PTE SLIC

[TTipe]

Does someone have the pressure drop across the PTE SLIC? The approach air flow can be improved by reworking the scoop. Most of the external air goes through the bottom 1/3 of the core. The core is great, the scoop is not so good.

 

[bison]

The pressure drop depends on the the engines displacement and rpm with all else constant. Its not much of a problem on a 250ci up to 5600rpm. Plenty have trapped over 130mph with it.

 

[TTipe]

The pressure drop depends on the the engines displacement and rpm with all else constant. Its not much of a problem on a 250ci up to 5600rpm. Plenty have trapped over 130mph with it.

It looks as though the PTE slic core is the closest to (and maybe better than some) front mounts. I think the scoop changes helped but I need data to back it up. Thermocouples are us.

 

[bison]

It looks as though the PTE slic core is the closest to (and maybe better than some) front mounts. I think the scoop changes helped but I need data to back it up. Thermocouples are us.

I agree. The flow potential based on the cross sectional area of the flow path. Basically we are only desiring pressure drop from the heat rejected and cooler denser air exiting the cooler. Not by creating a flow restriction. Thermocouples only analyze the temps. Pressure inlet and outlet would need to be analyzed to make any really good assessments of the intercooler as well as knowing the temp and amount of air passing over the core. The flow restriction is a constant based on the cross sectional area engineered into the cooler. The heat rejection is not constant and can vary because of many more things like heat soak from poor air flow over the core, ambient temps, and some other smaller things.