Operating temps (No GM content)

[digi]

Correct, it would be warmer due to compression. But, thats why I said to
run it through a intercooler, thus, when you lower the pressure, in theory
it should be at least somewhat lower than what it was before because you
cooled the compressed air.

On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, Aaron Willis wrote:

> At 03:29 AM 9/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >At 02:25 AM 9/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Okay, so my previous thought was given a lot of thought by a lot of people
> >>long ago... my fault.. However, someone mentioned cooling the intake air.
> >>What about fitting a restrictor between the supercharger/engine? Using the
> >>same principal as the A/C systems used in commerical aircraft, putting a
> >>restricter on it will increase pressure, run it through a intercooler,
> >>then back to the regular pipe size on the throttle body.
> >>
> >>The decompression of the air would cause it to cool, if you had a powerful
> >>enough supercharger I would imagine that you could cool the air pretty
> >>good. Im wondering about the efficiency though.
> >
> >
> >The big problem there is restriction.  That takes away any HP gains the SC 
> >gives.  The only boost in pressure in that system is before the restriction.
> >An Air to air or air to water intercooler between the SC and intake is a 
> >big boost though.
> >
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> 	Okay...pardom my shameless ignorance, but I have to ask.  Seems to me
> that, according to the theory that there's no free lunch, any sort of
> restriction in the path of the air would HEAT it via friction and/or
> compression, and then try to cool it back down upon expansion.  Would it
> not be, overall, warmer than if it had not been restricted in the first place?
> 
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