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Old 07-01-2012, 09:58 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
What caused the improvement? Removing the cold air inlet? Removing the resonator? Changing from a probably dirty filter to a likely clean filter? A combination of all 3 actions? What?



So.... in other words, you don't know whether IAT has changed.
The EPA has done studies and found out that a dirty filter affects power not FE
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/pdfs/...02_26_2009.pdf

But changing out the OE tiny little air tubes for the cold air intake vast gaping cavity vastly improved airflow. So more air means better volumetric efficiency. And if you P&G, more power means getting to speed sooner, which translate to more gliding and less pulsing.

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