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quote:Originally posted by crazie.eddie
I'm not a gear head, but theoritically it sounds correct. Maybe wrap the tube around with some heat shielding. Those who replaced the air intake pipe, which connects all the way to the turbo, should have some kind of heat shielding as well.
I wondering if using PVC pipe for the upcharge pipe would be efficient and durable enough to withstand engine temps? I know some people have used PVC pipe for the air intake pipe.
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Pretty much anything you put under the hood will get heat soaked. My particular solution uses only a few inches of metal tubing but the entire pipe, consisting of rubber and silicone bends, will get warm under the hood. The volume of air moves fairly quickly through the intake however and really does not have much time to get hot. There are some who will insist that it makes no difference how hot the air is going in but I am a firm believer in cool intake air. The temp in my airbox on the way to work this morning was about 55 degrees. My car just likes a cool intake charge. In the middle of summer when the intake charge is up towards 100-120 the car just is not as peppy. Get air into that airbox.
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