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Anyone done the "Pepsi" challenge? We sell a lot of parts. I love it when people buy a performance muffer (that weighs more than stock), and then 'claim' by the seat of their pants that they are getting 15-20 more HP (popular claim with the 914 Bursch mufflers).

I know these mufflers, and I have dyno tests on them. They don't increase your HP, yet the people who buy them will swear that they do. This is what I call the placebo affect, applied to cars.

I need someone to have a friend or their wife mix up the old relay, and the new relay, and drive the car with both, without knowing which is which. Then, and only then will I firmly believe that the DME relay can make a difference in HP/idle/driveability performance.

I'm not saying that it's not possible, I'm just saying that the placebo affect is too powerful to generate any useful results by saying "oh yes, it runs much better now..."

-Wayne
Old 12-27-2001, 05:48 AM
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