Cheap Horsepower Add-On Purchase??

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11-28-2010, 01:28 PM

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Getting a tune up if it hasn't had one is a good improvement. I think the advertised plug life is way over what I prefer. Plugs, flash the ECU, make sure the air filter is changed, clean the radiators, even the suspension has lots of options.

I just had the "major service" at 30,000 miles. He changed the plugs while he was at it. The car seemed to have more power afterwards, but I think that the car drives faster after a full tank of gas, car wash and wax. My butt dyno is not a reliable indicator of performance. Except, a fill-up, car wash and wax is a very very cheap HP add-on.

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11-28-2010, 02:10 PM

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Besides, horsepower matters when all out speed is the goal. For these cars, that's going to be a rare occasion for most of us.

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Its every time I drive.

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11-28-2010, 02:16 PM

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I drive Flat Out!

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11-28-2010, 02:23 PM

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Yah use more gas and stay in the higher revs works every time

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11-28-2010, 02:23 PM

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Why spend $$ on relatively small HP gains?

Is'nt it true that in all races, the car that wins doesn't always have the most HP?

How many of us have gone out on a friday night, and added a bottle of "NOS" octane booster so we would have an edge on racing someone?

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11-28-2010, 04:20 PM

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I drive Flat Out!

you obviously should be in the fastest run group, since you spend so much time on the forum. ;-)

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11-28-2010, 04:34 PM

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11-29-2010, 12:35 AM

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I The car seemed to have more power afterwards, but I think that the car drives faster after a full tank of gas, car wash and wax. Except, a fill-up, car wash and wax is a very very cheap HP add-on.

larry

actually a full tank of gas will slow you down.. you just added weight. ;-)

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