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Old May 17, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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i know litterally what they are, but what purpose do they serve? are they worth the money? can somebody just let me know. thanks
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Old May 17, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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spend your money elsewhere. they don't do anything.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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spend your money elsewhere. they don't do anything.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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I think the idea is to increase the plenum volume so there is more air for the engine to draw from when there is a heavy draw (like punching the gas). Do they work? From what I know, not on these cars...

Good rule of thumb...if it is too good to be true, it prolly is.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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I think they serve the purpose of emptying your pocketbook.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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i actually dyno tested one for a friend who was going to produce them. Needless to say he doenst make them. My car lost 2 rwhp, and 3rwtq. as stated, save your money
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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BUT it makes that cool little whisling sound!

Only purpose I've seen then useful on these cars is to plumb for a nitrous nozzle...
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Old May 17, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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BUT it makes that cool little whisling sound!

Only purpose I've seen then useful on these cars is to plumb for a nitrous nozzle...
I'd prefer to get something machined than have that piece of crap on my car.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmy 2 Times
i actually dyno tested one for a friend who was going to produce them. Needless to say he doenst make them. My car lost 2 rwhp, and 3rwtq. as stated, save your money
I was going to use this example. The only good thing, as someone mentioned, would be for nitrous. That's it.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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there are AWSOME, in fact buy 2! and while your at it, get one of those electric
superchargers with the 8lb pulley and youll be FLYIN!!!! id say 450-475rwhp!

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Don't ask about a Tornado either.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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Don't ask about a Tornado either.
what do you mean? my friend has TWIN tornados..... 500+rwhp
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Old May 17, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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i thought about one on each MAF end and one in th tb opening... 650 rwhp biotches!!!!!!!
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Old May 18, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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haha...i never said i was considering buying one...i was just on summit and got overwhelmed when i did a search for ls1. i just wasn't sure how they were "supposed to work".
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