Thread: Diesel air intake warm or not
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Old 04-21-2012, 12:51 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ecomodded View Post
The sensors on the car keep the air fuel mixture correct,
Here is where you have a problem. Diesels operate with excess air, hence the reason they have no throttle.
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