Forced Induction/ Intake Question
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Forced Induction/ Intake Question I've read tons of posts about the whole aluminum intake and heat sink issue. I was wondering if it is indeed an issue, are their any problems on an intercooled turbo or supercharged car, or if the cooler, boosted air is enough to keep it from being an issue. I know this issue has been beat to death, but I haven't heard much about it in forced induction applications. Thanks for the help.
The heat sink effect is probably one of the last aspects to worry about. Yes, aluminum transfers heat more and weighs more than plastic, but both considerations are very minor. The real question is whether the physical characteristics of the manifold such as runner length, plenum volume, flow, burst pressure, etc., match your engine combo. Out of all of these aspects, burst pressure may be the most important for forced induction depending on the application. Boost tends to mask flow and tuned runner deficiencies some, and only a few people truly run max-effort FI combos.
Originally Posted by gametech
The heat sink effect is probably one of the last aspects to worry about. Yes, aluminum transfers heat more and weighs more than plastic, but both considerations are very minor. The real question is whether the physical characteristics of the manifold such as runner length, plenum volume, flow, burst pressure, etc., match your engine combo. Out of all of these aspects, burst pressure may be the most important for forced induction depending on the application. Boost tends to mask flow and tuned runner deficiencies some, and only a few people truly run max-effort FI combos.
you wouldn't have a problem running a i/c or no i//c even
theres more things to worry about in a turbo setup then thiis
