What thickness intercooler for vmount?
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What thickness intercooler for vmount?
I'm looking at going to a vmount setup on my 1988 rx7. I was looking at purchasing the ETS 3rd gen intercooler that looks like it will fit great! The dilemma that I'm having is what thicknees intercooler to purchase, I can get it in 3, 3.5, or 4 inches. What do you guys think? I already have a vented hood and will be street driven and some track time. My main reason was to shorten intercooler piping and increase transient response on my setup.
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The thickness isn't as important as the ducting and overall size of the intercooler. I wouldn't personally go thicker than 3.5"
I remember reading something years ago about how basically if your IC core is too thick it is actually a waste, as only the portion with direct air flow will benefit from the best heat exchange. I.e. a 3x10x15" intercooler with proper ducting will be more beneficial than a 5x10x10" IC, despite the fact that that 5" IC has more overall bulk.
I remember reading something years ago about how basically if your IC core is too thick it is actually a waste, as only the portion with direct air flow will benefit from the best heat exchange. I.e. a 3x10x15" intercooler with proper ducting will be more beneficial than a 5x10x10" IC, despite the fact that that 5" IC has more overall bulk.
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Thanks fendamonkey! Now another question.....if I sandwiched the intercooler and rad together and made ducting to it, do you guys think it will as efficient? I could just move the radiator back slightly to fit it in. I'm looking for a cool charge and less piping. If I could get away with option 2, that would the easiest for a street car.
Jose
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Thanks fendamonkey! Now another question.....if I sandwiched the intercooler and rad together and made ducting to it, do you guys think it will as efficient? I could just move the radiator back slightly to fit it in. I'm looking for a cool charge and less piping. If I could get away with option 2, that would the easiest for a street car.
Jose
Jose
Ducting is pretty much always a good thing.
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I dunno... It would then be a FMIC and subject to the fmic attributes. I would definitely NOT run the IC behind the rad, I've never run a FMIC so I can't speak intelligently on mounting points.
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