Intercooler vs. non-intercooler....
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Intercooler vs. non-intercooler....
Anyone ever A/B test their turbo setup with/without an intercooler?
I am going to have to do ALOT of modifications to put in an intercooler when I add the turbo, so I'm just wondering if its worth the trouble.
Of course I know that its an improvement, but just how much of an improvement?
I am going to have to do ALOT of modifications to put in an intercooler when I add the turbo, so I'm just wondering if its worth the trouble.
Of course I know that its an improvement, but just how much of an improvement?
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The guy i bought my car from did dyno runs with and without and there was about a 20hp increase with the intercooler on. Intercooler = Longevity...some kits such as greddy do not come with one but imo its necessary
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Pretty sure the piping and intercooler kits you can get now come pre-bent and made specifically so you don't have to do a lot of modifications to get them to fit right. At least the last ten or so I've done have been that way
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wat kind of front end mods on a eg/ek wouldnt allow u to fit even a small fmic? u should be able to make it work unless u have a body kit. unless its a BYS front bumper then u deserve to be slow anyway..
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^^^ or this... if your going to go through the trouble of boosting, get an intercooler. no point in not getting one. itl take more boost to make the same poswer without one. be efficient and get one
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Re: Intercooler vs. non-intercooler....
you should be able to fit a skinny intercooler. If not you just have to do whatever it takes to make it work. function>form. I wouldnt run any turbo setup without IC.
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Just get an intercooler, and take off those stupid HIDs that you probably have in halogen housings without a retrofit, in addition to horn mounts - are you using Hella horns, or something?
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Actually, the HID's are in a proper TYC HID projector housing, and that has nothing to do with my question.... but please feel free to voice your presumptuous opinions on unrelated topics.
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Re: Intercooler vs. non-intercooler....
If you don't want to actually run better forced induction use an intercooler. The is a reason they are used and aren't just for show, cooler air means better results.
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With a little fab you could probably get something like this working. I don't know what your setup is so this may/may not be adequate. I wouldn't run with out one.
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Anyways just weigh your options, is that body kit worth keeping or would you like to make more hp but go back to oem?
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Its all going to depend on your set up. No one is going to know unless you dyno your car with the FMIC and dyno it without. I looked around a little bit and some volvos had optional intercoolers on their turbo cars. The difference between the ones with them and the ones without was about 15-20 horsepower. Hope that helps.
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Its all going to depend on your set up. No one is going to know unless you dyno your car with the FMIC and dyno it without. I looked around a little bit and some volvos had optional intercoolers on their turbo cars. The difference between the ones with them and the ones without was about 15-20 horsepower. Hope that helps.
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There are way too many variables to give you an answer. For small amount of boost you can get by with without an intercooler I wouldn't even bother wasting the money to boost the car.
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Re: Intercooler vs. non-intercooler....
Runnign a non-intercooled setup is ok for about 7 psi of boost on an average sized turbo. boost = hot compressed air. Hot air = useless in an engine. if you start cranking the boost up the intake temps will get very high and kill power and make the engine extremely prone to detonation aka kaboom grenade your block.
stop being retarded about your body kit and some rewiring and put a damn intercooler on the car or dont boost it its that simple
its either that or invest in an air to water intercooler setup
stop being retarded about your body kit and some rewiring and put a damn intercooler on the car or dont boost it its that simple
its either that or invest in an air to water intercooler setup
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Re: Intercooler vs. non-intercooler....
Runnign a non-intercooled setup is ok for about 7 psi of boost on an average sized turbo. boost = hot compressed air. Hot air = useless in an engine. if you start cranking the boost up the intake temps will get very high and kill power and make the engine extremely prone to detonation aka kaboom grenade your block.
stop being retarded about your body kit and some rewiring and put a damn intercooler on the car or dont boost it its that simple
its either that or invest in an air to water intercooler setup
stop being retarded about your body kit and some rewiring and put a damn intercooler on the car or dont boost it its that simple
its either that or invest in an air to water intercooler setup
You think you're getting the same answer on here for no reason??? LISTEN. No one here can tell the future, no one knows the % of power you will lose, it is strictly dependent to every setup. Let the body kit go, it's 2009. There is no "weighing" options, I'll do it all for you. The intercooler is going to benefit you far more than any body kit will. It really is that simple, I promise.