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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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As you can see in my sig pic I am currently running a se air cleaner with a k&n filter. Would it be worth it performance wise to upgrade to the se heavy breather? Would it be necessary to re-tune?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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If you already have an SE A/C, the only thing the heavy breather will do is change the look.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dbell66253
If you already have an SE A/C, the only thing the heavy breather will do is change the look.
Bingo. Both A/Cs will flow more air than your stock heads and valves will let into the engine. It would be a cosmetic change only.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Agree with above comments.
I just put a heavy breather on, but was switching from stock.
You will notice no performance gain by switching.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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Agreed and so much for the claim of a 10% increase in HP....

Then again, I put it on because I like the looks.
 
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Thanks guys. You just saved me some moolah. That's one of the reasons I love this forum.
 
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