The great intake debate!

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Originally Posted by camelll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion. Yes this needs additional citations for verification, but it has sources and does not have any unverifiable claims. If you don't think that adding and burning more fuel does not cause more emissions then I don't know what to tell you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaust_gas
"Although the largest part of most combustion gases is relatively harmless nitrogen (N2), water vapor (H2O) (except with pure-carbon fuels), and carbon dioxide (CO2) (except with hydrogen as fuel), a relatively small part of it is undesirable noxious or toxic substances, such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides (NOx), partly unburnt fuel, and particulate matter."

Do you understand the concepts of "absolute" and "relative"?

20% of 100 is the same as 20% of 1,000,000 in "relative" terms. THE SAME. That's how smog is measured in percentage!!!

Yes, I am putting out more exhaust, but it doesn't have a higher percentage of pollutants, it's the same percentage!

A CAI is causing more emissions the same way driving more causes more emissions. Someone driving 100 miles will cause double the pollution of someone driving 50 miles. Simple enough for you? According to your logic the first guy should not pass the smog