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Forum: General Fuel Topics

12-02-2007, 09:06 AM

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Ideal Intake Air Temp??

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Posted By kamesama980

you're right, but thats not usually talked about...

you're right, but thats not usually talked about in those terms. you just described what we've been talking about with pumping losses and throttle plate restsrictions but backwards.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-30-2007, 11:46 PM

Replies: 28

Ideal Intake Air Temp??

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Posted By kamesama980

Compression is a fixed ratio relating the BDC...

Compression is a fixed ratio relating the BDC volume to TDC volume of the cylinder. What your sentence describes is intaking additional air/fuel. Compression cannot be changed simply by altering the...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-27-2007, 09:21 PM

Replies: 28

Ideal Intake Air Temp??

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Posted By kamesama980

I'm speaking of a butterfly valve used to...

I'm speaking of a butterfly valve used to throttle the engine. if you have a diesel or one of the new (bimmer? mercedes?) variable intake valve throttled engines, I withdraw my statement.

I don't...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-27-2007, 08:22 PM

Replies: 28

Ideal Intake Air Temp??

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Posted By kamesama980

at a given speed, you have a given drag, which...

at a given speed, you have a given drag, which you need to expend a given amount of energy to counteract. the energy in gas is fixed and to maintain a stoich mixture, so is the air. therefore you...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

11-27-2007, 07:53 PM

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Ideal Intake Air Temp??

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Posted By kamesama980

before you guys get all hot air=efficient gung ho...

before you guys get all hot air=efficient gung ho and stick a blow torch in your engine bay, the reason it's more efficient to bring hot air in (to a point) is that yes, the air is less dense and...

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