Intercooler Coating

[k-huevo]

Yesterday I did some intake air temperature (intake manifold T-MAP sensor) logging using the OEM intercooler and a stock intercooler coated with a thermal dispersant. The overall average IAT with the coated intercooler was 39 degrees Fahrenheit cooler (this turned out to be a mistaken analysis) than the IAT average with the un-coated version in place. That’s some interesting results. The surface temperature of the intercooler after stopping the car was much hotter to the touch. Also, the heat was evenly distributed from the input to the output side unlike the uncoated intercooler. There was defiantly some heat transfer going on.

[weezer2282]

Interesting. That sounds like it is a good thing to do. :thumbsup

[weezer2282]

I think I might try that. Did you have to clean the intercooler before you brought it to Cradin and is it a possible weekend project deal? I need transportation during the week. It does sound like an inexpensive mod that produces some good results. At least it sounds promising right now. :thumbsup

[k-huevo]

The data logger I used for the temperature measurements records in Celsius and I converted to Fahrenheit for the above statement. I made a very big mistake when converting Celsius to Fahrenheit for the difference in temperature. Four degrees Celsius converts to a little over thirty-nine degrees Fahrenheit as an absolute but it does not equate to a 39-degree difference when there is a 4 C spread between 36 C and 40 C. The amazing drop in temperature was not so amazing after all. In actuality it is only a few degrees Fahrenheit difference.
I apologize for the grossly inaccurate reporting of the results :o.

[scuderia]

I apologize for the grossly inaccurate reporting of the results :o.

would you mind giving me grammer lessons?