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Do I have an intercooler problem or an air flow problem?
Here are 2 data logs from various times this year. The first was on the dyno with fans blowing air right into the intercooler, and the second is of a pass in 85 degree heat.
Looking at the 2 IAT graphs, would you say that my intercooler isn't working enough, or that I'm not getting airflow to my intercooler when on the track? It's hard to tell due to the short dyno pull whether or not the IATs would continue to climb, but the IATs at the track are getting to where the car is slower on more boost because of the heat. I have a CX Racing intercooler with a 3" core and run on 93/110 mix at the track. I'd like to avoid buying a meth kit if at all possible, but the Florida heat might say otherwise.
I've also attached a piicture of intercooler placement. We've made back-to-back passes with bumper on and off and no IAT changes were noticed.
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The fiberglass bumper has a hole cut in to allow airflow when it is in place
We've addressed the injector duty cylce issue on the first log - we had a clogged fuel filter. The dummy pipe is a good idea, I'd also like to data log temp before the intercooler as well as right after.
That intercooler is junk. My chinabay 24x12x3 core would rise 80 degrees in a pass on only 15 psi. I had a custom a2a built using a quality Garrett core but my car isn't back together to see the results yet. I'm expecting only a 20-30 degree rise on over 20 psi though. To answer your other question, a few second dyno pull isn't going to raise IAT much at all.
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Do I have an intercooler problem or an air flow problem? 
