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Old 08-14-2011, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Nuke
Not meaning to go off topic, but my youngest son was a DJ at his college and used to "borrow" my CD's. It took me forever to get my collection back.
Well I think for now his problem is somewhat solved, so it's not too big a deal.

That's pretty funny. I occasionally raid my dad's CD stash for new songs to stick on my iPod. I have a folder on my desktop dedicated to music I snatched from him, and it is around 35 gigs right now (I have more on an external).
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Old 08-14-2011, 08:47 PM
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okay i filled up reset everything checked my tire pressure . im in sacremento leaving my vacation house i got a full trunk and still the bbk intake , i will swap it as soon as i get home ( to the OEM air filter ). right now im getting 19.5 avg on a v6
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Old 08-14-2011, 09:48 PM
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I still think you need to ignore the onboard and begin hand calculating. Also, have you checked your speedometer with a GPS? If it's off by any more than a few MPH, then there will be even more error than normal with the onboard.
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Old 08-15-2011, 02:23 AM
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seems like the mileage is normal to me when i hand calculated it now . why does bbk say there intake doesnt need a tune ?
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Old 08-15-2011, 10:51 AM
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Good, good. So problem solved then?

BBK doesn't need a tune because the intake doesn't increase the airflow enough to require one. Then again, that only means that the power it adds is so minimal, it doesn't need to be tuned. Seriously, get a tune for it. You will be upset with yourself for not doing it sooner.
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