i have no intercooler (how bad is that?)
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Re:i have no intercooler (how bad is that?)
If you're pressurizing air, IT HAS TO HEAT UP, no two ways about it - it's a basic law of thermodynamics : PV = nrT
BUT...How hot is too hot? If your compression is low enough, your timing isn't too retarded and you're not running the fuel too lean, you will probably be okay at 5psi.
Also, to answer your question about the charge pipes heating up, it could be just heatsoak from being close to the engine - there is no way to know without monitoring the temperature inside the charge pipes and comparing it with ambient temperature
BUT...How hot is too hot? If your compression is low enough, your timing isn't too retarded and you're not running the fuel too lean, you will probably be okay at 5psi.
Also, to answer your question about the charge pipes heating up, it could be just heatsoak from being close to the engine - there is no way to know without monitoring the temperature inside the charge pipes and comparing it with ambient temperature
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Re:i have no intercooler (how bad is that?)
Originally Posted by B16MIKE
Originally Posted by Whitey
I ran 11psi daily with no intercooler. Its all about tuning
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Re:i have no intercooler (how bad is that?)
If you're pressurizing air, IT HAS TO HEAT UP, no two ways about it - it's a basic law of thermodynamics : PV = nrT
BUT...How hot is too hot? If your compression is low enough, your timing isn't too retarded and you're not running the fuel too lean, you will probably be okay at 5psiVery true. At 10psi my upper charge pipes are pretty toasty (180-200*F ish) and even on my fmic, the one side is pretty warm, but the other side is stone cold.
BUT...How hot is too hot? If your compression is low enough, your timing isn't too retarded and you're not running the fuel too lean, you will probably be okay at 5psiVery true. At 10psi my upper charge pipes are pretty toasty (180-200*F ish) and even on my fmic, the one side is pretty warm, but the other side is stone cold.