E60 550i Dyno w/ AFE, w/ stock, w/ stock + RPi
10-23-2008, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by lospice1' post='701089' date='Oct 23 2008, 09:30 AM
I sent an email to AFE expressing our concerns and here is their response:
William,
I will be formulating a response and commenting on the thread in the
near future.
Paul Hardley
Director: Customer Service & OE/Export Sales
I guess we'll wait and see.
Will
William,
I will be formulating a response and commenting on the thread in the
near future.
Paul Hardley
Director: Customer Service & OE/Export Sales
I guess we'll wait and see.
Will
10-23-2008, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='701115' date='Oct 23 2008, 08:47 AM
Translation:
"Let me talk to our lawyers and see how I can respond to this situation to minimize the damage done, and extract ourselves from this mess. I'll get back to you."
"Let me talk to our lawyers and see how I can respond to this situation to minimize the damage done, and extract ourselves from this mess. I'll get back to you."
LMAO well said
I vote for lets all email AFE and tell them what up...idk how good is going to do or we can all thorw our intakes @ their windows
10-23-2008, 09:11 AM
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What confuses and concerns me is that I continue to see tests and reviews done by European Car Magazine where they have shown gains from the AFE system on every car they've installed it on. The latest issue has dyno charts for a 135 where they showed 7hp gains.
Is European Car using the same technique as AFE in their testing (i.e. hood open) which means they're both doing it wrong and not showing real world conditions? Maybe Eloy can write a note to EC and challenge their method since it's potentially giving false data to the greater car enthusiast community.
Is European Car using the same technique as AFE in their testing (i.e. hood open) which means they're both doing it wrong and not showing real world conditions? Maybe Eloy can write a note to EC and challenge their method since it's potentially giving false data to the greater car enthusiast community.
10-23-2008, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by hawaiian-I' post='700862' date='Oct 23 2008, 02:13 AM
Actually, I didn't look closely. Just assumed a claim was made on the box 
If I'm incorrect, my apologies to AFE.
But, I believe a claim was made on site AFEPOWER.com. "They tested it on the 650 and it gained 10whp and 12lbs of torque." If this site is not related to AFE, I apologize again.
Next time I'll keep my 2c and $350 in my pocket.
If I'm incorrect, my apologies to AFE.
But, I believe a claim was made on site AFEPOWER.com. "They tested it on the 650 and it gained 10whp and 12lbs of torque." If this site is not related to AFE, I apologize again.
Next time I'll keep my 2c and $350 in my pocket.
Will the cost of these AFE intakes ever stop??? 
It's terrible to throw good money after bad!! 
10-23-2008, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by joet@raceprecision.com' post='701296' date='Oct 23 2008, 11:04 AM
Looking forward to AFE's response, if at all. 
10-23-2008, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by miguex' post='701150' date='Oct 23 2008, 11:26 AM
Please pass us the email address of Paul Hardley and we will spam them to wake them up...
here it is:
paulhardley@afepower.com
will
10-23-2008, 11:45 AM
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Any legit company would respond back with a proper answer, or atleast come out of the box and say hey we are sorry we messed up, we will issue refunds. Now these idiots have made it worse, and still want to prove that their product is the shit. Great!
10-23-2008, 12:12 PM
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[quote name='ShadeZeRO' date='Oct 23 2008, 04:22 AM' post='700842']
Next time look at the box closer...
On the box is a line and bar graph indicating gains in hp, torque, and airflow vs. stock.
No disclaimer on testing conditions.
Next time look at the box closer...
On the box is a line and bar graph indicating gains in hp, torque, and airflow vs. stock.
No disclaimer on testing conditions.
10-23-2008, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by lospice1' post='701415' date='Oct 23 2008, 01:35 PM
Perfect! I already emailed him.