As you pointed out "What this indicates is that for high boost pressure applications the intercooler efficiency is more important than pressure losses, assuming the pressure losses are not extreme and the compressor is not operating in an inordinately inefficient region of the compressor map" I'm not sure you're testing the conditions that we (maybe just me) buy intercoolers for. I know there are limitations as to what you can do on the road, but I fear you're not getting the ICs up to where the aftermarket ones would make a difference vs. stock. I'd expect the AWE ICs to perform equally with the IPP ones in this test.

As smurfbus4 and nyet said, I think we give the stock ones a bad rap. They perform well for lower demands, but I think where you'd see the aftermarket ones shine is on a track where the car is warmer and the demainds on the turbo are greater, etc.

Thoughts? I don't mean to poke at your work you've put in, I'd just like to make sure we don't get a false result. Thanks again for your time and effort, I do appreciate it.

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