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Old 09-18-2011, 10:36 AM   #2 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by MPGranger View Post
how comes warm air intakes are listed as an ecomod but not cold air? Don't both strategies increase Fuel Economy?
Depends on the car, its sensors, driving technique, and the design of the intake--seems to me. My WAI works. I have long wondered about a CAI. I think one reason for the WAI in colder climes is for warm up and for dealing with denser colder air of winter. I would think a CAI would work for accelerating with load as long as you were also using EOC to reap the benefit of the shorter pulse through a longer glide.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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