So I'm looking at the stock IC.
from TXS's site:
"Stock WRX IC Core Dimensions:
Length: 16.5"
Width: 6"
Depth: 3
Volume = 16.5 x 6 x 3 = 297 cubic inches "

now the Vortech Mondo Air/Water unit:
14.25
4.5
3.32

Of course, the stock IC flows like 430 cfm and the Vortech unit does 2500 and supports 1700 hp, but besides the point...

I'm thinking, why not take off the splitter, raise the IC and nch, and weld on a heat shielded, insulated, sealed water tank on both sides, attach a large sustainable flow capable pump such as an agricultural sprayer unit (20 LPM), and run a line from the wiper resevoir to that through the newly created A/W IC?

Of course I'll have to do some number crunching to figure out efficiencies, flow mechanics and stuff, but

whady'all think?
Ambert

 

the point being, the stock IC is pitifully small being an air air unit.

But as far as Air Water units go its dimensions would be humongous.

And the beauty of it is that if I weld everything myself I can make a huge flow capacity for the water, and adapting the A/C system to chill the water instead of refrigerant, as well as using maybe a front mount as an "air radiator" it might theoretically be possible to create >100 percent efficiency...
ok that last paragraph was pretty far fetched, but someone tell me this is a bad idea or I might do it.

 

do it
then do it to mycar

 

try it... see what happens!

 

according to my calculations, it will flow enough water to generate 1 gigawatts of power and I will be flung 30 years into the past and run over my dad and make my mom love me.

 

no, no, no, you have to make 1.21 gigawatts of power for that to happen. you should be fine. cheers.

 

Where did you get the numbers for the stock IC flow rate. Reason I ask is, I'm trying to design an intercooler for the WRX as my Heat Transfer 2 project, and the flow rate data has eluded me.

Cheers, Alex

 

er someone quoted it on nasioc somewhile ago.
um, I mean I'm thinking that they just quoted the turbo flow rate.

I mean, the air goes through the turbo into the IC, so it can't flow anymore than what's put into it. I guess that's what the guy meant...

 

any idea where to find the cold flow rate, if the hot is 430 cfm?

 

Stealth-WRX is using a Air-Water Intercooler that he fabricated himself. Check it out:

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...threadid=29810

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...threadid=29761

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...threadid=38039

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...threadid=41435

Kurlee Daddee
(THE ORIGINAL)

 

yeah I was exactly thinking:
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...threadid=38039

except I was gonna try and do it for free lol... actually i dunno how to mandrel bend pipes yet and I prob won't learn till next year so that may be a problem.