Re: Prelude fresh air intakes do they work?
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in news:JIKdna4Evd4jWuvcRVn-jQ@rogers.com:
> Steve Bigelow wrote: > >> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message >> news:2K2dnYRdlc3_YOzcRVn-uA@rogers.com... >> >>>KiwiinOz wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I'm mainly looking for more miles per gallon than outright power. >>>>Any noticable improvements found out there? >>>> >>> >>>If you install a cai, your car will be less fuel efficient. >>> >>>Cosmin >> >> >> Oh please, do explain. > > I just noticed your reply to my post. I said a CAI would make the car > less fuel efficient because it allows more air into the engine. Since > the mixture ratio should be constant, it makes sense that there should > be more gas going into the engine as well. if only the air intake would > increase but the gas would stay the same the car would run lean. > > If this reasoning is wrong, please correct me. > > Cosmin > More air + more fuel= more power,thus less throttle needed. You may get more volumetric efficiency,too. This may be offset by the tendency to USE the extra power.(leadfoot effect) -- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net |
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