Left field question
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Drifting
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From: New York NY
Left field question
Can anyone comment or provide insight on the air temp going into an intercooler vs. the out going??
In my application I'm running the large ECS intercooler and am curious about the air temp that is reaching my rad...
There are obviously many different variables that will affect this, but just curious about the experiences of others.
In my application I'm running the large ECS intercooler and am curious about the air temp that is reaching my rad...
There are obviously many different variables that will affect this, but just curious about the experiences of others.
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Drifting
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From: New York NY
That's definitely one way you could go about finding an answer. I was hoping that with the number of builds and projects that have been done someone will have done something similar to that already and be able to provide some feedback.
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Drifting
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Drifting
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From: Ride the Lightning NJ
You could try an experiment, such as I did earlier this year.
We removed the ECS intercooler from my car
I log AIT, but also use methanol. So.... I wanted to see the difference on the track.
AIT after burn out, while pulling up to the line (and until meth kicked in), was 100+ degrees hotter without the intercooler. Even without airflow under the hood (e.g., puling up to and sitting at the line), it reduced intake temps by 95-150*, which was logged over a series of test passes in cooler weather.
After a few calculations, the HP needed to push the weight of the intercooler was gained, plus more, by the difference in AIT. So, it's back in the car
We removed the ECS intercooler from my car
I log AIT, but also use methanol. So.... I wanted to see the difference on the track.
AIT after burn out, while pulling up to the line (and until meth kicked in), was 100+ degrees hotter without the intercooler. Even without airflow under the hood (e.g., puling up to and sitting at the line), it reduced intake temps by 95-150*, which was logged over a series of test passes in cooler weather.
After a few calculations, the HP needed to push the weight of the intercooler was gained, plus more, by the difference in AIT. So, it's back in the car