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Let me just say this: THANK YOU Stainless Works for making a proper exhaust video. The video instantly starts with the sound of the product to hook you and doesn't waste your time. It then does direct A/B comparisons between stock and modified exhaust sounds WITHOUT a bunch of stupid-ass...

I am aware of that, thanks. I have subscriptions to all the relevant magazines involved and each of those issues are conveniently placed next to my downstairs toilet. However, how aware I was of other magazine tests wasn't the point at all - my point was that since the trap speed was so low...

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My bone stock 2009 BMW 335i trapped 106mph. The 2011 - 2014 5.0s were already capable of 12s and 110mph+ trap speeds right off the showroom floor. I'm not really sure what's so exciting about this time that justifies splashing it on the front page of mustang6g.com. In fact, with a trap speed...

2009 BMW 335i Best - 30.0 mpg (all highway driving as sane as possible) Worst - 19 mpg 2006 Honda Civic Si Best - 38 mpg (all highway at about 60 - 70 mpg) Worst - 25 mpg 2008 VW GTI (DSG) Best - 33 mpg Worst - 23 mpg 2014 Corvette Stingray w/ Z51 Best - 30 mpg Worst -...

Fair enough, I didn't qualify my statement. In terms of sales and marketing, the ecoboost campaign has indeed been a huge success, no argument here. In terms real world fuel economy, ecoboost equipped vehicles have failed to equal the deafening hype. Car magazine long term tests and...

^This It definitely seems like Ford needs to get their crap together. If their marketing team is going to crow loudly to anyone and everyone that ecoboost is the way forward, then they need to tell their engineering team; so far, the success of the ecoboost campaign has been mixed, and mixed...

Thanks! As a veteran, this seems like a no-brainer.