I think nowadays "performance" is thought of as how it looks. It must be faster cause it looks faster. And it looks faster cause I saw it in a magazine and they said so.
Myself, I think the coolest car is grandmas old 4 door dart with skinny tires and a quiet 440.
Case in point:
On Craigs list the other day I saw a 17 year old selling an R-1. He stated that it was faster than any other bike he knew. He listed all the "performance upgrades and not one of them involved the motor, trans or gearing. Wow! billet wheels. wowweee wavy rotors. Lowered? it must be fast. Custom paint! Holy crap I'll buy it!!
The picture he provided was of him sitting on it with a 'Im soooo cool look on his face. I'll bet he was really selling it because his buddy's gixer would blast him.
This melts down to the I want it now attitude. No patience or forthought.
Its simple. do upgrades that effect another to complement each other. This does take some learning and patience
All air/gas in must complement air/gas out. K&N's look cool but are no better than a soup sandwich performance wise without a free flowing exhaust and because of this you will need more gas.
You cant say that pods are no good unless you've installed them with their complementing parts. They arent meant to be installed "stand alone"
Its true that they are not good if installed by themselves.
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