intercooler thoughts
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intercooler thoughts
I have a greddy fmic. I used to have an aftermarket fiberglass bumper, but I destroyed it. :p Now I got a stock s5 bumper. I was thinking why I even need such a big intercooler if air isn't even passing by it. right? Maybe I need to make a shroud or something
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Sorry Aviator.
Just thinking the intercooler is so big, only half of the intercooler is exposed so air can pass through it.
So i'm trying ot think of ways to increase the efficiency of my setup.
Water sprayers on the outside
water meth injection at the turbo intake.
My old bumper used to have more of the intercooler exposed for air to pass through it
Just thinking the intercooler is so big, only half of the intercooler is exposed so air can pass through it.
So i'm trying ot think of ways to increase the efficiency of my setup.
Water sprayers on the outside
water meth injection at the turbo intake.
My old bumper used to have more of the intercooler exposed for air to pass through it
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See this race car duct as an example:
http://www.fivestarbodies.com/index....id=3&chapter=0
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Also keep in mind that an intercooler is a thermal mass. The more metal you can cool down when driving under vacuum, the more effective it will be at pulling heat out of air when you are under boost as there is more cool surface area for that air to flow through. Street driving generally involves short periods of boost, so if the cooler is "pre-cooled" through it's entire mass, even though some areas don't receive as strong an airflow as others, the cooler is still more effective then a smaller one that is totally exposed.
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