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[RG.net]

is there any measurements infront of the throttle body for both the cowl and standard intake?

i believe that by the time the air reaches the TB it will be the same temp as the standard setup, as it is on the hot side of the engine, thus i use a cold side intake which i find works well.

and on the recent mania dyno day, alex made 1kw extra with the mania intake as opposed to stock, mania's claims of a "10 to 12kw increase" are a little off dont you think?

[Matty]

is there any measurements infront of the throttle body for both the cowl and standard intake?

i believe that by the time the air reaches the TB it will be the same temp as the standard setup, as it is on the hot side of the engine, thus i use a cold side intake which i find works well.

I don't agree. I'll admit that I haven't verified with measurements at that location, but when you have say 30° of heat soak under the bonnet, you won't heat the air up that much in the fraction of a second it takes to go from the filter area to the TB.

Of course, someone could get off their arse and check this and we wouldn't have to speculate...

and on the recent mania dyno day, alex made 1kw extra with the mania intake as opposed to stock, mania's claims of a "10 to 12kw increase" are a little off dont you think?

Again, not necessarily valid as the 1kW difference was between two different cars. (I believe, tell me if I'm wrong.)
A dyno run with the bonnet popped open won't show the benefit of drawing cooler air.

[stevesports]

would that impede flow a bit too much? As i understand, for a turbo engine flow is more important than ambient temperature levels.