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Ok so if and when I install my Pro Charger I was wondering since the intercooler goes on the bottom what will happen when snow hits it. Sometime up here in New England we get slammed with snow... I use this truck as my DD but I also sometimes drive my 88..

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that intake air will be really really cold!! :) but seriously, dont worry bout it. it'll fall off or melt away. i had no probs with mine last year

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Nothin..I would think it would just cool off even better...there is anti freeze in the fluid that runs thru it so it shouldnt freeze up...IMO

 

 

procharger uses air to air, not coolant to air. but you will still be fine.

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Ok so if and when I install my Pro Charger I was wondering since the intercooler goes on the bottom what will happen when snow hits it. Sometime up here in New England we get slammed with snow... I use this truck as my DD but I also sometimes drive my 88..

 

 

i think he may be refering to the snow hitting the intercooler because of where its mounted.

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i think he may be refering to the snow hitting the intercooler because of where its mounted.

 

Yes I am . I agree it will be cold. but if the snow gets in there and clogs it it won't allow air to pass threw it.

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I would recomend checking it once in a while to make sure it doesn't get packed with snow. You kinda have to be carefull with it in deep snow.

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Even packed with snow, it should actually help it even better. Air is used to "cool" the metal, however, in this case, snow will cool the metal even better, and the cool metal will remove heat from the charged intake air.

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Yes I am . I agree it will be cold. but if the snow gets in there and clogs it it won't allow air to pass threw it.

 

 

well, even if it does the snow is COLD, so that'll help the interCOOLer. :D And if you're meaning that you're worried it'll get inside the intercooler, it shouldnt. If it does, then you might wanna look into replacing it or checking your connections.

 

It's really a win/win situation... I wouldnt imagine any damage would occur from this

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It's really a win/win situation... I wouldnt imagine any damage would occur from this

 

Agree. If the ambient temperature is cold enough to support snow, I doubt your intake temperatures would even come close to your intake temps in July...even if the intercooler was packed with snow.

 

Just be on the lookout for small rocks that like to be kicked up in the winter time. One of those puppies could easily go through your intercooler at highway speed.

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It's really a win/win situation... I wouldnt imagine any damage would occur from this

 

I could see corrosion being an issue, what with snow and road salt and the constant heat-up/cool-down that results from drive cycles...

 

Other than that you're good to go! I would spray it down every once and a while just to get the dirt and such off of it...

 

PS: What happens if snow gets packed in between the fins and then freezes into ice? Will the snow expand and bend the fins/cores?

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PS: What happens if snow gets packed in between the fins and then freezes into ice? Will the snow expand and bend the fins/cores?

 

Dont think it would. Even if it did, wouldnt really cause enough damage to worry about or even notice. i rarely see an intercooler WITHOUT any bent fins here and there. All you really need to worry about is holes.

 

And who would leave their SS(turbocharged or supercharged) out in that kind of freezing weather anyways? :)

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Well it is my DD and the weather in New England gets cold.My garage is taken up by my 70 Chevelle

 

good point... and good choice

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