Hi, I have a novi 1220 that currently only runs at 6psi. With the new engine coming in, I plan on upping to 10 or 12psi.
With that in mind, would an intercooler be beneficial? I was planning on doing that this winter. I'm new to boosted applications so I'm thinking the intercooler will cool the charge for sure but would that 12psi drop because of all the extra piping that's needed? Do you need to compensate with and intercooler?
Also would a water to air cooler be a smarter setup since you wouldn't need to run the charge thought miles of pipe? But the drawback (to me at least) is the need of extra crap under the hood plus another water pump, tank, etc... If the system fails, it can dump water into my intake...
Does the cooler air really make that much difference?
Thanks
With that in mind, would an intercooler be beneficial? I was planning on doing that this winter. I'm new to boosted applications so I'm thinking the intercooler will cool the charge for sure but would that 12psi drop because of all the extra piping that's needed? Do you need to compensate with and intercooler?
Also would a water to air cooler be a smarter setup since you wouldn't need to run the charge thought miles of pipe? But the drawback (to me at least) is the need of extra crap under the hood plus another water pump, tank, etc... If the system fails, it can dump water into my intake...
Does the cooler air really make that much difference?
Thanks