Intercooler Placement IDEAs Needed., Need a better option.....Love my water to air, but open Options

[budman5201]

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....

[Maltese Falcon]

go to the Turbonetics site and check out the Spearco intercooler systems . Even if you don't buy from them , there is a wealth of data to read. By the time you have a pick-a-part intercooler cleaned out, repaired or refabricated, you may as well buy a new properly flowed unit.
Marty

[ghuff]

go to the Turbonetics site and check out the Spearco intercooler systems . Even if you don't buy from them , there is a wealth of data to read. By the time you have a pick-a-part intercooler cleaned out, repaired or refabricated, you may as well buy a new properly flowed unit.
Marty

Some solvents, and compressed air to blow out the residue afterwards is fine. If you care enough about the few percent more of efficiency after x amount of years worth of oil is out from the solvent you can get the actual surface clean again.

The key is reusing a proper intercooler, not some ass horrid 80's japanese design that is not bar and plate.

Lots of crap was put on turbo cars that are now in junkyards, but there was also a lot of golden engineering win here and there.

Being able to do this stuff and experiment cost effectively time and financial wise is legit as well.

Let's face it as well, with modern turbo technology and EFI, how much intercooler do you need on a Type IV? How much turbo do you need?

What will you do with more than 300whp in a 914 without extensive aero, chassis work etc?

You can do it the right way, and not go broke, while having a clean good looking setup if you spend the extra time.

Spearco makes good products, but do you need 700-1000$ worth of custom intercooler? No. That money could be properly applied elsewhere with more dramatic results.