Running a WAI through the wringer

[FrugalFloyd]

Now to discuss the testing. I will do ABA testing, using my Scangauge to run a measured roundtrip route with cruise control, and the WAI installed. That will be B testing.

For A testing, I'll re-route the intake from the exhaust manifold area to the front right corner of the engine bay, where it will take in relatively cold air from behind the radiator, but lower down and on the opposite side of the engine compartment than the OEM air horn. I'll run the route at the same cruise-controlled speed, in the same gear, for each ABA series. I'll probably run both slow (35 mph) and fast (55 mph) routes. I can't run them on the same road, but I'll run the slow route on a frontage road paralleling a freeway, and the fast route on the freeway. Since I'll have to turn around on each route, I'll cut the cruise control at the same place for each ABA series, and accelerate as similarly as possible on each test.

I'll measure IAT, current trip average fuel economy, and trip distance. I'll record speed, temperature, wind, and road conditions.

Now's your chance to give me input on what else you'd like to see in this test, before I actually go out and do the testing.