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Re: Intercooler question

Fri, 07 October 2005 04:25

Norbie wrote on Fri, 07 October 2005 14:08

Stefan wrote on Fri, 07 October 2005 12:49

If an I/C is bigger than it needs to be, you're adding lag.

In theory this is true. In practice the effect is negligible.

Compare the flow rate of your turbo to the volume of a large intercooler and you'll see what I mean.

There are so many variables here, but its more to do with static drag than volume. If you had an IC with say a 10L volume it will cause more loss than a straight 100mm pipe with the same volume.

I havent done this but find a car with a way oversized IC & measure boost before vs boost after. You should measure a drop off, more than can be attributed to density changes.

Without going to any effort, corner to corner looks like this.
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That should be clear enough.

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