Identifying things under the bonnet

[Guest ByeSS]

Thanks for the pic GlennXR6T.

Is the intercooler integrated with the turbo unit, or separate? The small air intake above the front grille that I thought was for the intercooler seems to go directly into the air cleaner...

Sounds like I need to come along to a meeting or cruise and talk to some of you who have been tinkering with cars for many years, to find out more.

Thanks to everyone who replied!

Struan

[ZAP]

The intercooler is the black thick radiator looking thing infront of the radiator. you can see it if you look through the bottom intake at the fron t of the car. The air intake you mentioned is for the intake air and is Fords attempt at cold air induction.

[ZAP]

Oh and by the way the intercooler is what is known as a air to air intercooler and is designed to cool the intake air as the air is heated up by the compression caused by the turbo. The intake of air might be 25c at the airfilter, but would be like 70c before the intercooler and then 40c after it. the cooler the air the denser it is and the better it is. This is why you need a big intercooler when running higher boost as the air is heated more the higher the boost.