CAI on turbo

[Brian Cembor]

Conversely compressed air that is released quickly drops in temperature
dramatically. Hence the chill that comes over compressed air horns, those
"cans of air" for cleaning electronics, and pneumatic cylinders. I believe
this is the third law of thermodynamics... I may be wrong on that, been a
while since physics. :-P

A CAI is good on a turbo for the simple fact that the temp differential will
be less of a negative effect if the air at time of compression is lower than
the that of the engine temp, so when it does go into the IC it has a more
positive effect on combustion than ambient or engine temp air...

Or I could be talking out my arse...

Brian

	Compressing air heats it. It's heated by an amount based on the
	efficiency and a bunch of other math (see above). This amount of
heat is
	added upon the temp of the air coming in. Cold air is good. Engines
like
	cold air.

	-Jay