[Vwdiesel] intercoolers

[James Hansen]

It's like a radiator for your air.  Compressing the intake air charge with a
turbocharger heats it up.  If you cool it off again after it is compressed,
you lower your exhaust gas temps by the approximate same amount (one degree
in equals one degree out more or less) all other things being equal.  The
other benefit is that the intake air charge is then denser, and has more
burnable oxygen, hence more fuel can be burned to make more power if needed.
-James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of dcande01 at clarityconnect.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 2:44 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] intercoolers
>
>
> Hi
> I keep hearing references to intercoolers and have no idea what they
> are, nor have I been able to find any tutorials or definitions on the
> web.  Where can I learn about intercoolers?
> Regards
> Fred Anderson
>
>
>
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