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Old 2007-11-26, 04:28 PM   #120
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Originally Posted by dayofpain View Post
it does. dont have to explain it, the engineers did that research not me. ALSO if you start at Y temperature and dont change the turbo or intercooler you get X temperature at the head. than you install a CAI which changes Y -10degrees it almost directly translates to X-10degrees. its not rocket science. if the middle of the thermal equation is the same than its really easy to change the ends of it. it always takes the same ammount of energy within a given range to manipulate temperature.
Sorry, it doesn't work that way. it is the heat of compression that is the significant contributor to Charge Air Temperature, not intake temperature in a forced induction motor. I don't have the time to go find a reference, but this has been discussed and proved ad nauseum.
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