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    Warm Air Intake

    Last week I installed a crude WAI. Its a double-walled section of 4 inch dryer duct, wrapped in the reflective backing from a piece of duct insulation. It runs from the intake snout to the radiator.

    I tried running it back to the exhaust manifold at the rear of the engine, but I didn't have a long enough piece of ducting to get that far.

    With the wai running to the radiator, I don't see any intake air heat until the coolant temps reach 195 F and the thermostat opens. This weekend I was driving in 13 degrees F, and my intake air temps stayed at 90 F traveling at 60mph.





    I plan to insulate the rest of the intake snout and airbox when I find more material.
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    good job, how does that snorkle appear to be attached to the air box?

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    Looks interesting. You'll have to let us know if you notice any benefit from it.
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    Edit.... This will be just for sub-temperature conditions right?

    For a more permanent fixture you could always use a water to air "intercooler" with the water routed from the throttle body and back as its one of your better sources of early heat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by live4redline View Post
    For a more permanent fixture you could always use a water to air "intercooler" with the water routed from the throttle body and back as its one of your better sources of early heat.
    Intriguing. I kinda like this idea, especially for cold weather operation. There should be a way to control the temperature.

    Hey live4redline - any suggestions on recommended equipment?

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    There should be a way to control the temperature.

    any suggestions on recommended equipment?
    I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet... To control the temperature you could try a valve like this Attachment 10367
    And control it with a simple heater control dial like this Attachment 10370Attachment 10368. Or get real fancy and try to make it all automatic by a temperature switch and electric heater valve.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet... To control the temperature you could try a valve like this Attachment 10367
    And control it with a simple heater control dial like this Attachment 10370Attachment 10368. Or get real fancy and try to make it all automatic by a temperature switch and electric heater valve.
    I wish the attachments on some of these older posts would work...

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    how does that snorkle appear to be attached to the air box?
    I didn't remove it so I'm not certain, but it seems to be clipped on, with a sleeve going into the airbox, and its attached to the (resonator?) box behind it, which is bolted on.
    Last edited by fifteenwindow; 12-18-2013 at 11:57 AM.

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    Nice installation, but what is the benefit from having warm air coming into your air inlet?

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    Warm air intake is known to burn easier than cold air. So if the air that getting into your engine is already warm, it will burn faster and better which may also reduce the fuel consumption.
    There's also aftermarket warm air intake with heating elements.

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