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Intercooler technology

02-13-2006, 12:39 AM

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LRWatson

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Intercooler technology

At a recent auto show I became intrigued with the water spray-jet on the intercooler of a Subaru WRX.
This would be a pretty simple idea to implement using a 12V pressure-demand garden sprayer with a jet or two in front of the AC condenser. The spray could be triggered with an adjustable pressure switch T'd into the boost-measuring port and set to spray at high boost pressures.
- - - But first, how does one go about measuring the temperature-drop across the intercooler? Has anyone done this in a low cost way? What is the approximate intercooler temperature range for a basically stock '99 truck when driving at highway speeds at light loads?
Has anyone done the water spray or the instrumentation? Let me know.

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