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Originally Posted by sperry
What's the point of an intake if it matches the stock flow? Noisemaker?
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Just because an intake matches the stock MAF/Volts curve does not mean it flows the same as far as restriction goes. All that is
basically required for the stock flow curve is a straight pipe of 65mm inside diameter with non-turbulent flow (easier said than done), but the rest of the intake could have less restriction by being shorter, having fewer bends, having a less restrictive filter, having no drastic changes in volume, etc. I am quite confident that the Prodrive CAI has much less pressure drop across it than the stock filter/housing/snorkus/silencer/elbows. And less pressure drop at the intake (especially at altitude) will result in more power and maybe a little better spool (mainly if it is tuned for)
But yeah, I think that buying an intake at Stage 1 or 2 is not the best buy. The money would be much better spent on a DP. But the OP already has the intake, and it's a pretty good one.