I know very little about intercooling as well, apart from my research here. However, that intercooler seems excessively large. It says it is rated for 800 cfm.If you use the turbo calculator here and type in the specs for the 1.6: http://www.not2fast.com/turbo/glossary/turbo_calc.shtml You will find that a 1.6 boosting 30 psi at 6000 rpm only uses about 300 cfm. :shock:
...BTW your Bieber avatar is awesome.-Malone
I am a complete turbo noob.I have owned vw diesels all of my life...but never a turbo. I completely understand the consept of cooler air being better, but I have never done anything with a turbo motor. I was just thinking that I don't have working a/c and that should fit up there nicely. It looked like it didn't have much pressure drop and if it is rated for 800 cfm I was wondering what that meant. Did it mean it would cool 800 cfm to outside air temp or if it would cool air up 800 cfm after that it wouldn't benefit? At any rate I figured I would want at least something rated for 600cfm. That is the size carb on my old 400 and that is a na gasser. I just don't know though that is why I was asking.Also, after looking at the site, is water to air a good idea, or too hard for a daily driver?whoever it was that posted the link for silicon intakes Thanks. I have been trying to figure out how the heck I am going to piece all this junk I have in the basement into the car...now I know.