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Old 09-21-2007, 02:51 AM
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I was just wondering how many people dont use an intercooler. How many people use a water/meth injection instead? If you dont have an intercooler how much boost can you safely use?
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Old 09-21-2007, 03:39 AM
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doesnt water/meth injection go on the intercooler...sry if i sound retarded
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most turbo charged cars use intercoolers, the only exception would be some zpi stage zero users.

most supercharged cars don't use intercoolers, and some use wather/meth injection.
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lol.. thats what i thought... anyway, i use an intercooler... no injection yet
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im turbo with the dezod kit and use an intercooler and meth injection kit by ripp mods makes a big difference in keeping everything cool under agressive driving, makes a big difference with both together.
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Intercooler cools the air before it hits the TB.
Meth or water injection cools the air before or after it hits the TB.

Both do the same thing, remove heat. The intercooler serves as a heatsink, and so does the evaporating water.
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