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Old 11-13-2008 | 07:36 PM
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Should I buy it?
http://www.namotorsports.net/detail...._cd/AF51-11472
im getting it for $200 from "too_solid"
Not sure because I read alot of threads saying that its useless....
Old 11-13-2008 | 09:18 PM
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Hello.... I read it too.... some says useless, some says might loss o gain a bit but the sound., some says it is good on cold climates like Canada.... IMO it is up to you.


there is a video M5 with AFE vs M5 Stock..... the one with AFE won..... This is REAL RUN in REAL WORLD.

Some says on Dyno AFE losses HP... it should be..... but it is not a REAL RUN.
Old 11-13-2008 | 10:58 PM
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Hey! Ive had mine for about a year and have the following thoughts. During the summer you can feel the loss in power. Althought that roaring noise that comes from the eninge with the AFE intake is hott. I'll have to admit. Now with the winter at my doorstep and temperatures reaching -5c their is a huge gain in high end pull. theirs no doubt about it. So theirs alot of things you have to think about before spending your money. My 0.02c
Old 11-13-2008 | 11:05 PM
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I hear it's just a waste of money.

I say if you dont have a sprintbooster, exhaust or an ECU remap, I would get those mods first before an AFE intake... just my .02
Old 11-13-2008 | 11:05 PM
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I hear it's just a waste of money.

I say if you dont have a sprintbooster, exhaust or an ECU remap, I would get those mods first before an AFE intake... just my .02
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I hear it's just a waste of money.

I say if you dont have a sprintbooster, exhaust or an ECU remap, I would get those mods first before an AFE intake... just my .02
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I hear it's just a waste of money.

I say if you dont have a sprintbooster, exhaust or an ECU remap, I would get those mods first before an AFE intake... just my .02
Old 11-13-2008 | 11:05 PM
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sorry for the multiple post, my comp is actin wierd
Old 11-13-2008 | 11:21 PM
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modding just 1 part is wast of money you need to do the hole set, like the other guy say
Old 11-14-2008 | 12:10 AM
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That video of the M5 seems a bit unrealistic. There's no way an M5 with just an AFE intake + exhaust upgrade would beat another stock M5 that badly. There's probably more upgrades on that M5, if not it was probably racing a 545/550i.


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