 Intercooler Placement IDEAs Needed., Need a better option.....Love my water to air, but open |
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| budman5201 |
 Jul 29 2009, 06:09 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 1-April 07 From: tempe, az Member No.: 7,635  |
As all you probably know, i have a ej20 turbo subaru in my car. I love it and it runs great, but now i am at the point where i want to streamline how well the system works.......
First matter of attention is the intercooler placement. I have a small water to air intercooler tucked in front of the pulley on my subaru motor. It works great, but i am getting a little too much heat soak on the aluminum tubes leading to it. I was debating an idea of putting it in the rear trunk or in the fender since placement wouldnt be a factor because its a water to air. I do like the one members ORANGE nice turbo car on 914world here with the air/air one in the back and vent in the wing..... Looking for ideas.... Attached image(s) 
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| ghuff |
Aug 3 2009, 07:27 PM
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This is certainly not what I expected down here. Group: Members Posts: 849 Joined: 21-May 09 From: Bodymore Murderland Member No.: 10,389 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I think maybe some naca ducts in the fenders and perhaps a channel into the hell hole/battery tray or opposing area then placing it there with some shrouding to route heat/air out the engine cover may work.........
Perfect size I/C core for this IMHO is a Ford probe turbo intercooler. (IMG:http://www.theturboforums.com/car_images/intercoolers/Ford%20Probe%20GT%2013x7core%20Tanks11x13.jpg) I have one I am using on a Golf Syncro I am building, but it's size and construction look very friendly to fitting in a 914 bay. You could add a simple circuit with a temp sensor that turns on a few box fans or 12v radiator fan once the IC heatsoaks to pull air in when in traffic. 2" inlet/outlet with a decent pressure drop given it's design and size. available cheap in any junkyard. They came in some mazdas as well. Metal endtanks. |
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budman5201 Intercooler Placement IDEAs Needed. Jul 29 2009, 06:09 PM
budman5201 another Jul 29 2009, 06:10 PM ghuff Wrap your heat tubes with nasa gold reflective foi... Jul 29 2009, 06:42 PM ottox914 Don't know how much space you have above the i... Jul 30 2009, 08:13 AM d914 I have the same idea but instead of sucking I was ... Jul 30 2009, 10:20 AM Rand Airflow is which way? Stock, cooling air comes in ... Jul 30 2009, 10:26 AM
d914
Airflow is which way? Stock, cooling air comes in... Jul 30 2009, 12:21 PM Mark Henry
airflow studies have been done by someone aroun... Jul 30 2009, 02:52 PM d914
[quote name='d914' post='1197233' date='Jul 30 20... Jul 30 2009, 04:07 PM iamchappy As you mentioned, i put mine in the trunk using 2 ... Jul 30 2009, 10:58 AM budman5201 Hey iamchappy.....
What kinda temps are you seein... Aug 1 2009, 12:11 AM RJMII according to the huge cloud of smoke that was comi... Jul 30 2009, 01:48 PM kwales Cooling air for a non-stock engine might come in f... Jul 30 2009, 04:10 PM d914 there is also one that drove cross county with one... Jul 30 2009, 04:17 PM kwales Greg,
You didn't read enough...........
Unde... Jul 30 2009, 04:22 PM d914 Im just going to have to say I dont see it... The ... Jul 30 2009, 05:08 PM Rand It doesn't matter which way the air would flow... Jul 30 2009, 07:36 PM ottox914
Therefor, my point was you will want those fans t... Jul 30 2009, 08:30 PM DBCooper All true, except Budman's car has a watercoole... Jul 31 2009, 06:41 AM ottox914
In the future I intend to replace the expanded m... Jul 31 2009, 07:44 AM DBCooper
You'll gain a bunch of IC cooling if you can ... Aug 1 2009, 04:47 AM RJMII
I'd like to get some of the advantages of... Aug 1 2009, 09:16 AM DBCooper
I'd like to get some of the advantages o... Aug 1 2009, 02:51 PM ottox914
By the way -- nice wheels Dave!
What, you ... Aug 1 2009, 05:58 PM kwales I'm re-reading this thread and a coupla though... Aug 1 2009, 05:09 PM RJMII
DB, what's stopping you from doing a quick t... Aug 2 2009, 02:26 AM BIGKAT_83
DB, what's stopping you from doing a quick ... Aug 2 2009, 09:15 AM DBCooper Yeah, those. Beauties, aren't they? Nice nar... Aug 1 2009, 09:30 PM RJMII DB;
are your engine shelves still in place aroun... Aug 2 2009, 02:27 AM DBCooper
DB;
are your engine shelves still in place arou... Aug 2 2009, 11:01 AM Maltese Falcon Budman, since your set-up is water-to-air, the mai... Aug 2 2009, 04:34 PM iamchappy Marty, Clewett and I all put ours back in the trun... Aug 2 2009, 05:15 PM charliew Budman I really think the air to air ic in the fro... Aug 2 2009, 10:52 PM budman5201 Thanks guys. Its really been a hot summer so far s... Aug 3 2009, 07:12 PM ghuff
Thanks guys. Its really been a hot summer so far ... Aug 3 2009, 07:21 PM Maltese Falcon go to the Turbonetics site and check out the Spear... Aug 3 2009, 10:58 PM ghuff
go to the Turbonetics site and check out the Spea... Aug 4 2009, 12:40 AM kwales Ghuff,
I don't disagree that properly design... Aug 4 2009, 02:03 PM db9146 Since its driven in autocross, why not build a ple... Aug 4 2009, 02:34 PM DBCooper
Since its driven in autocross, why not build a pl... Aug 5 2009, 06:35 AM paroxysm You have to cut a huge hole in the side and fill i... Aug 4 2009, 07:52 PM d914 something like this might work ,, mounted low in t... Aug 4 2009, 09:07 PM moparrob
something like this might work ,, mounted low in ... May 19 2010, 08:57 PM |
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