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Originally Posted by lucid
You are correct in saying that water vapor is harmless. Any water that makes it past the filter will either be in vapor form or will surely be vaporized before it reaches the cylinders. Oxygen is the only reactive component in air. Air does contain about 1-4 percent water vapor by mass depending on the conditions. Obviously, you want to minimize water vapor content to increase oxygen content to improve combustion. It can be valid to trade off humidity for more air through a pressurized intake.
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A little humidity for more pressure is more than fair...oh, yeah!!