Originally posted by zgendron:
I thought part of the point of this board was to learn. He is asking a question. If you don't want to answer, then fine, but why wouldn't you offer an answer besides "Go do some reading."
His question is coming from false preconcieved notions, so his question cannot be answered directly. If he understood the real differences between the two different types of intercoolers, he would need to ask that question. It is not my responsibility to teach a class on the nuances of the two major types of intercoolers for forced induction applications, nor do I have the time or patience to type a dissertation on the subject, especially not when many many others, who are far better writers than I am have already broached the subject, and covered it quite well. Reading is a good thing, one can learn a great many things through the printed page. Besides, I told him what to go read about to answer his own question, so in a way, I did answer it for him. Heck even when you go to the doctor, they make you take your own medication.
For those particularly interested in turbocharging and intercoolers and much of what accompanies the subject, I highly recommend the book
Maximum Boost by Corky Bell. It is a fantastic book on the subject, and is not too technical for the non-engineer types.
