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Hey guys!..this thing is starting to bother me and i hope somebody tells me if i did i shitty job, well not me but my favricator (t'was my idea!). Here we go. Me and favricator customized my NPR FMIC and i think we did a shitty jod design wise. We made the end tanks rectangular instead of having it turn on the bottom. Will this affect air flow???.. I guess intercooler manufacturers made the turns on the bottom of the IC to direct air flow. Can somebody tell me if our design will work??..
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http://photos.onebigvillage.com/pubimage.asp?id_=64380
And here is one that i think will direct more air
http://photos.onebigvillage.com/pubimage.asp?id_=12797
**notice the end tanks are more curver and is pointy. Im assuming they made this design to direct more air...
http://photos.onebigvillage.com/pubimage.asp?id_=64380
And here is one that i think will direct more air
http://photos.onebigvillage.com/pubimage.asp?id_=12797
**notice the end tanks are more curver and is pointy. Im assuming they made this design to direct more air...
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IMO those end tanks will work fine. The curves, angles, and tapers that you see on other IC's help reduce air turbulence. I don't think that your square ends will hurt your pressure drop too much. If you are really concerned, then you could just cut off the ends at an angle, and weld a new single pice of aluminum plate in place on each side. You would still have square joints, though. Personally, I'd try it as-is, and if your car goes faster, then I would call it a success. That's what it's all about, right?
BTW, nobody has a "perfect" IC, including me. Look, my inlet and outlet are not quite as efficient as yours, my end tanks aren't rounded, and only the bottom edge is angled. I love this FMIC, and wouldn't trade it for anything else that I have ever seen.
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/spinraci...ler/index.html
BTW, nobody has a "perfect" IC, including me. Look, my inlet and outlet are not quite as efficient as yours, my end tanks aren't rounded, and only the bottom edge is angled. I love this FMIC, and wouldn't trade it for anything else that I have ever seen.
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/spinraci...ler/index.html
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