>could you achieve the same low-end gain by upsizing the MAF to match >the
>CAI's diameter, instead of downsizing the pipe?
Efrain
'92 Sentra XE w/stuff
>From: "jason wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Sentra Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Sentra Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: SML: Smaller Diameter CAI
>Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 13:38:22 -0400
>
>>I think it will have more bottom end power with no loss at the top. At
>>least that's what I am hoping for. I am going to work with hotshot to get
>>it right.
>I think this has been addressed before, but could you not achieve the same
>low-end gain by upsizing the MAF to match the CAI's diameter, instead of
>downsizing the pipe? Project 200SX gained some low-end when it got the
>bigger MAF, correct? Are these low-end gains a function of the velocity of
>the airflow through the CAI (in which case the smaller CAI would be better,
>right?) or a function of the harmonics of the piping (in which case
>diameter
>would seem to be irrelevant)? Pardon me if I am totally off-base here, but
>I
>am curious as to what precisely is going on to affect power and, all else
>being equal, I would prefer a big, manly intake to a spaghetti-thin,
>girly-man intake ;).
>
>Jonesing for underhood manliness,
>JWolfe
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