How is this video 3rd gen specific?

 

Geesh, tough crowd lol
Cool video nonetheless

 

Everything but fmics. Yay.

 

Wow, very interesting

 

This is flawed and reeks of discimination and profiling as they did not test any White Intercoolers..

 

While I really enjoy watching videos from those two Aussie blokes...

I'll put my bets on this kid...

 

Lol!

 

Yes the kid is right. The laws and principals of thermodynamics are very clear.

 

the kid didnt really emphasize this but radiation works both ways.. in the mightycarmods shop black paint caused the IC to radiate heat better, problem is the test was rigged in that they were surrounded by cool air

do the same test in a hot engine bay, and wouldnt the opposite occur? the black IC will absorb engine bay heat more than an unpainted core

 

my mind is BLOWN! I make fun of a friend of mine all the time for painting his V-Mount black... I can not show him this video!

 

Without looking at either video, i would say that the black paint would make the aluminium hold heat longer, as the aluminium surface is not exposed directly to the air to cool it down.
Almost like the way heat wrap keeps heat in...

 

Black radiates heat. A layer of paint insulates compared to aluminium. If you can put the paint on thin enough on then best of both worlds!

 

or you could just show him the video I posted and continue making fun of him

 

There is a cool new process that coats pieces with a color that radiates heat off in a spectrum that is non-interference to the atmospheric spectrum so the heat radiates right from the hot part to the cold of space (maximum delta).

And its a mirror finish that reflects infrared away from the piece.

So, hopefully soon we will have a new heat exchanger coating if this tech takes off!


Stanford engineers invent high-tech mirror to beam heat away from buildings into space

 

you don't want an insulating paint, it is less efficient. as you would now need to conduct heat not only through the AL but also through the paint, but it probably has a thin layer of air between the paint/intercooler in some spots as well.


We have noticed the largest gains come from getting cold air into a very large intake filter. This reduced the pressure drop across the filter and lowers the air temps from the turbo since the turbo is running more efficiently, also you are starting with colder air from the cold ambient air intake.

The intercooler may drop the temps a little, but we have found that getting cold air into the intake is higher priority. then duct a smaller intercooler well to drop as much as you can.

It was 46F outside when I took my car out on the highway a few days ago. my intake temps were 8C, 46.6F. I was boosting some as well and have water injection and a tiny bit of meth. car went down to 6-7C.

When I got back to the house I popped the hood and decided to feel the hot side and cold side of the intercooler. the intercooler hot side was surprisingly cold. the cold side was really cold. The key being, cold air into the turbo, colder air out into the intercooler, and drop as low as you can go. mine is well ducted.

 

I ended up paining my FMIC black...I like it. Stealth mooooode-ish... >_> lol

 

You should paint that lower lip black too.

 

At the end of the day, painting your intercooler and/or pipes won't make a significant impact on power or intake temps. If you really want to make a difference, LookAtMe has the right idea - a good intercooler with good ducting and an efficient air filter that can draw cold air.

That's the smart way to go about it.

Dale

 

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