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Re: Do watercooled turbos have to be watercooled?!? Sun, 14 December 2003 14:44 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
The water cooling is there for the longevity of the turbo more than anything else; it has nothing to do with outlet temperatures, since the vast majority of the heat is generated simply by compressing the air. Basic thermodynamics.

Go ahead and run your watercooled turbo without water cooling, but you'd be wise to idle it down extra long every time you shut it off.

Having said that, a couple of T-pieces in your heater hoses and you've got water cooling sorted... not really that hard to do!
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Read Message   Re: Do watercooled turbos have to be watercooled?!? haydennzSun, 14 December 2003 10:16
Read Message   Re: Do watercooled turbos have to be watercooled?!?  NorbieSun, 14 December 2003 14:44
Read Message   Re: Do watercooled turbos have to be watercooled?!? gianttomatoMon, 15 December 2003 01:04
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