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Old August 4th, 2008, 12:18 PM   #28 (permalink)
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James, thanks for explaining the dual gate function. Now that you post that, I recall reading that post Joe made in the past.

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The air temp difference is the real source of the HP increase.
Has an intercooler ever been used to gain HP without the addition of a supercharger or turbocharger? Perhaps the HP gain from cold air is negligible compared to the cost of actually installing an intercooler...
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