Is this intercooler any good?

[loner666]

I have the one he posted last and i have no problem with..flow is great no pressure loss no lag so the cheap intercooler are actually good..the lowest themp ive seen it reading is 73 on a 60*ish night while cruising at about 75-80 and i DONT have alot of airflow hitting it

[ForcedFirebird]

Same side eh ?

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I'd go for a real Spearco core... The "cheap" intercoolers just seem too good to be true... Maybe they are OK, but I dunno...

I helped loner install the I/C pictured and he's right - very little flow...




Still hit 6psi consistantly with a 6psi spring in the gate. Same side made it easier for his install, but I would think opposite side would flow a little better.

[El_Diablo]

same side will mean less distance and throttle lag

if you go for a cheaper IC i would simply suggest you wash it first... sometimes the cheaper parts come with a lil extra dirt....

[grandprixgtp_91]

well i want to go same side because it should be alot easier to plumb that way, and honestly i really dont care about some lag because instead of sending me a .81 a/r turbine housing they sent me a .68 a/r one, and i have a 5 speed and im already worried about launching this thing, can we say uncontrollable wheel spin, lol
also you say on a 60* night you were blowing 73*, is that good? or bad?

thanks

Jake

[El_Diablo]

i think you missunderstood.... the opposite sides would have more lag due to longer plumbing, the shorter the "charge pipe" (which includes the IC) the less the throttle lag

60 degree night at only 13 decrease increase in intake temps is great considering your compressing the air (which creates heat) and plumbing it all around your hot engine bay, i would love to manage that.... the only way your gonna get lower than ambiant(sp?) air temps is with a compressed gas being spray on the IC (nitrous and co2 being the most popular)

[grandprixgtp_91]

Oh ok thanks for clearing that up, i just dont know much about intercoolers or boosting in general, lol they dont teach us this kind of stuff to fix cars.

thanks

Jake

[timg]

I'm a big fan of same side inlet/exit top to bottom flow intercoolers. However, w-bodies don't have a lot of room for them so trimming may be required. For mine, I had to fabricate a new hood support.

Cooling can definitely be an issue with turbos. Keeping your cooling system clean, your fluid fresh, the fans working, and all of the ducting to direct air at the radiator is critical.

Tim

[d.o.h.c]

Tim, I read in a book that if does not matter about directing the air to the radiator, as the air will go through the intercooler and straight through to the radiator.

[--X--]

Tim, I read in a book that if does not matter about directing the air to the radiator, as the air will go through the intercooler and straight through to the radiator.

lol then throw that book away
The air passed thru the IC is carrying heat away from the IC. It will take less heat away from the radiator, which is no good if you are pushing enough boost.

To the OP air flow and management is very critical; you have to compromise. Also if you are not going to run more than 7psi you don't necessarily need an intercooler!!

[demonfiero3.4]

Actually water to air is not all that bad if you run coolant from the cold side of your radiator. In fact if you run a coolant fan full time it would be even better. But if you lived down south were theres warmer weather I don't think it would be much help.

[RedZMonte]

Actually water to air is not all that bad if you run coolant from the cold side of your radiator. In fact if you run a coolant fan full time it would be even better. But if you lived down south were theres warmer weather I don't think it would be much help.

generaly a air-to-water has its own coolant resivor so it isn't effected by the engines radiator. the air to water system is a completely seporate seald system with its own pump, res., and radiator. Air to water is actually better at cooling then air to air. Water has a better heat exchange then air to air.

S

[timg]

The ducting I'm talking about is all of the stock radiator ducting. Removing it drastically hurts radiator efficiency.

Tim