"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in news:JIKdna4Evd4jWuvcRVn-jQ@rogers.com:

> Steve Bigelow wrote:
>
>> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
>> news:2K2dnYRdlc3_YOzcRVn-uA@rogers.com...
>>
>>>KiwiinOz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm mainly looking for more miles per gallon than outright power.
>>>>Any noticable improvements found out there?
>>>>
>>>
>>>If you install a cai, your car will be less fuel efficient.
>>>
>>>Cosmin
>>
>>
>> Oh please, do explain.
>
> I just noticed your reply to my post. I said a CAI would make the car
> less fuel efficient because it allows more air into the engine. Since
> the mixture ratio should be constant, it makes sense that there should
> be more gas going into the engine as well. if only the air intake would
> increase but the gas would stay the same the car would run lean.
>
> If this reasoning is wrong, please correct me.
>
> Cosmin
>

More air + more fuel= more power,thus less throttle needed.
You may get more volumetric efficiency,too.

This may be offset by the tendency to USE the extra power.(leadfoot effect)

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Jim Yanik
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