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Originally Posted by Myxalplyx
OMG!!!  He is the only one running an intercooler on his forced induction setup? I would think that goes without saying. There is no way I would run a turbo setup on an SVX without an intercooler. I mean, I did this on my Outback but the engine hardly ever got hot since the hood scoop and passenger side hood bonnet was left open. Also, my outback starts off with cheap gas, so raising the octane and intercooling shouldn't be an issue at 5psi of boost. The SVX already is using high octane. Adding more boost with no way to cool it off is a big no-no. If you have to drive it without an intercooler, I'd say you should get higher octane and more fuel to do so.
That is backyard tuning though. You get my point though. Turbo = no on my SVX without at least a good sized intercooler. |
From most of the folks that I have talked to about this issue, intercooling doesn't really benifit you until you start running more boost (7-8 lbs). Think about it, the compressor has to work a bit harder (hotter) to fight the additional backpressure of the intercooler. So there is a break even point. That was why no one ran one at such low boost levels. I did install a water injection system to help with cooling though.