intercooler. In fact, you can increase certain dimensions and actually decrease it's overall effectiveness (that's one of the reasons the large long runner FMIC design actually isn't as effective as a good SMIC. It's how and where it's bigger. Most of the intercooling effect takes place in the first few inches of the runner that moves the charge air. After a certain length, the pressure drop of long runners greatly outweighs the minimally extra cooling. Also, I believe that because of the cross flow design of our engines, that a front mount also disrupts the airflow from one bank to the other (I'm not familiar enough with those flow characteristics to explain the problem beyond that). I read a great "primer" type article on [ www.bellintercoolers.com ] under their FAQ page. I won't regurgitate the info contained in their article, but I found it to be highly informative and explained some myths about design and gave me a fairly decent (basic) understanding of intercooler dynamics. Take care, Mark
