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Originally Posted by 8307c4
To all the folks who think a warm air intake improves a car's fuel economy, a warm air intake is NOT good for fuel economy, I don't give a damn what anyone says the real reason it improves anything at all is because it governs (throttles down) the car's power hence allowing it to consume less fuel but if this is the case it is high time some drivers review their driving style because it also makes it LESS efficient, meaning if you're seeing gains in fuel economy then you are driving very inefficiently, you'd be better off keeping your foot off the floor or put a brick underneath your gas pedal, that will make your car's fuel mileage increase too.
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My understanding is that the benefits, which only seem to accrue to MAP equipped cars and not MAF equipped cars, come from reduced pumping losses. Here are the results of my test on my MAP equipped car:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post233571 ...but you don't have to "give a damn" ... it won't worry me or reduce my fuel economy.