I've read until I couldn't see straight anymore and their were so many bad discussions with the arguments being all over the place. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel and know in the end 99% of the discussions conclude with just run an A2A. My questions would focus more on setups that are daily driven, non factoring in money at all, limited flowing stock frame turbos, no ice reservoirs, properly designed/sized IC setups with a good Heat Exchanger, IC, Pump and controller.
Which flows better? Almost all discussions I've seen state that the A2W will have a lower pressure drop over an A2A, I would think with limited stock frame turbos this would be an important factor possibly allowing higher boost levels to be more efficient.
Would Throttle response/lag be better? Typically A2W IC's are known for better response with the shorter distance. I'm not sure how much this could be helped given the placement of the turbo's and throttle body but assuming going over the engine or under with the piping to reduce distance. Thoughts?
Efficiency? The discussions I've found states that water/fluid will cool the Intake Air much quicker and efficiently but I've seen mixed discussions on what temps the Charged air can get down to. Some state it can get down to ambient for a short time but others state it cannot even get down to A2A IC temps without an ice reservoir.
What weight difference would their be? I've heard for a properly setup A2W IC you would need a good sized heat exchanger and putting all that weight on the front end would be bad. How many gallons would it take for a proper setup? Your already hanging a 20-25 lb IC on the front of the car now is it really that much of a difference.
I've even found discussions on this forum where some current active members have stated that A2W IC's are so inefficient/expensive that manufacturers only use them when they do not have a choice due to packaging. Well a lot of newer cars are coming with A2W IC's and they aren't mid engine cars so that doesn't sound accurate.
Would there be a noticeable difference if somebody were to take a stock frame turbo N54 and run a properly setup A2W running E85 and/or meth like most people do?
Which flows better? Almost all discussions I've seen state that the A2W will have a lower pressure drop over an A2A, I would think with limited stock frame turbos this would be an important factor possibly allowing higher boost levels to be more efficient.
Would Throttle response/lag be better? Typically A2W IC's are known for better response with the shorter distance. I'm not sure how much this could be helped given the placement of the turbo's and throttle body but assuming going over the engine or under with the piping to reduce distance. Thoughts?
Efficiency? The discussions I've found states that water/fluid will cool the Intake Air much quicker and efficiently but I've seen mixed discussions on what temps the Charged air can get down to. Some state it can get down to ambient for a short time but others state it cannot even get down to A2A IC temps without an ice reservoir.
What weight difference would their be? I've heard for a properly setup A2W IC you would need a good sized heat exchanger and putting all that weight on the front end would be bad. How many gallons would it take for a proper setup? Your already hanging a 20-25 lb IC on the front of the car now is it really that much of a difference.
I've even found discussions on this forum where some current active members have stated that A2W IC's are so inefficient/expensive that manufacturers only use them when they do not have a choice due to packaging. Well a lot of newer cars are coming with A2W IC's and they aren't mid engine cars so that doesn't sound accurate.
Would there be a noticeable difference if somebody were to take a stock frame turbo N54 and run a properly setup A2W running E85 and/or meth like most people do?