Andy@Performance

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Id save up for some wheels

davidf

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+1 on wheels.

Wired 24/7

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True, if you haven't done wheels yet, and you're after "better power" you can go for some lighter wheels...

it will make a noticeable difference.

Armitage

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Unless you already have 18lb Track-edition rims.

However, he doesn't. So it kills two birds with one stone... looks and weight-reduction.

Zivman

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No offense, but on roughly 250 hp, 5.5 hp is easily within the margin of error for a dyno.

N/A is fine if you want a faster sounding car, but don't expect power gains.

FD, suspension, wheels, are great, just don't throw your money at parts looking for an increase in power

Armitage

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So any N/A mods dyno plots showing increases are just mistakes by the dyno?


You can hate on N/A all you want and love FI to all ends of the Earth. Doesn't change the fact it does make power, albeit not as much or as easily as FI.

To each their own.

Zivman

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not saying they don't make power and they are mistakes by the dyno. What I am saying that 5 hp is such a small number that you could strap the car down, pull 230 whp, take the car off, wait an hour, put the car back on with nothing done to it and pull 235 whp. When the number is so small, it is difficult to know whether it is truelly a gain from a given part

Armitage

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I agree with you to a certain degree. However, when I did my test, I ran on the dyno 3-4 times, installed the popcharger on the dyno, then ran 3 more runs. Each consecutive run increased the whp, whereas the baseline dyno's were pretty much all the same.

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Good info. The other thing that makes a difference is driving the car. With all the air blowing into your bumper while driving, different intakes can behave differently.

In any case, popcharger is only 100 bucks roughly, and most people like the sound. Not like you're spending 600 on an intake and getting 5hp.