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Bryan,
I have no concrete examples for you or links either, & I know just a little about turbochargers. However, I do know science and my experience is telling me what's right and wrong here. That's why I tried to get my ideas across with simplified examples.
You asked "i wish someone knew: does a CAI take horsepower? and does it take "time" and slow the process a la a muffler?"
This is one of the things I tried to get across to you. CAI is free, it takes no work, no time, no muffler. If you take air from under the hood it's going to be hot. If you take a little tubing and run it to a place where it can suck cold air from outside the car you now have a CAI (cold air intake). Given the choice, why not take the cold air?
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