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When I used to hang out at the drag strip I saw people putting copper coiled gas lines through a coffee can that they filled up with ice. So I guess that was supposed to give the cars better performance. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miller, Gary (G.)" <gmille46@ford.com> To: "'Noordien, Igshaan'" <in1@clicks.co.za>; "Type3 (E-mail)" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:22 AM Subject: RE: [T3] empi air cleaners > Warm air is good for the first few minutes or so. Your rabbit should have a > thermostatic valve in it that allows intake vacuum to pull a flap that > diverts cold air into the inlet once the temperature gets above a certain > level. Cold air is much better as it contains more lumps of oxygen per > cylinder full. > > Them short aftermarket filters have a very small filter area. They clog > quicker and restrict flow. > > I have a 2007cc motor in my Notch. I'm considering adapting the stock filter > to fit. I did start to make my own filter. It's then that I realised what a > fine piece of kit the stock item is. > > Gary Miller > UK > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Noordien, Igshaan [mailto:in1@clicks.co.za] > Sent: 15 March 2001 10:49 > To: 'type3@vwtype3.org' > Subject: RE: [T3] empi air cleaners > > > I may be wrong, but isn't heated intake air a good thing? That's why my > '87 rabbit sucks air over the exhaust manifold. Not that I'm advocating > the empi's over the stock oilbath ... > > Igshaan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe >