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IATs for non-intercooled supercharger
Most people don't need or desire this data but for my fellow nerds....
I moved my P3 gauge over from another car to my 2011 e90 M3 with a VT1 ESS 535 supercharger. This unit has the V3 vortech blower and no intercooling. For the sake of posterity, in the event another individual is interested in knowing what IATs look like with a non-intercooled supercharger:
Ambient temps today: 53-56 F
IATs ran 110-120F, or a delta of around 60 degrees. This was with spirited freeway driving and an oil temp of 200F, in cool spring weather.
Max delta (intake temp less ambient air) was 70 F (IAT ~120F) on slower speed street driving after restarting the engine after sitting for an hour.
In comparison - my Harrop SC on an e93 with DCT reliably runs a delta of 30-40 degrees, even in ambient temps of 100F.
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