Cold air intake – get more power and mileage from your engine

When we talk of cars we today we also talk of their impact on the global climate. There is talk of carbon emissions and how electric cars are better even if they are more expensive because they do not produce green house gases. But let us face it, electric cars are not going to become the dominant car type anytime soon and therefore it makes sense to reduce emissions from fossil fuel cars.

Why does a car emit green house gases? For one as part of the reaction green house gases are formed and another reason is the incomplete burning of the fuel. Now we would think that like gas in our gas stove the inflammable car fuel would get combusted quickly when the fuel is ignited with a spark. However this combustion takes place inside the relatively small confines of a the engine cylinder. Not only is the space limited but also is the time available for the fuel to burn is very little because the fuel is cyclically being injected into the cylinder and the cycle period is very small.

Inside this small space and within the small amount of time available more fuel will burn if the air available is rich in oxygen. That is where a cold air intake is able to make a difference. A cold air intake takes cold air directly to the engine cylinder. Being cold more air is able to get into the volume of the cylinder and therefore there is more oxygen available for the fuel to burn.

This means more fuel is now burnt in every cycle and therefore you get a greater thrust as a slightly greater amount of fuel now explosively burns in each cycle. As a result you get more power. And since lesser fuel now goes waste you also get a better fuel economy. Therefore cold air intakes improve power and increase mileage. They also help reduce the emissions from the car.

Cold air intakes are products that as their name suggests carry cold air to the engine. An engine has a fixed amount of volume to carry out the combustion of the fuel. The more is the oxygen in that volume the better will be the combustion of the fuel. Now cold air contains more oxygen for the same volume than hot air. That is because cold air is more dense. Therefore the combustion is better when the engine gets cold air than when it gets hot air. Why would the engine get hot air? Well in a stock car the air travels in the volume under the hood where it gets hot on its way to the engine. With a cold air intake the air goes directly to the engine and does not get hot on the way.

A cold air intake therefore improves the fuel efficiency of your car in an elegant manner since the combustion of the fuel is more complete. It also increases the power since more fuel is burnt in every cycle.

A cold air intake also looks cool on the outside of your car. It adds a deep throaty sound to your car's better performance. You can see the latest cold air intakes at www.ilovebodykits.com

About The Author Louie Liu has been in the car aftermarket products industry for 5 years. You can learn about a wide range of Tail lights, Body Kits and headlights at his site bodykits4me.com