Intercooler

dadbif Needs Gagging Posts: 1,605	Intercooler Feb 4, 2024 11:51:23 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dadbif on Feb 4, 2024 11:51:23 GMT Has anyone used one of the eBay intercooler kits? I am thinking of using one as I need most of my piping to be alloy, silicone hoses collapse with a single throttle body pre supercharger.

Zed. Needs To Get A Life Smeg! Posts: 2,883	Intercooler Feb 6, 2024 20:03:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Zed. on Feb 6, 2024 20:03:49 GMT Feb 4, 2024 11:51:23 GMT dadbif said: Has anyone used one of the eBay intercooler kits? iirc, they are a generic 'kit' advertised for everything not considered a wet chargecooler / Laminova? Rich.
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Intercooler Feb 7, 2024 8:35:46 GMT via mobile

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Post by dadbif on Feb 7, 2024 8:35:46 GMT

Mulling over lots, water injection, water cooled intercooler etc, or, what I had previously, just a straight pipe from supercharger to inlet.
If I do the latter then I need a coolant bypass for clearance at the front, and I didn’t really want to do that again.
Could I use the aircon rad as part of a water cooled intercooler??? Just taken it off.

The no intercooler option did not cause any problems with overheating or knock, in normal driving one is not often on boost.

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Intercooler Feb 9, 2024 16:32:39 GMT via mobile dadbif and Zed. like this

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Post by niklas on Feb 9, 2024 16:32:39 GMT

If not too large power goals a nice ebay intercooler will do fine. You kind of get what you pay for and the large name brands are often very good.

That said, if you have a space where you want it, measure and put what you want to pay for in it.

I run a smallish ebay intercooler over the rad on my 380hp e85 turbo nb. Sure, I get rising intake temps going 0-250 km/h, but they go down pretty quickly and never reaches any critical level, works fine on track. Could probably gain a few hp with a nice intercooler, but I have enough as is.

Ie. Most things will work unless chasing the optimum.

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