questions to ask when shopping for an intercooler???
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questions to ask when shopping for an intercooler??? What are the proper questions to ask when shpping around for an intercooler???
If I want an intercooler that would support 600rwhp what specifications would I want to hear to know the intercooler I am buying is up to the task?
If I want an intercooler that would support 600rwhp what specifications would I want to hear to know the intercooler I am buying is up to the task?
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I know those are important questions to make sure it fits but what do they have to do with how much HP they support?
aren't there numbers like cfm, pressure loss, etc... that I am supposed to be able to take and calculate whether the unit is big/efficient enough to support the HP?
I guess it's time for a google search....
aren't there numbers like cfm, pressure loss, etc... that I am supposed to be able to take and calculate whether the unit is big/efficient enough to support the HP?
I guess it's time for a google search....
look for pressure prop vs CFM flow, and road speed equivilent flow vs efficiency (air to air) if they have it.
a general rule of thumb, 1.5CFM per HP at the motor is needed.
So 600 HP will need about 900 CFM worth of flow.
on a blower, you'd like to see minimal pressure drop on the cooler as it's harder to make up for that drop without changing pulleys.
a general rule of thumb, 1.5CFM per HP at the motor is needed.
So 600 HP will need about 900 CFM worth of flow.
on a blower, you'd like to see minimal pressure drop on the cooler as it's harder to make up for that drop without changing pulleys.
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Here's a site with some intercooler info. It also has alot of core sizes and flow info for them. The intercooler stuff starts on page 26
http://www.binaryjungle.com/pdfs/Turbonetics2002.pdf
http://www.binaryjungle.com/pdfs/Turbonetics2002.pdf
