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Jun 30, 2017 | 11:50 AM

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A2W intercooler suggestions

I've decided to go with A2W intercooler on my Silverado. Since its a street truck i will be using an interchiller to cool the water so no ice. What cheaper a2w intercoolers have been used with good results.

Here is one i found on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CXRACING-3-5...hTlRx3&vxp=mtr

I'm just looking for a big cheaper unit to get it up and going. Plus with the Interchiller i believe a cheaper intercooler will be fine. I will eventually swap to a Chiseled or similar if the ebay one leaves more to be desired.

Please post links to the largest budget a2w intercoolers you know of.
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04 rcsb 2wd
6.0
s475/83 t4
KB Racing hotside

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Jun 30, 2017 | 12:00 PM

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i would say run the largest one you can get.
i have one in my silverado. i hung it from the crossmember below the radiator. i am thinking about changing it out because it takes too long to recover between pulls right now so i want to find one that has more flow area on the air side, like the one you chose. i posted some data in your thread on pt.net
this is the one i currently have:
https://www.cxracing.com/index.php?r...roduct_id=2671

Jun 30, 2017 | 03:56 PM

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Yea, i'm pretty much looking for the largest one i can find. Just seeing if anyone knows of something bigger than the one i found before i buy it.

Jul 2, 2017 | 08:03 PM

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I am curious about running a pair of smaller a2w units instead of one big one. Would that possibly keep temps cool enough? My thoughts are a pair in the corners of the bumper like the procharger twin intercooler setup.

Jul 3, 2017 | 12:01 PM

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where are you planning on putting an ic that large?

Jul 3, 2017 | 01:04 PM

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Been done on a TT corvette using precision pt1000s I think. Worked great! If it was a supercharged setup you need to ensure you get a good spilt of the air bit other than that it should work well.

Jul 3, 2017 | 01:43 PM

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About everyone that uses frozen boost has had good luck out of there intercoolers and heat exchangers

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Jul 5, 2017 | 06:49 AM

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Been done on a TT corvette using precision pt1000s I think. Worked great! If it was a supercharged setup you need to ensure you get a good spilt of the air bit other than that it should work well.

I saw talks of it being done on twin turbo setups but never on a single turbo setup. And instead of being split I was thinking running everything through both coolers. But I could see it not being very efficient once the first cooler heats up.

Jul 7, 2017 | 07:50 AM

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No reason it won't work. You just need to ensure that the coolers can flow enough air! For example if you are making say 1000bhp and you ran 2 500bhp rated coolers in series you would see more restriction compared to in parallel. In that case you would want to run 2 1000bhp rated cores.

Series would still work as you basically increase the time the water has to absorb the heat. STeve Morris did a power boat engine that ran a chiselled 3000 bhp cooler and then a Whipple intercooled intake (cold water ran to the Whipple intake and THEN to the chiselled). Steve reported very low intake temps with this setup!

One thing you would need to ensure is that you are pumping the water fast enough though and you have enough tank.

Jul 7, 2017 | 08:53 AM

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"One thing you would need to ensure is that you are pumping the water fast enough though and you have enough tank."

And, don't skimp on the hose size.

Jul 7, 2017 | 09:28 PM

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I run a cx racing 1000hp unit 3" inlet/outlet on my supercharger 5.3 estimated hp is 700 at the crank. I also run 750ml of 50/50 meth on a progressive controller. 93*F ambient I was seeing 100-120*F IAT and below ambient with the meth on. I use a 1 gallon fuel swirl pot as my reservoir and a 14x18x1.5" heat exchanger and a David Craig EBP 40 pump. Worked great. The W2A intercooler was purchased as justintercoolers off eBay as it's another seller for CX racing but it's cheaper. Pump was $200, tank was $70 and the exchanger was about $80. Run an exchanger of your on the street. For the strip run a 5-10gallon tank with ice and no exchanger.

Best pump is the EMP, but the CWA50 is a beast as well and the EBP40 is right below that. U want lower flow but high pressure as u will see 6psi easily in a setup after all the restrictions. Engine coolant pumps down work well with smaller lines and higher pressures.

Jul 8, 2017 | 04:59 AM

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Dude, I've got exactly what you need and lucky for you it is for sale. I ran this set up on my procharged 408 in my 4110lb 2006 silverado and got me to a quickest pass of 8.99 @ 154 mph. The entire system is top shelf parts. It uses a "real" Precision PT2000 A2W intercooler and a 6+ gallon water tank that has the Rule 2000 pump built in. If you are interested, here is the ad I wrote up a while back. It's been sold probably 3 times now, but it has been plagued by buyers who always back up when the cash is due. Here is the ad, my cell is 713-553-5136 call/text anytime

Entire Air 2 Water Intercooler Set Up:
Precision PT2000 A2W Intercooler: Price New $1899.99
4” racepartsolution.com V-bands with O-rings: Price New $113.80
Chisled 6 Gallon Tank with Rule2000 Pump (16”x9”x9”) w/1” NPT Female Fittings: Price New $305.00
(4) -16 AN to 1” NPT Fittings: New Price: $77.98
(4) 90* -16AN Hose Ends: Price New: $167.98
(1) 180* -16 Hose End: Price New: $58.97
(1) Straight -16 Hose End: Price New: 26.97
(1) -16 Bulk Head w/Nut: Price New: $10.94
33’ Earls Pro-Lite 350 -16 Hose: Price New: 467.97
Total Cost New: 3129.63
Price + Shipping + Paypal Fees: $2200.00

Jul 8, 2017 | 05:10 AM

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Also, as for run time on this system....I've made around 45 passes, zero dyno time and zero miles. **** is still practically brand new.

Photobucket crashed, so if you want some pics, shoot me a call/text anytime.