Here's why I ask. Back when TMCC was the big dog, Mike Reagan posted a video on making improvements to diesel TMCC smoke units. Basically:
1) Cut the sock off the resistor.
2) Bend the resistor into the bowl.
3) Drill the air inlet hole larger.
As a car guy #3 tweaked my interest. Old hot rodders theme, more air in more air out. In our case, more air in more smoke out. I popped the shell off my SF F3 set #85186 and here's the pic.
The hole on the left is the outlet to the smoke funnel. It's a fixed size to hold the funnel so nothing can be done there. The smaller hole on the right is the air coming in. It certainly appears the air inlet could be made bigger since the trace is a good distance away.
Thoughts?