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Old 02-07-2017, 08:51 AM   #263 (permalink)
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In order to make more power, you have to burn more fuel. Period. The end. Heat = power, to make more heat requires more fuel. A cold air intake does that by allowing a denser charge - that is to say, MORE in terms of raw mass - of air into the cylinder.

I think the anemometer on your hood, just upstream of the windshield, isn't the best place for it. On the roof of the car, about 2/3 the way back, would probably be as true an airspeed indicator as you're going to get.
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