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Old 03-16-2011, 02:49 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Pendragon View Post
.... Most OEM intakes strangle the engine and then there is the matter of the exhaust......
Regarding the comment about the intake being a hindrance to fuel economy.

If you are truely driving for the best fuel mileage, with the engine running just past idle, then the intake would not be much of a factor.

On the other hand if you driving 75 mph on the highway and into a head wind, well there's not much that you can do to get good mileage at that rate. (hp= v^3 function)

Jim.
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