Special Air intake system incrases the power???

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Red Cloud, Aug 28, 2004.

  1. Red Cloud

    Red Cloud Guest

    The Honda specialist claims that the installing special air intake system
    can incrases the power. He said you don't need a incrase engine size to
    increase the power. I don't get it how the Air intake system by incrasing
    income gir going into engine could incrase the power. I thought you need
    a bigger engine to incrase the power. How can more air could incrase the
    power? I don't get it. Does any here can verify this is right or not?
     
    Red Cloud, Aug 28, 2004
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  2. Red Cloud

    Randolph Guest

    If you can cram more air in there, you can also inject more fuel, and
    thus get more power. An air intake system with less restrictions helps,
    as does taking in cold outside air rather than warm air from the engine
    compartment. This is because cold air is denser than warm air, so a
    cubic meter of cold air contains more molecules of O2 than a cubic meter
    of warm air.

    Turbos and superchargers increase power for the same reason, they push
    more air into the engine. Of course turbos and superchargers these
    provide a much larger power gain than a better air intake does.
     
    Randolph, Aug 28, 2004
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    Pars Guest

    In my opinion, the increase air presure/flow is not worth the bad fuel
    economy. However, if the engine is already giving poor economy (e.g many
    of the GM/Dawoo cars), screwing around with the air flow might result in
    a better setup.

    Pars
     
    Pars, Aug 28, 2004
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    K5 Guest

    More air plus more fuel can sometimes equal more power. Compare the cost of
    the intake vs. the negligible (if any) hp increase. Also, with some intakes
    on some cars you lose the cold start function, can actually lose hp, louder,
    sounds like a mooing cow in distress.
     
    K5, Aug 30, 2004
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