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Originally Posted by jdamore
Bumping this thread because I was told something very interesting on a FB group. Stupidity is contagious over there but was told this by a "professional" however, its hard for me to believe. The claim is:
If you are venting to atmosphere, by using a small air filter on the intake plenum instead of a cap, you will gain 35hp! The claim is that they found the intake to be restricted and the additional air will give the boost in power.
Anyone actually test this? Far fetched? I'd like to set the record straight. I'll spend the few bucks for a little filter if it actually does something..
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It's an interesting theory, the issue I would have with that is you're sucking in hot static air from inside the engine bay instead of outside rammed air from the outside lower duct. I wouldn't want ANY more heat added to a saturated system which struggles as it is. Also I don't know much about air fluid dynamics but 2 different air sources at different temperatures could create turbulence and work adversely? Maybe someone smarter than me can chime in on that.