Mike Rapoport wrote:

: It doesn't work that way with a turbocharged engine since the ingested air
: is heated by compression.

I would argue that it still works that way. In addition, however, the heating
of the intake air reduces the effective mass on the intake charge. Whether one or the
other dominates or they cancel each other out depends on lots of factors... in
particular an intercooler.

I'm not being argumentative... just sharing info that I'd never thought of
before. It doesn't make a huge difference, but it does make a difference. Running
24/24 doesn't *always* make the same power or burn the same fuel. Altitude and
mixture both have 10-20% adjustment fudge factors in there.... throw in a turbo with
heating and there's another 10-20% in the mix as well.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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