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Old 12-31-2007, 12:33 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by adam45356 View Post
Ok this is weired but i live in Ohio i had a short ram intake perforce plugs and wires my car whoud run a 16.5 i put that stock intake back on with a k7n drop in and i can run 15.22 all day now. the aftermarket intake made my car significantly slower, with the intake it couldest even chirp the tires stock intake it will turn them to liquid. can this be explained?

Could be 1 of 2 things:

1) Not sure what ram intake you used but it's possible that you are drawing in more engine-heated air than colder exteiror air with it. That'll certainly slow you down.

2) You could have had bad plugs or wires, or your plugs weren't gapped right.
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