Like the topic says, I'm wondering if anyone has tested their air temps before/after their intercooler. I'd like to know what kind of temperatures to expect before and after the intercooler. (Include the size of your intercooler ) Also, what's a good way to test this?

Has anyone tested temps with one of those Co2/water sprayers installed? Did it make a difference?

 

Well, it might not relate too well to your car, but our air temps before the ic are 325 deg. and after are 120 deg. with a pwr water to air.

 

I was planning on installing an autometer air temp guage before the intercoller and use the stock air temp sensor in the charge pipe to monitor how efficient my intercoller was.

 

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Yeah, you don't count.

 

ive put my hand on the endtank that gets the air straight from the turbo then on the endtank that leaves the ic the side that recieves teh air is prety hot while the otherside feels like the ambient air temp but as far as real #s i have no clue

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbo craig &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive put my hand on the endtank that gets the air straight from the turbo then on the endtank that leaves the ic the side that recieves teh air is prety hot while the otherside feels like the ambient air temp but as far as real #s i have no clue </TD></TR></TABLE>How fast is the car moving when you perform this?

 

The June 2003 issue of Sport Compact Car tested air temperatures with thier project nissan silvia.

 

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haha id like to see a video of this. and what size is your ic?

 

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i really shouldnt have to post this but you know that the car was not moving. But after driving for a while one side is most deff hotter than the other

 

An air to air intercooler will still dissipate heat when the car is not moving, it just has a better supply of cool air when in motion.

 

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you gotta remember that the intake side pipe is closer to the motor then the exiting charge pipe or end tank so that has a little to do with them feeling hotter to the touch.

 

Actually, if you put your hand on an the endtanks after a pass on the dyno, you will notice quite a temperature difference from the inlet to the outlet. It's from the hot air coming in, not from the engine heat. I don't think radiated heat would retain itself in an aluminum endtank from that far away.

 

it used to on my street car. Thats what I was refering too. Even when the car was parked...it would stay that way.