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Old 10-31-2013, 05:21 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 View Post
Are you assuming air is being forced into the intake? I'm not sure what pressure you're concerned with reducing. Air is being sucked in from the motor, not forced in from outside.
Air is being pulled into the motor due to the increase in volume of the combustion chamber. Increasing the path of the gas, increases the drag slowing the gas fill rate of the chamber. In theory, this should actually cause less O2 to be present in the chamber.
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