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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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I'm sure we've all seen those plastic chambers connected to an intake tube. They are basically intake mufflers but what affect do they have on vacuum and horespower?
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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I'm sure we've all seen those plastic chambers connected to an intake tube.
We have?
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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Almost all new cars have them.
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Haven't got a clue what you're talking about.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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I don't think any 3rd gens had them but almost all cars made after the mid 90's had some kind of intake muffler.
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