What is the point of having the Intercooler and tubes IF??
Just pondering why, So throw in some input if I’m correct OR if I’m wrong, which I probably am, but the Supercharger gets air from the throttle body at roughly 60 to 90 degrees (Depending on outside air temperature). It then blows the air through the top of the SC, out the top IC tube, into the IC where the air is then cooled, (which logically can’t be too much less than the outside temperature). It then gets HEATED back up as it runs through the lower IC tubes which is right next to the exhaust manifold, and back up into the Inlet Plenum, and down the intake manifold. Right?
OK then…What IF the intercooler and tubes were deleted? If you ran a “U” shaped tube from the SC top bending back and down to the Inlet Plenum DIRECTLY??? Would there really be any kind of noticeable drop in horsepower? Maybe even a gain?? Since the air would then come from outside (at outside temperature), then flowing into the TB and to the SC. It would then go out the top of the SC and directly into the Plenum. It would NOT get “Cooled down” through the IC tubes, but can that really lower temps much? Especially with the lower one right next to the exhaust header? Is it not easier to blow through a shorter straw than a longer one? Wouldn’t Boost pressure increase?
Has anybody ever tested the air TEMPERATURE at the lower IC tube just AFTER it comes out of the IC, and then again just BEFORE it goes into the Plenum? This would be very curious…maybe even prove my theory…
Maybe I’m trying to outguess some Ford engineer who has more science, physics, and engineering schooling than I’ll ever have.
Just pondering why, So throw in some input if I’m correct OR if I’m wrong, which I probably am, but the Supercharger gets air from the throttle body at roughly 60 to 90 degrees (Depending on outside air temperature). It then blows the air through the top of the SC, out the top IC tube, into the IC where the air is then cooled, (which logically can’t be too much less than the outside temperature). It then gets HEATED back up as it runs through the lower IC tubes which is right next to the exhaust manifold, and back up into the Inlet Plenum, and down the intake manifold. Right?
OK then…What IF the intercooler and tubes were deleted? If you ran a “U” shaped tube from the SC top bending back and down to the Inlet Plenum DIRECTLY??? Would there really be any kind of noticeable drop in horsepower? Maybe even a gain?? Since the air would then come from outside (at outside temperature), then flowing into the TB and to the SC. It would then go out the top of the SC and directly into the Plenum. It would NOT get “Cooled down” through the IC tubes, but can that really lower temps much? Especially with the lower one right next to the exhaust header? Is it not easier to blow through a shorter straw than a longer one? Wouldn’t Boost pressure increase?
Has anybody ever tested the air TEMPERATURE at the lower IC tube just AFTER it comes out of the IC, and then again just BEFORE it goes into the Plenum? This would be very curious…maybe even prove my theory…
Maybe I’m trying to outguess some Ford engineer who has more science, physics, and engineering schooling than I’ll ever have.