Let's talk water to air intercoolers!
08-31-2004, 05:41 AM
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thats a big heat exchanger. Ive been thinking about changing my air/air to air/water. I want to be able to run Ice water and to shorten up my intake piping. It will make everything nice and clean. and cool =)
09-01-2004, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by redaddiction
For those that are running air to water I suggest mounting a rear cooler in the bed basically a box that has the he fluid running through copper lines than you can put ice without mixing it into your coolant but instead transfering the heat out of the he fluid. If this doesn't make sense than I will get you pics of what I uses on my 03 cobra that also uses air to water intercooler.
09-01-2004, 10:10 AM
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You are better off in SOME applications to add a larger reservoir. More water, longer to heat it up.....but there is a flip side.....longer to cool it down. The heat exchanger that came with your kit is pretty darn good, I would add a larger reservoir if you are concerned about anything.
09-01-2004, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BlownChevy
You are better off in SOME applications to add a larger reservoir. More water, longer to heat it up.....but there is a flip side.....longer to cool it down. The heat exchanger that came with your kit is pretty darn good, I would add a larger reservoir if you are concerned about anything.
I'm going to be watching IAT's closely stock so I can compare them to a blown motor.
Maybe if one added a larger reservoir and a pair of electric fans the cooldown rate would be closer to standard reservoir size.
Maybe some of that redline water wetter stuff would help too?
09-01-2004, 04:03 PM
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If you are looking for a cheaper way to enhance the cooling ability of you heat exchanger, look around for heater cores. They have inlet and outlets that are about the right size and run in series with the stock heat exchanger, can provide addtional cooling. I remember seeing a heater core that was about 6"x9" and cost about $30. I think it was for a Ford truck (older, like 60's or 70's, I think).
I had a book mark for a website that let you browse through the heater cores, now I can only find the kind that you have to specify the model make and year. I did make a guess and found an 8" x 6" heater core that has 5/8" inlet and outlet tubes. It is for a :
1975 FORD F-150 PICKUP - 5.9 liter V8 w/ Air
only $34.83
http://www.radiatorexpress.com
The "with out Air" version has the tubes coming out a bit different. Depending on what you have in mind for mounting, one of those might do the trick. Relativly cheap to try. Just add a e-fan.
I had a book mark for a website that let you browse through the heater cores, now I can only find the kind that you have to specify the model make and year. I did make a guess and found an 8" x 6" heater core that has 5/8" inlet and outlet tubes. It is for a :
1975 FORD F-150 PICKUP - 5.9 liter V8 w/ Air
only $34.83
http://www.radiatorexpress.com
The "with out Air" version has the tubes coming out a bit different. Depending on what you have in mind for mounting, one of those might do the trick. Relativly cheap to try. Just add a e-fan.
09-02-2004, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by F8L Z71
I once knew a sales rep that had a 12sec turbocharged Audi sedan. He used a windshield washer pump and tank to spray water on his intercooler between runs to help wick away all the built up heat on his air/air IC. Worked pretty good on my radiator last night when I was doing something similar. LOL
Aaron
09-05-2004, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbo95z28
STI's and Evo's have that on their cars from the factory. I put one on my wrx when I had it, and it seemed to make a bit of difference. It only costs about $20-25 max to fab one up if you want it to run from your current windshield washer tank, or another $5 if you want a small aftermarket tank. You could actually put a mix of water/rubbing alcohol, and cool it down even faster, or put icewater in the sprayer tank, and spray icewater onto your intercooler. It would be easy and cheap for you guys to do, and might really make a decent difference if you did it right. I can give you all a list of part#'s for the pumps, and you can find the mister nozzles at any wal-mart in the gardening section.
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got any pics or links?
09-05-2004, 04:37 PM
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ok, this may not be a good idea if you sprung a leak and may be hard on seals, but, alchohol is one of the best fluids at extracting heat. not to mention is dirt cheap.