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Originally Posted by Thomasio
2) improve the intercooler efficiency by increasing thermal mass of intercooler, volume and flow of intercooler, and cross sectional area of intercooler [Note: supercharger heat-causing parasitic losses are reduced by increasing intercooler internal flow]
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This doesn't quite make sense to me.
Increasing thermal mass means it's harder to change the temperature of the intercooler. It doesn't mean it will always be at a lower temperature. The thermal mass argument, it seems to me, only leads to the conclusion that heat soak takes longer to occur. And maybe that is fine, if the heat soak time exceeds the length of a normal trackday session.
Also my understanding of intercooling is that proper internal flow speed is crucial. Speeding up flow means the air spends less time in the intercooler and has less time to be cooled. Too much flow can be just as bad as too little flow.