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Old 07-31-2010, 02:19 AM   #16 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
The Insight loves the heat, and I'd like to know why. You can get into lean burn much sooner in 90°F weather than 70°F, and I see an improvement in FE that air density alone can't explain.
Rather than trying to lie about conditions, have you tried the warm air intake mod? You just need a piece of flex tubing (I used some leftover SCAT duct from when we re-did the Cherokee's ducting) that goes from close to the cat to the air filter box.

If you have a ScanGauge, mine seems to like 110-130F best, but is not happy if it gets to 140. You probably won't see that, though. I only get that high when climbing long mountain grades on really hot days.
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