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diesel freak01 wrote:bc look at it this way, the air running throught HOT side of the turbo is ranging from 600-1200 degrees on a normal driving day. some of this heat is transferred through the housing and wheel of the turbo. so say your inlet air only gathers half of the heat thats goin out the exhaust. thats still 300 to 600 degrees. plus whatever heat is generated while compressing your air to the engine.
diesel freak01 wrote:i would guess that whistle has a lot to do with it as being more efficient, free flowing exhaust, heck i dunno if im even 100% correct but i thought and was taught thats how it works and thats why there is a need for the intercooler. if you could run a turbo without an intercooler why did they start putting them in?not too mention your taking the temps after the intercooler, asi was saying this is all at the turbo. if you were to pipe the air to the air-water cooler then to the intercooler your air would prolly be MUCH cooler than you have now.
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