You guys with the N-Tech BMK with stock intercooler, got a question for you:

With the battery tray removed, did anybody seal the part of the intercooler/intake air duct that blows air to the battery?

Does it make sense to seal it off or it doesn't really matter?

It appears to me that it should be sealed to force the air to the intercooler.

Anybody have a good suggestion as to how to seal the duct?

 

Yes, I sealed off the battery cooling duct. In fact I did it long before getting the BMK.

Why, I wanted the IC to get as much cooling air as posible. The engine is way more important than a $50
battery.

Does it make sense? Hell yes. What happens with car vents that are not blocked off when you block some of the other vents? What happens with any fluid when you give the fluid more areas to flow through?

 

Any recommended way of sealing it??

 

Yes.. you absolutely need to seal the IC duct.


Absolutely zero air will go through the IC.


The one solution I've seen involves a coke can & duct tape.

 

i used Duct Tape

 

My above solution was for somebody who had removed their AC completely & relocated their battery....that's what the coke can was for...

 

I have this setup but I am confused on what you guys are talking about. I guess I will have to go home and take a look at it to understand.