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Old 05-09-2024, 09:00 PM   #4
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Why?
Doing so makes a slight change in the exhaust tone and as noted above is a small Hot Rodding tip that allows a cooler intake which run betters in certain modified application's.
Of course it defeats the cold weather warm up but in the winter most Hot Rodders are in the garage working on their rides so by spring time they can once again terrorize the common folk
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