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Old 02-14-2012, 07:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jrscteg View Post
My idea is to put something like this into a metal intake tube to heat the air going into the intake.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but with gasoline engines the idea is to preheat the fuel for easier ignition, and to chill the air to make it more dense.

What I posted back on a similar topic.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...cus-18020.html
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Sounds odd to me, because cold dense air is favored for intake. Ford even developed a cold intake system using the A/C a few years ago.................

EDIT: I found an old post of mine from 2005:
SEE THE FIRST LINK - AUTOSPEED.

Cold Air Intake? - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

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Ford has a patent using the A/C system to pre-chill the intake air.
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