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?? water intercooler pump switch ??

Old 12-03-2012, 12:38 PM
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What are people doing for a2w intercooler pumps for a switch?
Are you running a toggle switch and just turning it on and running all the time?

Is there a thermostatc style switch people are running to keep the pump off until temps rise?

Boost switch, like a hobbs switch, or meth injection switch to kick on when under boost?

Some ideas would be helpful. I would like to not have the pump running all the time when I dont need it to be. Ideally I would like to run a switch based of intake air temps but I am not exactly an electrical genious, thus the question.
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Is there a way to connect to the IAT sensor to creat a temperature switch off that existing sensor?
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One cool idea I saw one of the vendors doing with systems like that was to install a relay that keeps the pump on for a pre-set amount of time after the trigger signal shuts off. Gives the water a little extra time to cool off
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We set our kits up with a delay to break relay.
It turns on the pump and fan for the heat exchanger when the pressure switch
sees boost.
The timer starts after you are out of boost and continues to run the system
for a given amount of time, up to 6 mins, if you set it up to run that long.

It is rated up to 30 amps
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Originally Posted by ModularTurbo
We set our kits up with a delay to break relay.
It turns on the pump and fan for the heat exchanger when the pressure switch
sees boost.
The timer starts after you are out of boost and continues to run the system
for a given amount of time, up to 6 mins, if you set it up to run that long.

It is rated up to 30 amps
I checked out your website, but dont see any type of unit of this sort available. Is this something I could purchase without getting an entire kit?
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There not on the site.
It's not something I thought people would buy.
The last time we bought a batch of them the retail price was $145.00.
I can get current pricing and get back with you.
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Originally Posted by ModularTurbo
There not on the site.
It's not something I thought people would buy.
The last time we bought a batch of them the retail price was $145.00.
I can get current pricing and get back with you.
I would like to know, but if its in the 100's thats way more than I'm trying to spend. I do really like the idea of how it works though its ideal.
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I almost think maybe he fatfingered the 145.
Seems like something like click here this would work for more like $27-29.
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simple switch on relay.. turn it on when i want to run the boost up, turn off the other 99% of the time.
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The units that we supply with our kits are industrial quality made in the USA units.
They have a 40 amp relay soldered to the board.
The company rates the unit for 30 amp continuous duty.
We looked a lot of cheaper units but chose this one.
No big deal, you can find cheaper units, buy them.

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