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Old 08-26-2008, 07:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ronarprfct View Post
Sorry, but that is like saying that, dragwise, a car is a car no matter what form it takes. If you have some actual data to support the idea that the air flowing over a partially closed plate and through a tube has less turbulence than the air flowing through a freewheeling or motor-augmented archimedean screw, then fine, but just putting forth such an oversimplification without justification is pointless.
No, it isn't.

Think of the point of the throttle... think of the meaning of the word "throttle". It is to restrict. It is to prevent a runaway engine; to regulate engine rpm and power.

Why is intake turbulence a problem?
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