An engine is already incredibly hot, but if you add a turbocharger, it gets even hotter. A turbocharger is a great way to add power to your driving experience, whether you are racing on the track or racing down the highway. However, the hot compressed air a turbocharger emits needs to be cooled down, and that is where a turbo intercooler comes in handy. An aftermarket intercooler is an overlooked addition to any car, helping to optimize the performance of your vehicle.<\/p>\n
The job of your intercooler is to cool compressed air coming from your turbocharger or supercharger before it enters your engine. In case you didn\u2019t already know, when you compress air it heats up. Turbochargers are also naturally very hot because half the unit has exhaust gases running through it.<\/p>\n
The whole point of a turbocharger is to force compressed air into your engine which allows for more fuel, and ultimately more power. There is one problem, however, hot air can cause detonation and is less oxygen dense than cool air.<\/p>\n
Air that is forced into your engine by the turbocharger is naturally going to be very hot since the turbocharger itself is hot and compressing air naturally makes it hotter. The turbo intercooler is designed to cool this hot compressed air down to a more reasonable temperature before it enters the engine.<\/p>\n
Turbo intercoolers work similar to radiators, by using fins to extract heat from the core of the intercooler. This then cools down the compressed air and supplies the engine with additional oxygen in order to improve combustion. Cooling down the compressed air also makes the engine more reliable by regulating the air-to-fuel ratio. In order for this to work effectively, airflow through the fins is required, which is one of the downsides of air-to-air intercoolers, but this issue is typically so minor that it doesn\u2019t affect real-world performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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