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Old 05-08-2011, 01:03 PM   #143 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
A turbo can quickly reach 1300°... Hot.

Put a temp sensor in the intake stream before and after the intercooler, and you'll see why its there. For low boost, they're not always necessary.
What he said. Boost creates a LOT of heat. Air gets hot when you compress it. Naturally aspirated cars are not heating the incoming air in any way, except possibly a small amount of heat soak in the intake tubing under the hood.
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