Originally posted by extreme98svt:
Originally posted by Contouraholic:
You think Mazda, who just got grief for the low hp rating on the RX-8, would of thought to put spacers in.
I don't believe the their dyno results. I am being hard@ssed, but I would only believe an independent lab.
...This isn't some "rice" product, these have been around for years, long before the birth of the Honda Civic and a Ford Contour for that matter...
From my earlier post: Quote:
Spacers on carbureted cars were the rage in the 1960's. The decrease in carb bowl heating usually helped, though sometimes didn't, since some applications the carb froze up (air, expanding into the manifold, actually has a refrigeration effect) and decreased performance as they needed some heat. In other applications, the intake
Yup, spacers have been around for years. So have other "just bolt on this simple device and see more HP" items. This sounds like the same snake oil with testimonials and suspect dyno plots (which I did miss the first time.
PT Barnum made a comment about this type of thing.
You can believe it. You can use it. You can call me names. I don't know why you have this urge to convince me or prove me wrong. I won't believe it until I see an INDEPENDENT lab prove it.
Good Night
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