Are intercoolers directional? Im in the dark?

[mattleegee]

So i was selling a 300zx intercooler to someone and they asked me if the intercooler was directional?I feel very uneductacted on this now, i had no idea that they where?

Could someone inform me?I thought it was hot side/cold side and the plumbing didnt matter which side when to whichOr was this person really talking out of their a**?

[DrifterProdigy85]

It doesnt matter which side is Hot or Cold.

[90 S13 VG30ETT]

i dont think so. as long as it fits in the car

[kevwa]

there is no direction for the intercooler

[mattleegee]

THanks guys- I didnt think there was one, i was loosing my mind.... baffled by the question i was asked

[kevwa]

haha - sounds like the guy that asked you that should buy a book on turbocharging and read it

[jdmser]

It doesn't matter unless your using a same side intercooler. If your using a same side the top is the inlet and the bottom the outlet.

[mattleegee]

It doesn't matter unless your using a same side intercooler. If your using a same side the top is the inlet and the bottom the outlet.

as in... top is hot pipe (turbo) and bottem is cold pipe (intake mani)?

[jdmser]

Yeah, heat rises. So if you had it the other way around you would be reheating the air you just cooled.

[Cjmartz2k]

I don't think it's going to really make a difference in a FMIC as far as "heat goes up" kinda stuff.