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Old 08-29-2008, 11:10 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Corrado TDIsm - '90 VW Corrado TDI
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
Yes I did, and I knew what it was for. I wanted the aero advantage, and I also like the side effect of warmer air. I was a bit deceived by the result on the IAT increase from the block though. Last week it was 85 F when I did an hour of highway testing logging stuff with vag-com, including IAT. Even with the intercooler fully blocked, I could not get IAT to go higher than 115 F with the kind of driving I do. I would like something closer to 150 F. I removed the snorkel between the fender and the airbox to help with that, but haven't looked at the IAT again yet.
If you want to pump hotter air into the engine then just bypass the IC.
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