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Heat soak is when the intercooler can’t dissipate the heat that it absorbs from the turbo fast enough. When an intercooler can’t cool the charge air by removing the heat from it, it loses its effectiveness. This explains why turbo cars tend to run slower or have slightly less power when the weather is warm.
