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Originally posted by Overpaid Slacker
C'mon, beep. The intake temperature of the charge is not at all affected by the glowing red hot side of the exhaust side? What kind of thermal insulation are they running between the housings?
JP
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Well, of course there is going to be some thermal transfer going on between impeller and compressor but it's quite marginal compared to heating done by compressing air itself and compressor inefficiency. There is oil- and watercooled (on newer turbos) bearing housing in between that moderates the heat.