Intercooler Temperature Testing Trial #3

IC Temp Testing: Trial 3

The third setup to be considered for an IC temperature evaluation adds a second hair dryer to the heat supply side. Note: I’m aware that a hair dryer does not output air of the same temperature and volume of an IS20 or IS38 turbocharger.  With this arrangement the supply air temperature became very hot, close

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5150 DSG Tuning – Week 4

Week 4 turned out no different than week 3 with no update received for the 5150 TCU tune.  Since it has been over two weeks since I was told it would be worked asap, and a week since being told it would be tackled this past weekend, time for delivery of the second revision is

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Intercooler Experiment #2

IC Temp Testing: Trial 2

For the second trial in my effort to find a suitable bench test of intercooler cooling I’ve swapped to a larger hair dryer to see what the affect on temperature is. Note: I am aware that a hair dryer does not generate output air at the same temperature or volume as an IS20 or IS38

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