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From: B-Ham, AL
My Ride: '06 550i
'84 Nissan S12 Turbo
Originally Posted by RPIpower' post='821263' date='Mar 19 2009, 01:54 PM
We have military discounts if you pay with USAA.
I do have a USAA credit card
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man you people are mean lol weres the love? 
lol its more like a 
around here.. i mean yea the rpi scoop is only $99 but they also started somewhere.... everyone starts somewhere and they probably did the same thing but said hey lets make it more astecically pleasing and what not.... i mean even bodyshops have to start somewhere and practice before they get good... just saying 
lol its more like a around here.. i mean yea the rpi scoop is only $99 but they also started somewhere.... everyone starts somewhere and they probably did the same thing but said hey lets make it more astecically pleasing and what not.... i mean even bodyshops have to start somewhere and practice before they get good... just saying
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From: QNZ, NY
Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='821311' date='Mar 19 2009, 03:55 PM
man you people are mean lol weres the love? lol its more like a around here.. i mean yea the rpi scoop is only $99 but they also started somewhere.... everyone starts somewhere and they probably did the same thing but said hey lets make it more astecically pleasing and what not.... i mean even bodyshops have to start somewhere and practice before they get good... just saying
lol its more like a around here.. i mean yea the rpi scoop is only $99 but they also started somewhere.... everyone starts somewhere and they probably did the same thing but said hey lets make it more astecically pleasing and what not.... i mean even bodyshops have to start somewhere and practice before they get good... just saying 
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its a good effort but the kit is so cheap to begin with
i dunno but when people ask what parts i put on the car, i have pride saying that I have some of the best companies on my car, not "oh well I made this myself because it was just a box"
i dunno but when people ask what parts i put on the car, i have pride saying that I have some of the best companies on my car, not "oh well I made this myself because it was just a box"
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='821236' date='Mar 19 2009, 02:21 PM
Its simple physics. Right now air is going to the stock box, but minimal. Introduction of the scoop allows for BETTER/MORE airflow than having nothing. Yes the results may not be good as the RPI scoops since they have put hours into design, perfecting the right angles (90degrees i believe) for maximum air travel.) At the end, something is better than nothing, and I will be proving it soon as the dyno is up and running.
did you make one, or are you testing it with RPI once?
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LMFAO... a mudpan.... Do you really think you will gain any hp off of that? RPI actually bends the scoops and has certain dimensions for a reason... because it has been dyno tested OVER and OVER again... not just some random dimensions and call it good... lol, what a waste of 2$!
