intercooler ????
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UNDER-PRESSURE
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Those things don't work & you certainly should take it off your car today. I"ll come over this afternoon to pick it up. 
Seriously though...... Nice piece that works pretty good, i wish i had it!!
Seriously though...... Nice piece that works pretty good, i wish i had it!!
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One of the most important things regarding air to liquid intercoolers on a street driven car is this,
It is almost mandatory to have water/coolant circulating in a dedicated reservoir if you plan on doing a lot of street driving. If you do not circulate the water, it will evaporate to nothing and you will have a huge heat sink that will super heat your charge air. Basically you'll have a non intercooled car. At the track is a different story. Adding ice to your reservoir between runs and circulating the water to help cool down the core is the norm.
Here is the routine we used to use on the Pro 5.0 turbo car.
Back from a run, drain water 2/3rds the way empty. Fill the water cell with ice (Jaz 7 gallon cell for water) and let the pump run. Water would run and immediately start to melt the ice in the cell. Basically you are flushing the core of the remaining hot water while at the same time cooling the core down. Do this until all the ice in the cell has melted. Drain water down again 2/3rds the way empty. Repack with ice and circulate again until the IC core is cold to the touch. Shut the pump off and let it sit until 5 minutes before getting called to the lanes. At the 5 minute point, drain the water out again with the pump running this time while draining, leaving the cell about 1/3rd full. Pack it with ice, circulate the water just enough to get all air out and having a steady flow of ice water. Then don't turn the pump on until after the burnout. No sense melting your ice during a burn out. Typical charge temps at the intake with todays air to liquid setups can be anywhere from 35* to 75* depending on the IC cores used, flow of the pump/pumps and if single or twin turbo. I recommend you keep a sharp eye on water levels on a air to liquid setup that's driven on the street.
Hope some of this helps a little.
Patrick
It is almost mandatory to have water/coolant circulating in a dedicated reservoir if you plan on doing a lot of street driving. If you do not circulate the water, it will evaporate to nothing and you will have a huge heat sink that will super heat your charge air. Basically you'll have a non intercooled car. At the track is a different story. Adding ice to your reservoir between runs and circulating the water to help cool down the core is the norm.
Here is the routine we used to use on the Pro 5.0 turbo car.
Back from a run, drain water 2/3rds the way empty. Fill the water cell with ice (Jaz 7 gallon cell for water) and let the pump run. Water would run and immediately start to melt the ice in the cell. Basically you are flushing the core of the remaining hot water while at the same time cooling the core down. Do this until all the ice in the cell has melted. Drain water down again 2/3rds the way empty. Repack with ice and circulate again until the IC core is cold to the touch. Shut the pump off and let it sit until 5 minutes before getting called to the lanes. At the 5 minute point, drain the water out again with the pump running this time while draining, leaving the cell about 1/3rd full. Pack it with ice, circulate the water just enough to get all air out and having a steady flow of ice water. Then don't turn the pump on until after the burnout. No sense melting your ice during a burn out. Typical charge temps at the intake with todays air to liquid setups can be anywhere from 35* to 75* depending on the IC cores used, flow of the pump/pumps and if single or twin turbo. I recommend you keep a sharp eye on water levels on a air to liquid setup that's driven on the street.
Hope some of this helps a little.
Patrick
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I have one on mine, no complaints here and I drive it on the street a LOT. I am going to put a cell in the back some day so I can put ice in it to cool with but mine just has a res that was a windshield washer tank for overflow and I practically never have to add water to it. Daniel Ray
