Black Intercoolers - Mythbusting Mighty Car Mods

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Should you paint your intercooler black? Thermo Book (Newer Version) - http://amzn.to/25xz9Qe Subscribe for new videos every Wednesday! - https://goo.gl/VZstk7 Does it help to paint your intercooler black? Will painting your intercooler black increase your cars performance? No, it will not. The guys at MightyCarMods have made a fantastic (no sarcasm, it's a great video) video explaining why you should paint your intercooler black. The information they provide is great, but the conclusion is wrong. Let's take a look at why. Mighty Car Mods Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QL9veQaNg Related Videos: Intercoolers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhLE1LI2BQ Cold Air Intakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiod1c2Py70 How could heat rejection by convection be improved by adding an insulating layer? The real answer? It can't. For those of you who haven't checked out the video, it's fascinating and I highly recommend it. It's actually a great video, and a well performed test, but it ends with the wrong conclusion. Lets talk about radiation and convection for a moment, and why one might think they should paint their radiator black. It all comes down to emissivity. Emissivity (on a scale of 0-1) is the rate of radiation that can be emitted from a surface. In simple terms, how much heat it gives off through radiation. Aluminum Foil: E: 0.07, Black Paint: E: 0.98 The higher the number, the higher the rate of radiation. Blackbody, which has the highest rate of radiation

Published 2014-07-06 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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