Re: [DML] Re: Upgrading the Air Filter

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

John that is what some of them are saying but i dont believe it either, 
I am on your side for this discussion.

Mark V



On Friday, December 3, 2004, at 11:07  AM, John Hervey wrote:

>
>
> Hey Guy's help me out here,
> So, What yall are saying is that when new products come out there will 
> be no
> improvement in performance and efficiency because it wasn't available 
> 24
> years ago for them to evaluate when they designed the car / engine.
> Then all the claims that Bosch, MSD, Mallory, K & N not counting all 
> the
> other the 100's of companies that have the engineering money are wrong.
> For example, Bosch in the platinum + 4 plugs. They have poured 
> Millions into
> design and research and state the +4 is the Best plug. MSD again have 
> poured
> millions and have developed a multi million dollar industry in improved
> ignition performance products.
> And K & N took 50 year old technology and improved the air filter from 
> being
> big and bulky to compact and spray on the oil. Maybe if spray oil was
> invented 50 years ago the old oil bath filter would have never been 
> made.
> If what your are saying is true, then why are engineering departments 
> all
> over the world trying to build a better mouse trap and always trying to
> improve the existing ones.
> Sorry, I don't understand: I just know That if you keep on doing what 
> your
> doing then you keep on getting what you got.
> John Hervey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:59 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DML] Re: Upgrading the Air Filter
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> Marty - this reinforces my point exactly.  It's kinda funny that
> a bunch of experienced engineers with a large amount of
> resources available to them can deliver a better design than
> a novice.
>
> --
> Mike
>
>
> -------------- Original message from wingd2@xxxxxxx: --------------
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>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I agree with you on this. The only real way to verify claims of power
>> increases is thru actual testing. Like David T was saying, these 
>> engines
> were
>> developed with all the parts working as a "package" and just
> changeing/modifing
>> one
>> part of this package does not necessarily equal performance gains. 
>> When
> Casey
>> first came out with his new air filter housing I liked the design, but
>> questioned the actual gains that were claimed. We've done actual dyno
> testing
>> (Bob
>> Brandies has the charts) of the stock Delorean air filter housing and
> different
>> filter combinations available for the car and, believe it or not, the
> stock
>> Delorean air filter housing is designed and works very well with this
> engine.
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