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Old 08-18-2009, 05:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
Eddles
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Relocating air inlet?

From the image here, you can see the inlet is located as far front as possible, to ensure that the air going in the engine is as cold as possible:



Under and behind the inlet, there are no less than 3 radiators (air con, main rad and intercooler) as you can see in this image, is it worth relocating the inlet back inside the engine bay, maybe behind the radiator so the engine would get warmer air which would mean better MPG? Or do you have a better idea of what I can do with the inlet? Or is it a bad idea to play around with something like that?

Thanks very much for your time in advance!

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