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Old May 15th, 2008, 12:23 PM
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Good question, wondering the same thing. How would the intercooler change the equation? Could you get away with a bigger turbo with a FMIC all else being equal?
A FMIC would make it even leaner.

It's not the charge temps that cause the problems, its the combustion temps.

A cooler intake charge means MORE AIR is going into the cylinders. Unless you add more fuel, the result will be a lean mixture.
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