Originally Posted by Joseph Davis

Why would you think that??

Originally Posted by Joseph Davis

Tube and fin > bar and plate.

Flow through the core is nothing, surface area for the charge to drag against and make as much contact with as possible so actual heat transferrence takes place is GOD. For the same core size and inlet size, the more efficient IC is the one with the bigger pressure drop.

Originally Posted by Joseph Davis

1) There are two kinds of energy transfer: radiation, and convection.

- Radiation is where a subatomic particle carries energy, such as a photon (light), electron (ion), etc. Typically highly charged subatomic particle. Radiation can travel across a vacuum, such as sunlight across the solar system.

- Convection is where an actual atom/molecule absorbs heat/energy from rubbing (friction) against another atom/molecule.

2) Radiation is not what is happening in your IC.. therefore it is convection. By definition, this is a product of friction between the charge flowing through your IC and the IC itself. The more friction, the more heat is transferred out of the charge and into the IC.



So, yeah, you want to cool the intake charge, or do you want to worry about a pressure drop you'd never bother to measure anyway? Next thing you're going to tell me hp per psi is important. ::)

Originally Posted by theebluecrx

I ran that intercooler and it didnt flow ----.Its rated at like 300 hp and on high boost an ancient greddy core stayed cooler.It is perfect for a low power hmt car.

Originally Posted by Dmc1

Yeah I thought they looked like cheap ----.

Originally Posted by Dmc1

Thanks for the link man. ;D