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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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i was looking today in my jeg's cata;og and discovered my car has an airfoil how much horse does and airfoil add
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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maybe like 2-3 max, nothing you can feel but hey if its already there then what the heck it cant hurt any!
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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i have one. i need to like screw it into my tb. came in a bag in the car.
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Originally Posted by StealthFormula
maybe like 2-3 max, nothing you can feel but hey if its already there then what the heck it cant hurt any!
It's more like 30@rw
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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^^Sounds like a Honda Mod..
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Originally Posted by Elliott's94Z
It's more like 30@rw
lets not be modest here...
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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If you can pick one up cheap sure, if you have a aftermarket elbow the JET one won't fit, if you get a aftermarket throttle body it will already be built in.
If I did it all over again, I wouldn't have got it I think. Then again I also bought shorty headers first time around also.
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Then again I also bought shorty headers first time around also.
No.


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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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like i said before,my car picked up 10 horsepower to the spare tire with the airfoil mod.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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No.


Trust me I wish I found ls1tech as soon as I picked my car up.
Actually I put longtubes on my 83z28 before this car, so I have no idea why I bought shorties.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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I bought it at one time when I had my LT1 trans am, I couldn't feel any difference on the response.....
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by camar0corey
Trust me I wish I found ls1tech as soon as I picked my car up.
Actually I put longtubes on my 83z28 before this car, so I have no idea why I bought shorties.
i wish i found ls1tech before i found my car. id havea ls1
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Toronto_LT1
like i said before,my car picked up 10 horsepower to the spare tire with the airfoil mod.


Should've left it non bold to be more subtle Very sig worthy!


On topic: If I could get one for $10, I'd probably buy it, but I won't pay any more than that. (Mind you, I don't have my BBK on yet)
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Shorty headers..... .... That was $300 or so wasted back in 2003. haha...

As for the air foil, Umm... I wouldn't go for it unless its free or at least damn close ($5-15). Save up for something more worth your while like gears, exhaust, CAI.... just my 2 cents
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 02:12 AM
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http://ws6.com/mod-4.htm

There you go.
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Originally Posted by Formula350


Should've left it non bold to be more subtle Very sig worthy!


On topic: If I could get one for $10, I'd probably buy it, but I won't pay any more than that. (Mind you, I don't have my BBK on yet)
Yeah, $10 would be a good price for the airfoil. And the comment about the spare tire hp is just classic
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Personally I think they are a waste of $$$, any after market TB has one built i. my old BBK TB had it so no need to spend extra cash.
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I agree with the posts about if it was $10 I would do it. I mean my car has one, but I dident spend whatever it was to get it, it was here when I bought it.

Other than that I think its pretty worthless, as described above the money can be spent much better elsewhere.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Toronto_LT1
like i said before,my car picked up 10 horsepower to the spare tire with the airfoil mod.
haha.

two things i would never buy for my car: 1. airfoil 2. under drive pulleys. put the money into suspension first before wasting my money on those "performance mods".

an airfoil is like an "ok" prostitute. you ask yourself was it worth the money??
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Originally Posted by texas94z
haha.

two things i would never buy for my car: 1. airfoil 2. under drive pulleys. put the money into suspension first before wasting my money on those "performance mods".

an airfoil is like an "ok" prostitute. you ask yourself was it worth the money??
http://ws6.com/bangbuck.htm

According to that the only mods better dollar for dollar would be nitrous or a adjustable regulator.
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