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Old 02-01-2014, 05:33 PM
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Yep, your Water to Air intercooler deal can easily add over 100 pounds to the vehicle weight (with a 5-8 gal ice reservoir)..

Say you have a basic 5 gallon reservoir. (40 pounds just for the water). (Pint a pound the world around). Then the aluminum or plastic reservoir weighs a few pounds.

Then you have the pump weight and the transfer lines/ water weight. Finally you have your 42 pound inter-cooler before adding a gallon or more to that unit.

But at the end of the day the engine will be able to run more boost without durability issues.

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