tube and fin Vs. bar and plate intercoolers

[D See 2]

What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?

Which is better for which application?

 

[posol]

wish i saw this before i left for work... i got a book mark at home with like every intercooler spec/info you could imagine on it.

 

[Loco Honkey]

Bar and plate have better internal aerodynamics, and tube/ fin have better external aerodynamics. It's been said that bar and plate have better heat transfer properties, but the difference is next to negligable in a street car.