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Old 09-22-2002, 07:16 PM
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I like super chargers, but I also like intercoolers, but I was wondering if I could run an intercooler as an intake for my charger.
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If you run the ic before the charger it will only act as a restriction. You need to cool the charge after compression.

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Wont do jack ****
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You CAN do lots of things.
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water injection
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sell the supercharger....buy turbo....go faster...be more cool, spend more money.
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I like super chargers, but I also like intercoolers, but I was wondering if I could run an intercooler as an intake for my charger.
LOL
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sell the supercharger....buy turbo....go faster...be more cool, spend more money.
lol
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how does water-injection work?
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sell the supercharger....buy turbo....go faster...be more cool, spend more money.
lol
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lol lol lol lol
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[Modified by PISSEDturbocoupe, 10:19 PM 9/22/2002]
lol, deciding on running ic w/ na?
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