Black intercooler myth

[Lowndex]

With little to no air flow, black painted intercoolers radiate heat far better than unpainted aluminum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QL9veQaNg

[Krytin]

Black "painted" no. A "Black Body Radiator" is a real concept. Black paint tends to be more of an insultor.

[Lowndex]

Black "painted" no. A "Black Body Radiator" is a real concept. Black paint tends to be more of an insultor.

So one would think. Watch the video and find painting black has negligible impact with significant radiated heat gains.

[Turbov6Bryan]

My opinion, not myth busted

Adding paint to the intercooler does not increase thermal efficiency

Real world results would be ait sensors pre and aft on a car running, logging every scenario with 1 intercooler not painted, then painted

Or just use E85 and ditch the intercooler

[Lowndex]

The black painted intercooler showed a significant radiated heat advantage. Enough so, I will be ordering intercooler painted black.

[Marauderjack]

I painted my ProCharger one black back in 2005 and within a month removed it and stripped the paint.........NO BUENO!!:mad2::shake:

[Turbov6Bryan]

The black painted intercooler showed a significant radiated heat advantage. Enough so, I will be ordering intercooler painted black.


I don't want to offend you

Watch this engineer explain it to you, then we can continue this conversation

http://youtu.be/z_mmmXTbLP0

[ctrlraven]

I don't want to offend you

Watch this engineer explain it to you, then we can continue this conversation

http://youtu.be/z_mmmXTbLP0
https://i.imgur.com/f7FdEdG.jpg

[Joe Walsh]

It's just that black intercoolers tend to be larger.....:D

[Mr. Man]

It's just that black intercoolers tend to be larger.....:D
Speak for your own intercooler :P
:D

[MOTOWN]

I don't want to offend you

Watch this engineer explain it to you, then we can continue this conversation

http://youtu.be/z_mmmXTbLP0

Couldn't have explained it any better!

[lji372]

I don't want to offend you

Watch this engineer explain it to you, then we can continue this conversation

http://youtu.be/z_mmmXTbLP0

Thanks. Just spent 45 minutes in a YouTube fest before I realized it. :lol:

[Turbov6Bryan]

Thanks. Just spent 45 minutes in a YouTube fest before I realized it. :lol:

Nothing wrong watchin a lil YouTube daily :)

[Lowndex]

I don't want to offend you

Watch this engineer explain it to you, then we can continue this conversation

http://youtu.be/z_mmmXTbLP0

Google search: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=black%20painted%20intercoo lers

And a collection of comments on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/29zuxj/black_intercoolers_engineer_ex plained_mythbusting/

I stand corrected. Now I know why I got a C in thermodynamics. :o

[8UWITH6]

I forgot to paint my frozen boost intercooler black. How much am I losing/gaining? ;)

[justbob]

I forgot to paint my frozen boost intercooler black. How much am I losing/gaining? ;)


Crap. Same here. [emoji26]


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