Good intercooler for 900whp?

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Mar 12, 2011 | 08:24 PM

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Good intercooler for 900whp?

Where do I get good but not very expensive cooler? The Ebay 4" I got is dropping about 4psi at relatively low boost, so I'm thinking about changing it.
What are you guys running for big power?

Mar 13, 2011 | 12:44 AM

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Just wondering... How do you know its dropping 4psi? Have you put sensors immediately before and after the IC?

Mar 13, 2011 | 07:55 AM

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Boost gauge, plugged into different spots, without changing boost settings... Also, with wastegate connected pre-IC, boost in manifold drops severely.

What about CXracing coolers? Are they OK?

Mar 13, 2011 | 08:26 AM

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got mine from forced inductions $299 they say there running them on some 1000hp cars at the shop.

Mar 13, 2011 | 08:55 AM

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I don't think I'm ordering from forced inductions anymore since they didn't send me turbo blanket I payed for 2.5 years ago

Mar 13, 2011 | 11:31 AM

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isnt there some kind of flow rating or formula or something? like xcfm=hp? so you would need the ic to flow a certain amount for a given hp goal.

Mar 13, 2011 | 12:32 PM

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cheap intercoolers don't give CFM ratings or they are completely BS... The one I got looked fine by specs but turns out to be choking at around 500HP

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Mar 13, 2011 | 02:26 PM

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Obviously some people are getting more than 1000HP with CX Racing coolers.
Did you measure pressure drop at 8psi?

Mar 13, 2011 | 02:30 PM

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thats strange. i've read of quite a few 900-1100hp cars making that power through CXRacing's 24x12x4 ebay intercoolers.

Mar 13, 2011 | 02:54 PM

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Why dont you just reference everything off the intake side and who cares about what its reading before the intercooler? Unless you're maxing your turbo out to achieve it. The intake is where you want the correct readings anyway.

Mar 13, 2011 | 03:41 PM

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Mine says godspeed on it.. Is that the same as the CXracing? I got mine on ebay a few years ago. Its core size is 24x12x4.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...utOfTheBox.jpg

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Mar 13, 2011 | 04:18 PM

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Because it's very hard to detect big pressure drop or boost leak if you check only one point in the system. You just have no data to compare. I saw abnormal data in the intake, thus I checked pressure in the charge pipes, and concluded that IC most probably is the problem. Thus this thread

How many 1000+ HP guys run CX Racing coolers?

Mar 13, 2011 | 08:34 PM

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I can see that on cxracing.com site 24x12x4" intercooler is $199. On ebay I see at least 3 sellers (just-intercoolers, cxmotorsports, cxracing) that sell supposedly CXRacing coolers at $100-110.
Are they all the same?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CXRac...item1e5e868e21

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/31-x1...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CXRac...Q5fAccessories

Mar 14, 2011 | 06:57 AM

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From what I have seen in the past, they are all the same. Bob

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Mar 14, 2011 | 07:25 AM

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Thanx

Anyone sells them on the east cost?

No time to wait for shipping from CA

Mar 14, 2011 | 09:40 AM

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I have one I would sell its a 4" thick ebay cooler. I live in central PA

Mar 14, 2011 | 09:51 AM

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Mar 14, 2011 | 10:01 AM

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Dude, I thought the whole reason you made this thread was because you got a crap IC from ebay.. Just wondering why you think your solution is another ebay IC?