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Is an air foil like this a good investment?

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Is an air foil like this a good investment?

Don't know anything about these air foils. They look like they would def. increase flow through the TB, but do they really add 6-10 HP?

eBay Motors: 85-97 Firebird Trans Am Z28 New Air Foil TPI LT1 (item 250028351930 end time Sep-14-06 20:45:00 PDT)
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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No and it's not worth it... Switch your engine oil to synthetic and you'll see more gains than that lol
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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This is discussed every week in the product review section. Search, youll see how lame of a product this actually is
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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If you can find one for less than 10 bucks take it if not screw it.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:38 AM
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I always wondered about that airfoil thing. TPIS has dyno results that show the air foil works, But i guess thats only on a modified motor where it would require more air.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DerekKraese
I always wondered about that airfoil thing. TPIS has dyno results that show the air foil works, But i guess thats only on a modified motor where it would require more air.
I wouldn't trust what TPIS says, afterall they are trying to sell it and thus make a profit.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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Well I don't know about the rest of these guys but once I added my air foil to my CAI system, it now sounds like a supercharger. Before it sucked in air nicely (custom cai that takes air in from the pass. side fog light hole) and now with the air foil, it sounds mean! It was free too
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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Every little thing helps. Unless you can pick one up cheap, then don't bother. If you can, then they are worth a couple HP.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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It's been a while since I saw the test but the Holley airfoil is better than the others for sale. So, if you get one get a Holley airfoil.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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when i bought the my car a year ago, its came with the airfoil but it wasnt installed. i drove the car without it for a wile until i got bored one day and i put it on. i did no gain in power, but it makes a cool supercharger sound. if you can get one cheep, do it, but dont get ripped off. i can see how it can reduce drag in the TB, but with the stock motors most of us have, it does not do that much.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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GM High Tech Performance tested a Holley air foil on an stock LT1 a few years back, and it gained like 4 or 5 hp to the wheels from what I remember.
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