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Did a pulley & tune - any significant benefit by adding DCAI?

Old 08-17-2014, 08:32 PM
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Did a pulley & tune - any significant benefit by adding DCAI?

I got a 178mm pulley and tune done by speedriven about 6 months ago that has been fantastic and awesome power boost.

My question is how much more power could come from installing the Needswings DCAI if you already have a pulley/tune?

I have read on the boards that the NW DCAI stand alone has provided HP gains from +20-25 which is pretty good. I still have stock cooling so if the DCAI requires upgraded cooling then i probably wouldnt do it.

Would appreciate any feedback from owners of the DCAI who installed following a pully/tune and have some perspective on the added benefit such as dyno results or before/after quarter mile times.

thx
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Originally Posted by jvakos
I got a 178mm pulley and tune done by speedriven about 6 months ago that has been fantastic and awesome power boost.

My question is how much more power could come from installing the Needswings DCAI if you already have a pulley/tune?

I have read on the boards that the NW DCAI stand alone has provided HP gains from +20-25 which is pretty good. I still have stock cooling so if the DCAI requires upgraded cooling then i probably wouldnt do it.

Would appreciate any feedback from owners of the DCAI who installed following a pully/tune and have some perspective on the added benefit such as dyno results or before/after quarter mile times.

thx

i gain 10 whp with this dcai , and my country its hot , if your country its cold , you can gain more
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I noticed a significant gain when I made/installed mine. I can't put a number on it though. I had pulley, tune, heat exchanger.
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Needswings is definitely a quality piece!
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On the C32, it definitely does. I have a Needwings DCAI for sale in the classifieds if you're interested.
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