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Originally Posted by Andy@TmaTurbo.com
normally you would want direct airflow if your looking to gain peak cooling efficiency out of the intercoolers. Its how 99.9 percent of air to air intercooled cars are done.
Cars without direct airflow intercoolers would use scoops to scoop the air into the air to air coolers.
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Andy, the side mounted intercoolers get more airflow through them than the front mount intercoolers becaust there is nothing behind them.
The front mount IC's have the oil cooler, AC condensor, radiator core, radiator fans and radiator fan shroud behind them.
You have to look at the big picture and realize that:
1. Putting the intercooler in front of all of that stuff hinders the car's cooling system capacity.
2. The side mount intercoolers can flow more air through them without all that stuff behind them.
3. The giant opening in the front fascia of the Viper IS a scoop. (A pretty big scoop I might add).