Look i am not trying to start anything here either, but i do not care what your credentials are. Saying that intakes, exhausts, turbo adapters, etc do not add anything is simply false. To what degree they add is certainly up for debate. I agree the tune is by far the most important and will give the most gains. I also agree that the latest standard technology is getting better as well. But consider this: My buddy and i both have 18 raptors, we raced when we first got them. He won by 1/4 truck length. He is scared to do anything to his to void his warranty. I got the mpt tune(93 prx) and n guage. We raced again, i won by 2.75 truck lengths. i then added adapters, CAI, intercooler, downpipe, and exhaust. We raced again and i won by 4.25 truck lengths. He did nothing to his. Everything else was the same(temp outside, gas, etc). I also have Dyno numbers to show you the same type gains going from just supercharger and tune to exhaust, CAI, headers, downpipe, exhaust, etc on my 13. Now that is a little differnet(non turbo) but same concept. The size of the pipes is smaller on OEM parts and was on my 18.
You can say it is semantics if you want, but to new folks on here trying to get real info your statements are misleading and confusing. There are gains to be had with some of these bolt ons, otherwise why would so many people do them? Dont say because they dont know any better, because that too is a false statement. If you want to say the gains are marginal in YOUR opinion, that is fine. I have data and so do others that prove otherwise.
