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Tornado in the air intake?

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Old 02-14-2005, 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by CmptrNerd
I say buy it and tell us how it works. Maybe it DOES work. I heard it works on some cars but not cars that suck air into all kinds of twists and turns. I bet it would do ok on a Lambo or something where the intake is straight through rather than twisty and turny.
Ever heard of a MAF screen? It'* job is to STRAIGHTEN the air so the MAF sensor can get a proper reading. And you're going to WHAT?

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Old 02-14-2005, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Originally Posted by CmptrNerd
I say buy it and tell us how it works. Maybe it DOES work. I heard it works on some cars but not cars that suck air into all kinds of twists and turns. I bet it would do ok on a Lambo or something where the intake is straight through rather than twisty and turny.
Ever heard of a MAF screen? It'* job is to STRAIGHTEN the air so the MAF sensor can get a proper reading. And you're going to WHAT?

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Yeaaaa....ditto.
Last i checked it wasnt very efficient to swirl air up really fast just to have a stock component straighten it back out agian.
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They suck. I used one a friend had before, doesnt do ****.
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