Uhmm, Bill, I am a novice to all this fancy cold air stuff, and upgrades. But I have recently 'bought into' the cold air intake thing, and its well worth every dime I spent! I have noticed quicker take offs, smoother idle, better acceleration at freeway speeds (passing) and an overall better sounding engine. I have also noticed, albiet without any tru numbers, an increase in gas mileage. I filled my tank at 5432 miles (trip od), and after 5530 miles passed (less than 100), my guage has not hit the 3/4 mark. That tells me that I am currently heading for over 300 per tank. Never did that before. So I will stand behind Todd with any 'scientific' bru ha ha you bring. I believe through my pown personal experience that these things work, and so does every other customer that has purchased his intake.
Todd, I got your back, not that you need it, you handled it well!