my buddy and i was talkin about his mustang he just dropped a 302 in, and hes going to put a turbo on it, but instead of using the exhaust, he was going to do a CAI type thing, with air into the turbo, going to intercooler, then to carb
of course you wouldnt have any boost at low speeds, but hed be better in the quarter mile right?
i was thinking of doing the same to the blazer if i get another
but where would you put one?

 

What...? Not putting a turbo onto the exhaust??? What is it then? Sure doesn't sound like a turbo... Sounds more like the ram-air myth...

 

lol, i would call it an intercooled CAI
i really dont see what the turbo does in this
probably be better off with the intake hooked straight to the intercooler

 

Sounds like a waste of time. If you have a good CAI, the air will be as close to ambient as you can get it. Unless the intercooler is a water to air type and you are using an ice box to cool the water side, you will likely see no difference at all. Even if you are using a water to air intercooler, the gains would be minimal on a stock or close to stock engine.

When air is compressed either using a turbo or a supercharger, it heats up. The purpose of an intercooler is to cool a compressed air charge back down.

 

yea i figured that
i thought something sounded funny there
so hed be better off just running a CAI

 

Provided it is a good design, sealed from engine heat, yes.