MattK
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Hmmmm
Interesting thought ..
The intake tube is insulated , but dont forget , it has air flowing though it ..
So if the tube is insulated from the outside , then the greatest influence will be the ambient air temperature flowing through the pipe ..
A little like home insulation if you will ..
And dont forget , its all about not heating the air , but trying to maintain as close to ambient as possible ..
As there is a lot of BAD ( warm ) air flowing through the radiator ( what Im insulating the pipe from ) .
Anyhow , as I pulled into the driveway this afternoon , 10.91/100 ( City ) as reported by trip computer ( millage ) Fuel = Regular !
Bare in mind , I dont think insulating the intake pipe is going to hurt in any way what so ever , its not like its going to rob you of power or fuel economy ( So there is no down side )
It may possibly be a waste of time , but one that wont bite you ... ( Possibly a little like painting a racing stripe on your car = Whats the harm ? )
Then again , in theory , it should have a positive effect ( How much ? ) Infinitesimal to measurable ?
I cant say since Im not doing this scientifically ..
The proper way I guess would be to drive 1000km , see what the AVG fuel economy is , then wrap the induction pipe and drive the 1000km again ..
Then insulate the airbox and drive another 1000Km ,
Put on the MACE spacer , drive another 1000km ,
Seriously , I dont have the scratch to drive 4000km to do it some what scientifically .
For some one who has had their car for a long while , knows what the car does .. They could try wrapping the induction tube and see what happens ..
Im in my 4th week of owning this car , so when I saw 10.91/100 pulling into the driveway , yeah ! I really wanted this VZ to do 10L per 100 around town ..
I will see how low it goes , if it stops dropping . Then insulate the top of the airbox .
This is a no harm no foul mod ... ( the million $ question is - How well it works - and ATM Im not the one to answer that question )
Mace spacers definitely keep the intake charge cooler from the manifold , I have the 25 mm ones on the SV 6 , and the Mace CAI as well , be aware though that the black engine covers don't fit with the 25 mm insulators . I'm still not sure on the wrap for the intake tube , as when it does get hot , it will keep the heat in as well .
Interesting thought ..
The intake tube is insulated , but dont forget , it has air flowing though it ..
So if the tube is insulated from the outside , then the greatest influence will be the ambient air temperature flowing through the pipe ..
A little like home insulation if you will ..
And dont forget , its all about not heating the air , but trying to maintain as close to ambient as possible ..
As there is a lot of BAD ( warm ) air flowing through the radiator ( what Im insulating the pipe from ) .
Anyhow , as I pulled into the driveway this afternoon , 10.91/100 ( City ) as reported by trip computer ( millage ) Fuel = Regular !
Bare in mind , I dont think insulating the intake pipe is going to hurt in any way what so ever , its not like its going to rob you of power or fuel economy ( So there is no down side )
It may possibly be a waste of time , but one that wont bite you ... ( Possibly a little like painting a racing stripe on your car = Whats the harm ? )
Then again , in theory , it should have a positive effect ( How much ? ) Infinitesimal to measurable ?
I cant say since Im not doing this scientifically ..
The proper way I guess would be to drive 1000km , see what the AVG fuel economy is , then wrap the induction pipe and drive the 1000km again ..
Then insulate the airbox and drive another 1000Km ,
Put on the MACE spacer , drive another 1000km ,
Seriously , I dont have the scratch to drive 4000km to do it some what scientifically .
For some one who has had their car for a long while , knows what the car does .. They could try wrapping the induction tube and see what happens ..
Im in my 4th week of owning this car , so when I saw 10.91/100 pulling into the driveway , yeah ! I really wanted this VZ to do 10L per 100 around town ..
I will see how low it goes , if it stops dropping . Then insulate the top of the airbox .
This is a no harm no foul mod ... ( the million $ question is - How well it works - and ATM Im not the one to answer that question )
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