Moving air intake for better mpg?

Read somewhere about useing a longer air intake tube and mounting it under vechicle facing forward incomming air, this is supposed to due 2 things..

1. assure intake air in not being heated by any engine componets therefore giving better mpg/hp

2. force of air entering tube creates more pressure allowing more air to enter filter canister and thus into intake manifold itself

I have no idea if there is any true to this method or if it actually works and would like to get opinions on this...

Thanks.

also if anybody knows any good links to web sites with info on stuff like this that would be great to

"jdwilson4" <none RemoveThis @000.com> wrote in message
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> Read somewhere about useing a longer air intake tube and mounting it
> under vechicle facing forward incomming air, this is supposed to due 2
> things..
>
> 1. assure intake air in not being heated by any engine componets
> therefore giving better mpg/hp
>
> 2. force of air entering tube creates more pressure allowing more air
> to enter filter canister and thus into intake manifold itself

3) Goes through more tubing, increasing resistance.

4) Is closer to the ground, where more dust and dirt can be picked up.

5) Is closer to the ground where more water can be picked up. Especially
handy when going through deep puddles.


> I have no idea if there is any true to this method or if it actually
> works and would like to get opinions on this...

Not only would doing this be a PIA, because you have to find a way for the
hose to get down there, you're going to get more air and water into your
engine.

It sounds like you are doing a lot of work that can harm your engine.

Jeff
> Thanks.
>
> also if anybody knows any good links to web sites with info on stuff
> like this that would be great to
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