I thought that the black paint could act as a layer of insulation.
zac
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From: andrew smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: intercooler color
> They say that with a thin coat of black laquer will diserpate heat faster
> than uncoated material. In the early days of production type car racing
> some teams would paint the whole motor etc black in an effort to keep
> temps down as they had to retain the standard radiators.
> Andrew Smith
>
> robert hall wrote:
>
> > hi, any thoughts on wether a intercooler should be painted black or
> > silver?
> >
> > mark
> >
>
>
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