Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Matt, any horsepower gains that are that cheap are worth doing..... Most horsepower gains cost big $$$$, I don't ever turn down the cheap or free gains!!!! If you can do 10 little things that gain you 2 horsepower each and cost you little or nothing, you just made the same horsepower increase you would get from a $250.00 intake manifold purchase.....
Dave is right on the money here. For instance, eliminating the EGR and PCV might allow you to run another 20-40 psi cranking pressure without detonating on pump gas. Don't hold me to these numbers, I'm just trying to make a point. If you can make 160 psi on pump gas with the crud on the motor without detonation, taking it off might allow you to run 200 psi for instance without detonating.