Hey, it ain't no thang!!!

 

looks tough but i think the grill needs to go back on!

 

I need to get one those! It would make a difference here in Texas. Without the grill it looks a little ricey. I like the photo shop idea with grill inserts.
Hey Latemodle, can you photoshop some screen mesh inserts like NASCAR?

 

I put the exchanger in the same category as an oil cooler or transmission cooler, i.e., not a performance part, but a reliability part. I don't care if it improves the performance at all so long as the margin of error for detonation (such as with sustained high-speed operation) is increased.

The problem with air-to-water intercoolers is that the water temp begins to rise with sustained high-boost operation, whereas an air-to-air is always exposed to an infinite supply of ambient air. Even though there is less boost loss through an A-2-W due to the smaller core (water conducts better than air), the water temps can begin to creep up over time. Which is why A-2-W is better suited to drag runs, whereas A-2-A is better for road racing. But JDM has documented lower temps even on a single drag run with the Fluidyne exchanger.