Where to get a custom intercooler?
Where to get a custom intercooler? I am looking for an air to air, but the space I have to use is only 16.25 X 12.50. I can not find one that size (or smaller) off the shelf. Where can I find one this size or have one custom made?
Thx
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Try Bell. you can get them to make it, or buy a core and do the tanks yourself.
http://www.bellintercoolers.com/
http://www.bellintercoolers.com/
I will look into those. Thx
It is amazing how much of a $$$ spread in intercoolers there is. I have seen some over $1500 and others for $49.00.
Maybe I should ditch the air to air and go air to water. Not as attractive but functional and cheap.
It is amazing how much of a $$$ spread in intercoolers there is. I have seen some over $1500 and others for $49.00.
Maybe I should ditch the air to air and go air to water. Not as attractive but functional and cheap.
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Because your cooling medium on the liquid side will eventually warm up over time. People use them at the track because they can pack their resevoir(s) full of ice or dry ice and really cool their charge, but on a car that sees extended driving, that ice or dry ice will melt and your cooling won't be as effective.
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Because your cooling medium on the liquid side will eventually warm up over time. People use them at the track because they can pack their resevoir(s) full of ice or dry ice and really cool their charge, but on a car that sees extended driving, that ice or dry ice will melt and your cooling won't be as effective.
Either way...there are solutions for him out there.
X2....also when your not in boost, the intercooler itself is also a heat exchanger.
I can run a water to air if need be, as I can run all the coolant lines through the tunnel. The space I have to put the intercooler in the back (where the engine is) is only roughly 16x13. I have other spaces it could go with it but I am looking for "look" as much as functionality. I would like to keep the cost reasonable if possible too.
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So given that you are dealing with a rear engine car then maybe the water/air is a better route. Here's the thing, on the intercooler itself, water to air is very efficient, the problem is heat soak. At some point, the water will be hotter than ambient air, and will lose it's ability to remove heat and will become ineffective. Because you are rear engined however, using a decent sized radiator just for the intercooler water, you may be able to beat this trend, or at least slow it down. It's just alot more components involved to make it work. Pump, hoses, radiator,fan for radiator,intercooler,etc... and if you ever have an intercooler rupture, you have water straight into your motor. (happened to me in a marine application) I think it's the best route given your size restraints and probably the amount of air you can actually get through a rear mounted air to air cooler.
