any trick to building a/w intercooler
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any trick to building a/w intercooler going to take this on in the next week or two, i have the cad design done, left it at work of course, but uses two 4.5x6.1x10 cores and fabbed end tanks.
few questions
-bell cores the ones to go with?
-my current cores are 4.5x4.5x10 and was rated at 900, so i am figuring the new cores will get me in the 1300hp range
-where to get the 3" pipe flanges, maybe with the barbed lip. i see companies using cnc pieces but should i just use a small section of aluminum pipe with a rolled lip?
-on the water port end tanks, on the side with the in and out port, what gets done with the divider panel between the ports.. is it welded to the end tank or is it welded to the center of the two cores?
-is there any funny business going to happen when welding on the cores, something i need to be careful of to keep from f'ing it up and having flow or leak problems.
thanks very much in advance. ill post my design monday.
few questions
-bell cores the ones to go with?
-my current cores are 4.5x4.5x10 and was rated at 900, so i am figuring the new cores will get me in the 1300hp range
-where to get the 3" pipe flanges, maybe with the barbed lip. i see companies using cnc pieces but should i just use a small section of aluminum pipe with a rolled lip?
-on the water port end tanks, on the side with the in and out port, what gets done with the divider panel between the ports.. is it welded to the end tank or is it welded to the center of the two cores?
-is there any funny business going to happen when welding on the cores, something i need to be careful of to keep from f'ing it up and having flow or leak problems.
thanks very much in advance. ill post my design monday.
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From: Norn Iron
Bigger is better.
Normal 3" pipe would be fine, and you can weld a bead around it. Or even just 4 small beads. Doesnt need a full circle, just enough of a bump to prevent the hose/clip from going anywhere
No idea about the rest
Normal 3" pipe would be fine, and you can weld a bead around it. Or even just 4 small beads. Doesnt need a full circle, just enough of a bump to prevent the hose/clip from going anywhere
No idea about the rest
If you haven't welded on cores before you should probably leave it to the pros at Bell and save yourself alot of time, headache, and possibly alot of wasted $$ if it doesn't go right on your first try. I'm a DIY'er at heart as well and have been down that road many times, believe me. If there's a 50% or better chance I will screw something up due to inexperience, I just cut my losses and pay the pros first. Just my .02
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From: Norn Iron
I imagine you'd need to design in, proper and even flow through any core. Whether by internal ducts or channels etc...dont know what is best. And perhaps same with airflow ?
Also enough volume to allow the air to smoothly flow into each core, and back out.
Also enough volume to allow the air to smoothly flow into each core, and back out.
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From: Sydney
this is the one we made up for our car.. sits where passenger seat used to go..
uses a PWR core that is 350x350x180mm
works pretty well, gone 8.2@170 on 14psi..
temps start at 3deg c and finish at 7deg c
uses a PWR core that is 350x350x180mm
works pretty well, gone 8.2@170 on 14psi..
temps start at 3deg c and finish at 7deg c
last time i was looking at building one...i was looking at the price of cores, and unless i was looking at the wrong place...they were stupidly expensive.....I know A/W intercoolers are not cheap....but i dont know how much money you would actually save.....Might be wrong
post the cad renderings. i remember you saying you use Solidworks in the past. I am actually sitting in a solidworks training session as i type this. I use it everyday at work and am always curious to see models people do for their shadetree stuff