Originally Posted by Däs Schmoo
Actually, a real water/air intercooler filled with ice water will cool well beyond ambient temperature making it much more efficient at cooling the charge temps than an air/air intercooler. One that is cooled from engine coolant will become heat soaked and very inefficient at normal operating temperatures.
Well I know that...
I was basing my answer off of engine coolant, as this is what is used in a water/air intercooler...
Who's gonna go through the labor to put ice water into their Intercooler, LOL that is just hilarious, could you imagine...
Water can soak up alot more heat than air, but it isn't practical in any situation, other than a track run, after which it will have melted and have to be replaced with more ice...
So turbo is always better
