Intake system for an internal combustion engine

An air intake system for delivering induction air to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, comprising:

• an intake plenum assembly mounted to an intake manifold, wherein the intake manifold is mounted to the cylinder head;
• an airflow cooler module comprising an induction air inlet disposed on a first end of the airflow cooler module and an open face disposed on a second end of the airflow cooler module, wherein the airflow cooler module is separate from the intake plenum to increase a heat rejection of the airflow cooler module and wherein the second end of the airflow cooler module is mounted to the intake plenum assembly;
• a heat exchanger disposed in the airflow cooler module between the induction air inlet of the airflow cooler module and the intake plenum assembly, wherein an induction air flow path extends from the induction air inlet, through the heat exchanger and the intake plenum assembly to the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine;
• a throttle body disposed within the intake plenum assembly and operable to define a plenum volume and a manifold volume;
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• a throttle blade disposed in the throttle body to meter induction air through the airflow cooler module from the plenum volume to the manifold volume and to intake ports of the cylinder head.