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Old 01-15-2012, 12:04 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ps2fixer View Post
I'm not a professional in terms of cars and such, but was thinking since warm air intakes have been prooven to provide a better MPG, maybe using the high presure side of the front tires to route past the host exhaust would increase MPG? Or maybe I should ask, does forcing higher presure into the air box result in better MPG alone?
Hi ps2fixer,
The current discussions on warm air intakes claims that increased mpg is due to reduced throttle pumping losses, as hot air is less dense, so the throttle must be open wider to deliver the same mass of air. So this is improves efficiency at part throttle. If you had higher pressure that would increase the air density - so you see the problem.
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