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Old 05-22-2012, 12:41 AM   #9 (permalink)
drmiller100
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it takes X horsepower to go a certain speed, or accelerate at a certain rate.

If the air filter is clean and flowing well, the restirction is the throttle, which uses horsepower. If the air filter is mostly plugged, and a huge restriction, then the restriction is the filter AND the throttle, which takes the EXACT same amount of horsepower.
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