# 2.5" Turbo Intercooler Pipe Honda Accord HELP!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-turbo-intercooler-pipe-honda-accord-help/2568>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [August 3, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-turbo-intercooler-pipe-honda-accord-help/2568 "2007-08-03T04:27:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![eltonka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eltonka](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eltonka)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-turbo-intercooler-pipe-honda-accord-help/2568/1 "2007-08-03T04:27:55Z")

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quick question just wondering if i buy an turbo inter cooling system will i need to intsall a turbo in the car?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-turbo-intercooler-pipe-honda-accord-help/2568/2 "2007-08-03T04:45:34Z")

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No, it’s entirely possible to have an intercooler without a turbo. Given it wouldn’t do anything but slow down intake air, but why not, it might look cool.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-turbo-intercooler-pipe-honda-accord-help/2568/3 "2007-08-03T14:52:39Z")

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Well as the name suggests, a turbo intercooler is meant to work with a turbo. It helps keep the turbo cool. Not much point in having an intercooler if you don’t have a turbo to cool.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-5-turbo-intercooler-pipe-honda-accord-help/2568/4 "2007-08-03T14:55:20Z")

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The intercooler is meant to cool the air from the turbocharger before it reaches the intake manifold.

If you don’t have a turbocharger you don’t need an intercooler, and installing one would just add dead weight to the car.