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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 06:50 AM
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Buying aftermarket dual exhaust is also worthless.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:11 AM
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i made about 6-7whp with my dual invidia. so to say it's useless is misleading. several others have made such gains as well.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:15 AM
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^was that with a test pipe or exhaust alone?

ok, MOST dual aftermarket exhausts are worthless (compared to price)

Excuse my haste
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:36 AM
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I'm not looking to play devil's advocate here, but I don't agree that ALL intakes are useless. Does an aem CAI make your engine bay look cheap? Maybe, but I believe it actually has gains unlike some JDM bling like ARC, which you can probably claim is useless.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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Some intakes can actually help with gas mileage.....slightly.

This thread is kind of silly because it is all relative. One's experiences can differ more than another's. Sometimes the "useless" mods bring other satisfactions like showing (bling), slight weight reduction, added stability when paired with other mods, an inexpensive way to get in the modding game......I can go on and on.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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bling is seperate from what i was asking, i was referring to products designed to improve performance but they only look cool or waste your money.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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I always thought BC was a useless "mod".



Oh wait..........
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by afwfjustin,Apr 27 2006, 09:15 AM
^was that with a test pipe or exhaust alone?

ok, MOST dual aftermarket exhausts are worthless (compared to price)

Excuse my haste
that was without. i know that a single exhaust makes more power, but my dual does make some power. mad vtec powah yo.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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A turbonator.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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STB are truely worthless IMHO (just look at the cross member under your stock airbox=Yowwwwza!) the other stuff is subject to perspectives
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