Originally Posted by lead_foot
TBH I didn't think a intercooler would make that much difference on the 1/4 mile because there's only 11.4 seconds where heat exchange (air to air) can occure so it wouldn't make that much difference to your charge temps. I would think a charge cooler would be more suited (water to air) or am I way off?
I think dropping the charge temp by 30 degrees would make a very worthwhile difference, regardless of whether that's achieved with a bigger air/air cooler or a heavier/less reliable air/water cooler.