 air to air vs air to water, I've been reading mixed reviews |
 Aug 14, 2008 - 4:15 PM
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the addition of pumps resevoirs and maintanance aside, why do alot of people say that air to air is better than air to water? I'd imagine that with air to water you can run ALOT less piping like the 3sgte. This is good because it means the tubo has to pressurize less piping before it gets to the engine. I.E less lag. Some people say water intercoolers run warmer but I dont see how. If you run the intercooler the way the gt4 has it, then route a radiator to the snout the heat exchange should be the same no? or is that the benefit of less piping is offset by a loss of efficiency?
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Aug 14, 2008 - 5:44 PM
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I noticed a pattern.
If you have a swap, you will love your water to air. If you have a GT-4, you will upgrade to a front mount. Swappers love them and GT-4 guys claim they heat soak. Who's right? Who knows. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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enderswift air to air vs air to water Aug 14, 2008 - 4:15 PM
bccentaur3 I'm running a 3rd gen w2a ic on my 2nd gen 3s ... Aug 14, 2008 - 5:03 PM bccentaur3 My w2a hasn't heat soaked on me one bit. Maybe... Aug 14, 2008 - 5:55 PM enderswift yay more of the same.
the subaru wrx has a simil... Aug 14, 2008 - 6:57 PM Cuts_the_Pilot you could get one, but after changing a set of plu... Aug 14, 2008 - 9:56 PM enderswift a definite answer. thank you sir
For those who do... Aug 16, 2008 - 4:33 PM bccentaur3 Thats what I've got.
dump valve ftw. Aug 16, 2008 - 9:50 PM
darthripley i was always under the impression that WTA was bet... Aug 21, 2008 - 12:54 AM |
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