I bought a thermostatic air intake valve from Russia a few months ago. Its set point was 35'C.
Another point about surface area inside heat exchangers.
In boiler design they use about 10 to 12 square feet of surface area per horsepower.
Air isn't nearly the working fluid that water is.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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