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are intake spacers bs?

i know this question has probably been asked before but i couldnt find it on the forum search.so are they worth it... seems like a gimik but could be a good investment i guess...pretty cheap "8-10 horses" so they say for 80 bucks....please any help would be appreciated

Steeda sells a machined aluminum spacer which they dyno tested (supposedly)

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One of the simplest ways to gain 2 - 7 RWHP on your 96-03 4.6 Mustang is the intake spacer from Steeda Auto Sports. This easy to install and cost effective piece works, we dyno tested it on both naturally aspirated and super charged cars! We gained 2 - 3 RWHP on naturally aspirated cars and 4 - 7 RWHP on super charged cars. For just $79.95 you can't miss this simple power gain. The high quality CNC machined piece comes complete with gasket and hardware.

http://www.steeda.com/store/-catalog...dyno-sheet.jpg
I bought a phenolic one off of E-Bay for $30. Difference being, aluminum soaks up heat and transfers it to the air coming into the intake, phenolic does not. Hell, if I payed $30 for 2 rwhp then its the cheapest power I picked up yet. No dyno #'s though. Is'nt that always the case :rolleyes:

The INTAKE spacer works, more plenum volume results in more air available for a given intake stroke. Throttle body spacers, especially the "swirl" type are really a waste of money on a EFI Ford. The air has to make to many directional changes for the "swirl" to survive and be of any use.