2006-10-13 13:44:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
When air is compressed ether by turbos or superchargers, it heats up. In order for you to get maxim density (more oxygen) it must be cooled down. Some boost mechanisms can raise air temperatures 150 degrees. Hotter air is less dense than cool air. Inter-coolers cool the air in between the booster and the intake.
2006-10-13 13:55:40 · answer #1 · answered by Lab 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An intercooler cools the air entering the engine giving it a greater density. This greater density allows more fuel to be burned with it at the time of combustion. More fuel burned equals more horsepower. So in short they add horsepower to internal combustion engines. It should be noted however that the benefit of an intercooler is greatest on a forced induction engine, that is one that is turbo charged or supercharged. It is conceivable that without the forced induction, the intercooler could actually cause a horsepower loss, depending on design, if applied to a non-forced induction engine by creating a restriction in the engine inlet airflow.
2006-10-13 13:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by tepidorator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intercoolers in turbo vehicles cools intake air with an aluminum "radiator" looking device.Its important that the intake air is cooled,because the spinning turbo that draws the air in is thousands of degrees in temperature,and if you drew in the hot air,you are losing horsepower.A denser charge is the result of cooler temps....more power is the end product.
2006-10-13 13:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by hpspeedster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cools the air charge before introduction into the engine.
2006-10-13 13:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by RiverRat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drop the temperature of the incoming intake charge after being compressed and thereby heated up by the turbo or super charger
2006-10-13 13:47:54 · answer #5 · answered by thomas r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋