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Old 05-19-2004, 03:17 PM
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On turbo-charged and super-charged cars the intercooler is more for reducing the risk of detonation than increasing power output. Increased power output is just a side benefit, and even then the gains are small. I think an intercooler would be useless on an N/A engine.
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