1W&CG, you should know and I am surprised you even wrote what you did. Higher performance equals higher dollors spent....period. OOTB condition/flow rates need not apply, though, I agree, it shold.
Not always, the tune is where most of the hp is found, and thats free, so is doing your own porting...I think you know where Im going with this.
I come from lil money, notice I'm not waving the rhs flag...
As for my statement, app specific...if Hughes or somebody else can do my factory iron to the tune of 280-300 cfm for the same money as a ootb eddy that only flows 240, I'm putting money where it counts=airflow.
This is my opinion and no body should surprised by it at this point..lol