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Christ · 10-22-2009, 11:33 PM

I wonder about heated ram air... like pushing radiator air through the intake... ya know?

Once you get up to 60MPH, that pressure at the front of the car can make some nice gains because it's forcing air in, rather than air having to be sucked in... You get rid of some pumping losses at highway speed. You also get more air in there with your fuel, which we know is a good thing to prevent the occurrence of pre-ignition and knocking/detonation. Then, on top of that, it's warm air, which doesn't require as much energy to heat up and expand, leaving more energy from the explosion to move the piston.

RamWAI FTW?

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	I wonder about heated ram air... like pushing radiator air through the intake... ya know? Once you get up to 60MPH, that pressure at the front of the car can make some nice gains because it's forcing air in, rather than air having to be sucked in... You get rid of some pumping losses at highway speed. You also get more air in there with your fuel, which we know is a good thing to prevent the occurrence of pre-ignition and knocking/detonation. Then, on top of that, it's warm air, which doesn't require as much energy to heat up and expand, leaving more energy from the explosion to move the piston. RamWAI FTW? __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"