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Old 12-20-2009, 10:18 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
On Saturn S series, it really makes them sound good.
In the winter it raises the IAT a bit but not like a real WAI.
I remember on '88-89 Civics with DPFI systems, people wanting to remove the "restrictor" plate in the intake plenum... Thinking that because the plate blocked part of the access to the throat, they'd get more HP if they removed it.

Of course, they were dead wrong. The "restrictor" plate that they were all referring to actually directs airflow into a swirl pattern into the intake throat, increasing it's velocity to help atomize the fuel better.
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