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Rep Power: 356 Intake off turbo
I was wondering if anybody has tried to run thier intake pipeing so where the air is taken in behind the bumper like i ingen CAI placement is. wil; lit make much of a diffrence? Or will it not becasue that is what the intercooler is for cool the air. just wondering.
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Rep Power: 0 I don't think it would be a good idea... It would have a longer with more bends intake pipe. You don't want that.
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Rep Power: 237 I read an article (I think in Sport Compact Car) a while back that said that running a CAI into a turbo is a good idea. I wish I had the article here because they had a formula showing how warm air being compressed gained more heat than cold air being compressed the same amount.
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Rep Power: 286 ^ it makes sense, air heats up when being compressed (which is why a lean mixture causes detonation) so if you start out with colder air to begin with your good to go. but wouuld you really wanna risk water sucked into your turbo and all that........yikes.
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
^ it makes sense, air heats up when being compressed (which is why a lean mixture causes detonation) so if you start out with colder air to begin with your good to go. but wouuld you really wanna risk water sucked into your turbo and all that........yikes.
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Originally Posted by ajhdragon
i was just curious because i need to go get a new axel back made up, and they could also do a new intake pipe if i wanted to just thinking about makeing the air a little cooler, rather than haveing it sit right on top of the tranny like it is.
I mean you have an intercooler for a reason. So, there really isn't much need for a cai.
Cut a hole in the hood. Run a turbo like a drag car. Top mounted turbo! YES! That would so rock!
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Originally Posted by Blahman240
You could do it, and let us know how it is. Every car is differnt. But the longer the pipe, the less power.
I mean you have an intercooler for a reason. So, there really isn't much need for a cai.
Cut a hole in the hood. Run a turbo like a drag car. Top mounted turbo! YES! That would so rock!
cliff notes, I'm a bit tipsy.
I mean you have an intercooler for a reason. So, there really isn't much need for a cai.
Cut a hole in the hood. Run a turbo like a drag car. Top mounted turbo! YES! That would so rock!
cliff notes, I'm a bit tipsy.
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
^ it makes sense, air heats up when being compressed (which is why a lean mixture causes detonation) so if you start out with colder air to begin with your good to go. but wouuld you really wanna risk water sucked into your turbo and all that........yikes.
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Rep Power: 0 the newer SF kits back in the day had a cold air pipe option... the pipe would run from the turbo inlet all the way to the back of the firewall...
i read somewhere that every 3 degrees of heat = 1whp... if you can cool the intake charge by using a cold air intake, especially in a forced induction setting, you will see a minor performance gain...
i read somewhere that every 3 degrees of heat = 1whp... if you can cool the intake charge by using a cold air intake, especially in a forced induction setting, you will see a minor performance gain...
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Originally Posted by booba5185
isn't denser ait the whole point of a turbo? it compresses the cylinder so there is more air for the explosion of the gas?
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Rep Power: 261 and if you are worried about longer piping being more restrictive, just make the pipe a larger diameter. I made a CAI on a supercharged 5.0 mustang out of 4.5" stainless before. worked great. He said he felt a good gain.
Andy is right. When you compress air at a lower temperature, the air is denser. The denser the air, the more air you physically have going into the cylinder.
It is the same concept as night and day. I know all you turbo guys LOVE driving at night because you feel that 5-10 whp gain from the colder air. This is the same concept.
Andy is right. When you compress air at a lower temperature, the air is denser. The denser the air, the more air you physically have going into the cylinder.
It is the same concept as night and day. I know all you turbo guys LOVE driving at night because you feel that 5-10 whp gain from the colder air. This is the same concept.
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Originally Posted by andyman97
Air temp isn't what causes detonation (in most cases), it's the amount of air to fuel and ignition timing that causes detonation. Hot air doesn't cause a lean mixture, a lack of fuel does. Cooler air is more dense, ie; the cooler the air is, the more of it will fit into a given space. Denser air makes more power. That's why your car makes more power on a cooler day than a hotter one. If you think about it, hotter air is less dense, requiring less fuel to properly burn, so hotter air is less likely to cause a lean condition, cooler air is more likely to.
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