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Old 04-25-2008, 09:35 AM
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Default Re: Boost bottles

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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe View Post
Are there verifiable, real world dyno figures to prove that a boost bottle ALONE will show horsepower or torque improvements?

If they work so well, why do no manufacturer's use them?
Actually, boost bottles have been/are used by some manufacturers on motocross bikes. I'm not sure if new Motocross bikes have them, but they were factory equipped on Yamahas, and two of my KTMs from the mid 90's had them.

The dyno testing idea is a good one...certainly would provide some solid evidence one way or the other. Does anyone on the forum have acces to a dyno? Test the same bike(s) with and without their boost bottles in place.
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