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Originally Posted by Mikem53
Lol.. You seem to make things more complex than they are so you can talk down to others. But the facts are:
Cooling is cooling.. Period. It creates a cooler more dense intake charge which in turn creates a more complete combustion cycle.. Whether it's intercooled or CAI.
Blah blah blah.. Cold dense air creates more complete combustion which in turn creates more power..
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Pure nonsense.
Completeness of combustion is not the phenomenon. All emission controlled engines burn clean.
A cooler and therefore denser air/fuel charge can indeed produce more power due to the simple chemistry of fuel combining with air. More of both produces more power.
However, the point you are missing is that engines burn fuel while spinning at high rpm. The timing of the combustion event is relevant. Because of timing issues the knock sensor equipped engine can extract as much power out of the warmer air as it can from the colder air.