Cooling with a front mount intercooler?

[Heath]

My dad has a BA front mount intercooler and at 60 mph it is over 200 degrees with the air on. I live in Texas so the humidity is high and temp outside was 95 today. Is this normal?

 

[PaCemkr86]

do you have dual fans?? and what condition is your radiator in ?

My daily driver GN has a PTE front mount on it with the stock fan, and i dont have a cooling problem even with a/c on in trafffic here in Corpus

 

[Heath]

cooling with a front mount

He still has the stock fan. He has a aluminum radiator that is only three years old.

 

[PaCemkr86]

might consider upgrading to the dual fan setup..

is the BA intercooler 4inch thick?

 

[John Wilde]

Phil,

The small intercooler is 4 inches think and then there is 5 inches and up.

 

[PaCemkr86]

Phil,

The small intercooler is 4 inches think and then there is 5 inches and up.

yeah thats what im thinking.. cooling with a/c in south texas with a 4 or 5 inch intercooler might be a problem...

 

[Heath]

I thought riding down the highway the radiator would have enough air flow? I would expect the car to get warm in stop and go traffic but not on the highway.

 

[Heath]

It is a 4 inch.

 

[PaCemkr86]

do this just to make sure.. take the car out on the freeway and get it up to the temp it runs at with the a/c on... and pull over and feel the radiator core and see if its the same temp from top to bottem..

I have seen radiators even a 2-3 years old get clogged up before..

 

[PaCemkr86]

and is the car converted over to R-134A ?? with the stock condensor ??

what temps does it run at with the a/c off is really what i need to know

 

[Heath]

180 in town if you keep your foot out of it.

 

[PaCemkr86]

sounds like it just might need more air flow.. " dual fans with a caspers harness"

 

[Heath]

thanks, Who sells the dual fans? and how much?

 

[PaCemkr86]

GBodyParts.com Online

 

[Heath]

Do those fans stick out any farther than the stock fan? The intercooler pipes are close.

 

[PaCemkr86]

they clear on my TType.. and i have RJC front mount

 

[TurboDave]

I thought riding down the highway the radiator would have enough air flow? I would expect the car to get warm in stop and go traffic but not on the highway.

Depends. If it's a Griffin radiator then no, you're stuck with a boat anchor.
Griffins were designed for high speed racing applications (nascar, etc.) and have a very high "fin per inch" count (between 17-18fpi). This great on a 200 mph stock car, but absolutely sucks on a street car that can't generate the flow needed.

If it's not a griffin, disregard.

None the less, you'll need to look at the dual fan setup running a good big front mount.

 

[Heath]

it is not a griffin. thanks

 

[QUICK SIX]

How do you like the RCJ Front Mount.

 

[Hot Air]

You might want to box in the radiator so air doesn't go around the radiator. ATR used to sell a kit. Does anyone else make one now?
Conrad

ps...I don't think 200F is too high for coolant temp! Anyone want to chime in?