what would its purpose be on a sc car?

 

intercooler

 

I'm pretty sure "heat exchanger" is a generic term for anything that's supposed to dissipate heat. Radiator, intercooler, oil cooler, whatever; it's exchanging heat to somewhere else.

 

I agree.



Strictly speaking, a turbo/super-charged car could have five (or more) so-called "heat exchangers".



1 Radiator

2 Intercooler

3 Heater core

4 A/C condenser

5 A/C evaporator

 

My understanding of a heat exchanger is the condensing/evaporation stuff that makes a fridge work.



Mark

 

i came across HEs while looking at cobra performance stuff. do these generally use water to cool or air, or either?

 

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='May 31 2005, 04:47 PM']i came across HEs while looking at cobra performance stuff. do these generally use water to cool or air, or either?


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Air to Water Intercooler.



Same aas on my truck. They also call them "plasma" coolers because

they don't necessarily run water. It's another coolant - aka Plasma.

 

[quote name='Directfreak' date='May 31 2005, 04:35 PM']Air to Water Intercooler.



Same aas on my truck. They also call them "plasma" coolers because

they don't necessarily run water. It's another coolant - aka Plasma.


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ok cool thanks for the info

 

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