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Reason being that I *MIGHT* get a blower. Obviously that means the ATI or Vortech kits. I want to understand them both in order to make a decision. Which one of these blowers is better in the summer heat. All and any info is appreciated.
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ChrisB

I am not sure if it is a technical or marketing disctinction, but inercooled is used to referr to intake charge cooling with an air->air intercooler, while aftercooling denotes intake charge cooling with an air->water intercooler.

Chris

Black LS1 T/A

ATI does call it intercooling, and Vortech calls it aftercooling. While ATI uses the Air-Air approach and Vortech uses the Air-Water approach, I've read that "aftercooling" is the correct term in any case.

The intake air, in both cases is cooled AFTER it passes thru the compressor. Some have suggested ATI calls them intercoolers because they are situated between the compressor and the throttle-body. One day I will have to ask their technicians why they chose that term.

ATI actually waa ahead of the aftercooling/intercooling game before Vortech came on board with it in their systems.

y2khawk

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Technically, they are different <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

http://www.kaesercompressors.com/glossary.html

AFTERCOOLING involves cooling of gas in a heat exchanger following the completion of compression to (1) reduce the temperature, and (2) to liquefy condensable vapors.
INTERCOOLING involves the cooling of gas between stages of compression (1) to reduce the temperature, (2) to reduce the volume to be compressed in the succeeding stage, (3) to liquefy condensable vapors, and (4) to save power.


intercooling dates back to aviation engines that used multiple compressor stages, often a supercharger and a turbocharger. The intercooler was between them.

If you think about it, aftercooling makes more sense. Since you are cooling the charge "after" you compress it.

And, it has nothing to do with the method used. Water to air, or air to air a simply charge cooling methods. nothing more.

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Black LS1 T/A

I just talked to ATI. (It was not a technician).

She said her understanding of why they call it Interooling is because it is a self-contained part of the system... it is inter-system.

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Good enough... as long as it works. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

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MIGHTYMOUSE

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vortech didnt want to call their new air/water unit an intercooler because it would be commonly mistaken for air/air.

ChrisB

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">INTERCOOLING involves the cooling of gas between stages of compression </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

That's what the engine itself is - just another stage of compression though - so you are just removing heat between 2 stages of compression

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Chris

flynbludream

iTrader: (1)

I have always heard the term "intercooler" used with turbos, and "aftercooler" used with superchargers. They both do the same thing. I don't know why they made up different names. <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" />