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The peak to peak numbers don’t tell the whole story. The K&N intake made more power across the board from low to high rpm and from 5300 to 6800 made a huge difference in power. In the range of 6000 rpm, the gain hovers at around 30 more whp for several hundred rpm which backs up K&N’s claim. Past the torque peak the K&N delivers 7-11 more lb/ft of torque. That is awesome area under the curve. K&N has scored with what is perhaps the all time greatest bang for the buck mod.
Pretty impressive results if you ask us! This is the largest gain we have ever seen for a cold air intake on any vehicle! |
Skeptical or not, data is data and we are now believers in the K&N intake. It even has a million mile warranty! After thinking about it later, we probably should have tried the stock intake with the trap door opened for the entire run but we considered this a few hours after the test. Maybe we will try this at a later date.
Looking under the car, we see areas where the exhaust necks down considerably. We think there may be pleasant surprises waiting for us with a bit of exhaust tuning!
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