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Old 06-18-2009, 11:22 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by patriotpa View Post
So if the CAI pipe is > the throttle body it won't make any more power than a tube = throttle body. Correct?
No. Everything along the air's path costs you some power. It's not just the most restrictive point that counts. You lose some in the filter no matter what, some in the pipe no matter what, some in the throttle body no matter what... it's just that if there's one part that causes a much bigger loss than the others, then improving the good parts won't benefit you much anymore.
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