Miata Mailing List: July 1998, Message #177

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Peter Brusa wrote:
> 
> Whilst driving home a few days ago in the Hotlanta Traffic Steam-Bath, I
> had a pondering idea.
> 
> Since I think I understnat that more air (especially cold air) helps the
> engine produce more HP, could one not re-route some of the A/C airlines
> to dump out at the air-intake box???
> 
> Is this possible???
> 
> Just currious, and I may be wrong on the "more air=more HP" theory.

My guess is that yes it would be advantageous to have cold air
conditioning blowing into your intake... however the amount of power
necessary to condition that air is very likely to be more than the power
increase...  but, hey... worth trying out... who knows maybe them A/C
compressors are higly optimized or something.... A/C Charged Miata
sounds pretty funny tho :)

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