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Old 08-21-2018, 02:01 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hayden55 View Post
Hey in theory that is 100% true.
And that's the thing. This debate about warm air intakes has always been like this. It's clear that they can work on some cars given the testing people have done and it's clear that they don't seem to work on some cars giving the test thing that other people have done. The key is to get a good baseline on how warm your intake air temperature usually is, try a modification, and track the data on intake air temperature and fuel economy carefully. Do a good ABA test and you might be able to see whether it's good bad or indifferent.

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