what is your opinion ?
what is your opinion ?
I would love to hear the unduction noise that would make.
what would the MPG gain be..
Darin tested out the effect of 'performance' air filters a while back with his 1.0L, 3-cylinder Geo Metro and found absolutely no difference.
http://www.metrompg.com/posts/air-filter-part-1.htm
http://www.metrompg.com/posts/air-filter-part-2.htm
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However, if the pod is drawing warm air from the engine compartment, where the factory intake was drawing it from inside a fender (I'm not sure - just a guess), you could theoretically see a very small efficiency improvement as a result.
Warmer, less dense air requires a wider throttle opening to produce a given amount of power. That wider throttle opening reduces pumping losses, and that improves efficiency.
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General rule of thumb: Cold air for power, warm air for fuel economy. There are exceptions to each of those two rules though.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
What do you mean by turbulent air?
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)