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Old 05-21-2014, 11:30 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Skylane765 View Post
They do not have to bother, they are restricted on the intake right? I do not think they run the full HP
The C5.R (our motor's daddy) was heavily intake restricted, IIRC 32mm x 2? Still made a whole bunch of power, and used long tubes.

To put it in perspective, if the C5R ran a single throttle body it would be 45mm, less that 2" diameter.
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