Front and top mount intercoller??
Front and top mount intercoller??
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Originally posted by wrxlover
yea i was wondering if you can have both on your car for even more air
yea i was wondering if you can have both on your car for even more air
Originally posted by Steppin Razor
you wouldn't be getting any more air into the motor, just more cooling for the intake charge. of all the ridiculous, outlandish ideas i've heard people propose, i must admit that this is one of the more feasible and plausible ideas. it would definitely take some engineering because the area where the TMIC goes is where there are usually a bunch of tubes for the FMIC, but I'm sure it could be done. but again, it will cost big $$ and may not bring all too much benefit. then again, i do love ice cold, thick *** air as much as any turbo *****.
you wouldn't be getting any more air into the motor, just more cooling for the intake charge. of all the ridiculous, outlandish ideas i've heard people propose, i must admit that this is one of the more feasible and plausible ideas. it would definitely take some engineering because the area where the TMIC goes is where there are usually a bunch of tubes for the FMIC, but I'm sure it could be done. but again, it will cost big $$ and may not bring all too much benefit. then again, i do love ice cold, thick *** air as much as any turbo *****.
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Originally posted by mysubaruimp
it can only get as cold as the air outside, and with a nice cold air intake, you are sucking up that air straight from the fender
it can only get as cold as the air outside, and with a nice cold air intake, you are sucking up that air straight from the fender
whoops, my bad, thought this was a different post about intercooler on N/A car.
but still the air can only get so cold, and after going through a good FMIC it cant get much cooler without a Co2 sprayer or something of the sort
but still the air can only get so cold, and after going through a good FMIC it cant get much cooler without a Co2 sprayer or something of the sort
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WRXLOVER, before everyone makes lots of fun of you because they don't fully understand or such.
Your idea is a good one for "some" cars with restrictive intercoolers and such. Running 2 separate intercoolers in "PARELLEL" with each other reduces back pressure between the turbo and Throttle body. This also increases the cooling ablitly of the system.
Here is the butt though.. With the mounting location of the stock WRX intercooler, this is not feasable.
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Your idea is a good one for "some" cars with restrictive intercoolers and such. Running 2 separate intercoolers in "PARELLEL" with each other reduces back pressure between the turbo and Throttle body. This also increases the cooling ablitly of the system.
Here is the butt though.. With the mounting location of the stock WRX intercooler, this is not feasable.
Nick A.
...but the higher output Audi TT motors achieve their higher boost/hp by running dual intercoolers.
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ISLANDSX....
Why do you think a big intercooler is bad for a car? What do you consider too big? What are you basing this on?
There is no such thing as an intercooler that is too big for the most part.....
The bigger the intecooler, the better it cools, flows, AND less back pressure!!! These are all good and desirable. So what is the "downside" of a BIG, intercooler?
Plus intercooler plumbing Length has little to no effect on spool up. If you think I'm wrong with any of this then please correct me with some evidence. I have come to all these conclusions from years of experience with turbo cars AND from working with or consulting experts beyond me.
Nick A.
Why do you think a big intercooler is bad for a car? What do you consider too big? What are you basing this on?
There is no such thing as an intercooler that is too big for the most part.....
The bigger the intecooler, the better it cools, flows, AND less back pressure!!! These are all good and desirable. So what is the "downside" of a BIG, intercooler?
Plus intercooler plumbing Length has little to no effect on spool up. If you think I'm wrong with any of this then please correct me with some evidence. I have come to all these conclusions from years of experience with turbo cars AND from working with or consulting experts beyond me.
Nick A.
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Other then the turbo lag issues the fact remains that simply a intercoolers size does not determine how efficiently it cools the air. It also doesn't account for pressure drop. If you had a TT setup then a twin intercooler design would be a good idea since you could run each turbo to its own intercooler. Depending on the amount of piping your running it will increase the volume of space in which the turbo has to fill in order to see the same amount of pressure as normal. So its not really a matter of the angles as much as the extra volume you have added to the intake system that now needs to be pressurized. I think what the person was referring to was not intercoolers in parrellel but running them in tandom from one single turbo.