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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Im thinking about getting one. Ive heard mixed opinions about them though.

I wanna know if the people that have them like them. What type of difference does it make. Tourqe, hp, sound??...

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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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They don't work on hemis.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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What he said. They only help on TBI set-ups where the injectors are in the throttlebody.

They usually do make an annoying whistling sound though
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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they give you 500 horsepower, no lie.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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I heard they make your truck invisible to the PoPo's......
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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One cool paper weight
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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One cool paper weight
Only if you get the on'es with the swirl design on the inside
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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i just sold mine. it whistled everyone thought i had a belt going bad. cant tell a difference without it except the whistle. they advertise gains so i guess if you bought on and did not get any you could call bs on them. i should have done my hyperpac dyno before and after
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 02:20 AM
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Well, I was going to give my opinion on this subjest but i think it has been pretty much wrapped up! They are junk!!
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by OklaHemi
i should have done my hyperpac dyno before and after
There have been many dynos by 3rd parties. This is how everyone knows they are useless.

I NEVER go by what the manufacturer says as far as dyno numbers as the law isn't strict enough to stop them from falsley advertising. If you've ever seen their asds, they say gains UP TO xxhp. While this could be true, doesn't mean that YOUR specific vehicle will see those gains. Heck, even the JBA website has it going on for the Ram page on shorty headers. I searched for 3rd party results which I did find and they didn't match what JBA had said either!!!
 
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