst CAI they tested. It barely showed any improvement over the stock box and in some instances it was worse. Take the same design and add a good fitting heatshield to it and it will gain 5-10whp more. It's not just about getting a big *** tube with a filter on the end of it. There is a little science and experimentation to it.
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