# Compare: ICs

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compare-ics/244552>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 3, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compare-ics/244552 "2009-06-03T15:25:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compare-ics/244552/57 "2009-06-08T03:35:50Z")

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> [@need help: 15" wheels on a 91 TSI(awd) dsm people inside](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-15-wheels-on-a-91-tsi-awd-dsm-people-inside/18978/12):
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> Post up your flow bench data comparing the two to prove this.
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> Saying that your intercooler has 10% better flowing end tanks but is 80% less effective at exchanging heat is like saying you have a race car that always finishes last but has the nicest paint job.
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> Did you have a temp probe in your charge piping before and after your intercooler? How else are you measuring the effectiveness of it?

I have one after it, I compare it to ambient temps. :thumbup

as for flow bench, you get me the numbers for the T1 IC and I’ll run mine. I am curious though, are you saying that the inlet/outlet of the T1 looks like it flows well according to the simple physics that I assume most everyone knows?

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