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Old 03-02-2023, 02:54 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
One note about intake flow, unless it's a diesel, your greatest restriction is the throttle.
No wonder some newer engines are either getting rid of the throttle at all, or only keeping it as a quick vacuum provision for brake boosters. And since most throttle-bodies are electronic nowadays, sometimes it's possible to have a remap allowing the throttle to stay wide-open at a broader RPM band.
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