whats the deal with bolt on horsepower?

[CurlyStooge]

I was looking online today at some **** for my car (which im 99% chance going to be selling, but oh well) and Super Street (i think it was them) had one of those dyno articles on the 240 and it pulled some amazing numbers. They made 15hp from just about everythign they did. I'm wondering if this is a fluke and they were paid by the manufs of the parts to say this ****, or if my car really gains 13-15hp from an exhaust, 13-15hp from an intake, and 13-15hp from pulleys. They might have meant 15hp total for everything, but the wording sounds like they meant per item.

[S13Ka24e]

I don't know for sure but what alot of people get confuse at is that they may say they made 15hp at some point. Like a 15hp increase at 3000, but over all it only made 5hp. That is how alot of poeple think they have more than they do, becuase the advertisers like to say "adds 15 more horsepower" but that in not over all.

[CurlyStooge]

I don't know for sure but what alot of people get confuse at is that they may say they made 15hp at some point. Like a 15hp increase at 3000, but over all it only made 5hp. That is how alot of poeple think they have more than they do, becuase the advertisers like to say "adds 15 more horsepower" but that in not over all.

that can be good in some ways, like where theres power dips, so that wouldnt really bother me, as long as it gains 15hp somewhere in the powerband. Because your right, it did state the overall power addition, and then it stated the max power gain, they were way different, but as long as the part makes 15hp somewhere, then I'm pretty happy with it.

[stickgoat]

I read that article too, I believe. They put on an intake, exhaust, and the underdrive pulleys. All of that combined, yeah, there's going to be an hp gain for sure...

[Lepchitz1]

11 out of the total 15hp gained was the Unorthadox pulleys. They didnt do much for low end, but almost got completely rid of the power TRENCH at the top end of our RPM's. Thats one of my next upgrades for sure...although im just gonna get the crankshaft pulley. The whole set is a little pricey for me.

[CurlyStooge]

I read that article too, I believe. They put on an intake, exhaust, and the underdrive pulleys. All of that combined, yeah, there's going to be an hp gain for sure...

no, it says each one made close to 15hp by themselves, not all together, go look at the dyno graphs, I went back and actually looked at them.

[Jarret]

they fudged the numbers for the products for a kickback from the companies....

-Jarret