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an intercooler w/o a turbo will actually slow you down...instead of air just being sucked through your intake filter, it's gonna be sucked through the intercooler (which has lots of bends and piping) even on turbo cars it will slow you down unless you're running lots of boost on a larger turbo.
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Actually, I found the S2k to be fairly sensitive to high temperatures. . . not to the extreme of a car running forced induction, but sensitive nevertheless.
One solution to address this is to go with an aquamist system. They are well built, are from england, and have been used by tuners running positive displacement blowers (since routing of an aftercooler/intercooler is difficult with positive displacement blowers).
I know some run an isopropyl/water mix, and add ice in the tank for running at the track.
Not sure how this would work out on a N/A car, but in theory it should work just fine.
One solution to address this is to go with an aquamist system. They are well built, are from england, and have been used by tuners running positive displacement blowers (since routing of an aftercooler/intercooler is difficult with positive displacement blowers).
I know some run an isopropyl/water mix, and add ice in the tank for running at the track.
Not sure how this would work out on a N/A car, but in theory it should work just fine.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by legendr34
[B]an intercooler w/o a turbo will actually slow you down...instead of air just being sucked through your intake filter, it's gonna be sucked through the intercooler (which has lots of bends and piping)
[B]an intercooler w/o a turbo will actually slow you down...instead of air just being sucked through your intake filter, it's gonna be sucked through the intercooler (which has lots of bends and piping)
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From: Plano
Gees louise...I know i'm not professional mechanic by any means...but I think i've been around "hooking" up cars long enough to say...no, intercooler is not beneficial for a NA car.
I've read a lot threads here on the board...and it seems as though several of the folks are complete novices to tuning cars. I couldn't but help laugh at this thread. Peoples' ignorance is so amusing at times. The things folks ask sometimes.
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I've read a lot threads here on the board...and it seems as though several of the folks are complete novices to tuning cars. I couldn't but help laugh at this thread. Peoples' ignorance is so amusing at times. The things folks ask sometimes.
SH YONG
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From: Austin
When running a turbo, the air gets heated cause it passes right by the exhaust piping through the turbo and it is compressed creating additional heat. The intercooler is designed to cool this air back down closer to the temperature the air is around you.
Its not beneficial on a NA car because the air coming in is already the same temperature as the air outside. The intercooler will not be able to cool the air any more than it already is.
Intercoolers look cool though.
Its not beneficial on a NA car because the air coming in is already the same temperature as the air outside. The intercooler will not be able to cool the air any more than it already is.
Intercoolers look cool though.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by shyong
[B]Gees louise...I know i'm not professional mechanic by any means...but I think i've been around "hooking" up cars long enough to say...no, intercooler is not beneficial for a NA car.
[B]Gees louise...I know i'm not professional mechanic by any means...but I think i've been around "hooking" up cars long enough to say...no, intercooler is not beneficial for a NA car.