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Old 04-27-2010, 04:31 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by talldudenumber5 View Post
could you run like copper tubes around a cold air intake tube like ac coils but tap into the coolant and pump that around the tube
You could do that, but the heat transfer would be so inefficient that you probably wouldn't notice any real temperature change. Next best idea would be to put the coils inside the tube, but that would restrict airflow (not that it would matter for our driving style, for the most part.)
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