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Old 01-07-2017, 05:50 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
My main prompting for this is this autospeed article. It is an article where they dyno test a car with different length intake pipes on it. The different lengths effect the torque curve. I know we aren't tuning for power, but it must have some effect on fuel economy.
My takeaway from that article was that running a stubby "CAI" off the intake manifold was a dumb idea, and anything longer was an improvement. I quickly agreed with the first line of their conclusion:

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It would have been good to have dyno'd the Charade in dead standard trim with its factory aircleaner and intake duct in place.
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