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aroundincircles wrote:
Wow, I struck a nerve.
That's what makes discussion forums so rich in content.
Dustin actually has a point that I bring up all the time at work due to the R&D (or lack of proper) we are asked to do then change things based on what data?
It would seem that pulling air from right under the hood would produce warmer air. But how much warmer and what effect does it have on other systems?
Muscle cars for years have put a circular open air cleaner atop their carbs that suck warm air from up around the headers. Every car I owned when I was a kid I flipped the top of the air cleaner to expose the filter and produce a growl during acceleration.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T LIKE GREEN TRUCKS AND I HAVE 3. Do what you want, what you are doing will look cool, sound cool, is not dangerous to you or your motor and at worst will drop engine efficiency by a very small percent.
Differences in opinion is what defines us, it is a good thing.
I also wonder, when its 110° outside, how much difference is there really, between the outside air and the air under the hood, once you're moving? and the filter will sill be right next to the hole that the old air filter pulls from...
anyways I picked it up, should be here Saturday, We'll see how it looks. Drove the truck into work today, just because I think its been almost two weeks since it was last driven. Its a mess, It really needs to be washed, so I'll probably be doing that after work today. I could really stand to clay bar it, but Don't have the time for that.
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