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Old 01-20-2012, 04:55 PM   #8 (permalink)
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You know you would be better off warming the fuel and keeping the intake air cool. Its the fuel you want to vaporize better, not the air. A cooler intake charge also reduces combustion heat lost to the cooling system. Also a cooler intake charge results in lower NOx production.
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