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Old 12-13-2009, 05:41 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bondvagabond View Post
He says in his research, that at wot it might be more efficient than stock paper. Do some of the pulse and gliders use wot? would a air intake different than a geo metro negate the test results and maybe make a k&n worth wild? I sure don't like to whole allowing dirt in thing though.
Pulse and glide, like Christ said, recommends 80% or so throttle due to enrichment (open loop operation). However, even WOT is not going to require that much air unless you combine it with high rpms. As ecodrivers know, high rpms greatly increase friction losses as well as oil windage losses and are definitely something to stay away from.
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