Why are turbo intakes never CAI?

[Texican1911]

Every one I have seen has 1-2 intakes, and they are always in the engine bay with no external input.

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[908ssp]

Because there isn't enough room. And it is a problem but one they choose to ignore.

 

[mc lane]

...because it does not matter
the air will be compressed by the turbocharger (as well as by a supercharger) and pushed with high pressure towards the engine. in this process the air will gain a lot of heat. so the next step is to install an intercooler, which reduces the temperature of the air before it reaches the intakemanifold...

 

[erne75]

...because it does not matter
the air will be compressed by the turbocharger (as well as by a supercharger) and pushed with high pressure towards the engine. in this process the air will gain a lot of heat. so the next step is to install an intercooler, which reduces the temperature of the air before it reaches the intakemanifold...

All things being equal a turbocharged engine will also benefit with CAI. Lack of space is the main reason...

 

[908ssp]

All things being equal a turbocharged engine will also benefit with CAI. Lack of space is the main reason...

Correct. Heating hot air with the turbo just means the intercooler has to remove even more heat and no intercooler on anything does much more than a half ass job of it. You make all this hp under the ideal conditions of a dyno only to loose it on the street when you want it under real world conditions.

 

[bvdawg13]

Plus more air flow =more power on a turbo. Some guys will remove the intake

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