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cooling the intake air.
The intercooler is an air-to-air or air-to-water radiator whose function is to cool the compressed intake air from the turbocharger or supercharger of an internal combustion engine.
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cooling the intake air.
heating the intake air to improve combustion of the diesel fuel.
better lubrication of the turbocharger mechanism.
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