Subject	air to air is more efficient than air to water
Posted by	aliaZ on November 21, 2012 at 6:47 AM
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In Reply To	Would that be efficient for street applIcations? posted by AHos(Chicago) on November 20, 2012 at 03:21 PM
Message	assuming each system is designed optimally. This is due to the fact that an air to air has one interface, whereas air to water has two (air to water, then water to air). Each interface will cost you efficiency. However, packaging constraints usually take precedence, and in that case a air to water could be the better solution. I like these: [ http://www.laminova.se/technology/intercooler ] although it would be a challenge to fit enough cores to get the performance of an air to air setup
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