89y7turbo

is two intercoolers made into one effiecent? or should i just start out with a bigger core and have the end tanks made? also about how much am i looking at to have entanks made?

d16forlife

Do you mean like 2 is series .

89y7turbo

i mean take two dsm or saab intercoolers and have them made into one.

45psi

i dont know the exact formula, but yeah, the more surface area the temperature charge exchanging unit(intercooler, water or air) has, the more the more effective its cooling properties will be. lots of variables though. Engine bay temp, size of pipes, turbo, blah blah blah. itll be an improvement.

SpeedyJAY

I think he means splitting off the end tanks and welding 2 together, either to make them thicker or longer...

Yeah more cooling area = more cooling so it will work fine, just make sure to water test it after its welded up

89y7turbo

im going to make 2 dsm smic into 1 fmic. do the entanks NEED to be shaped differently or bigger since itll be flowing more air?

89y7turbo

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splitime

I'm planning on welding 3 dsm smics together. I'll chop the tanks off one, one tank off each of the other 2 smics then weld custom pipes on the end. Should be a fun little project. total cost (free welding) = 70bucks. (I love junkyard finds) If I get to it anytime soon I'll let you know how it turns out.

89y7turbo

definetalty let me know cuz i was thinking about doing 3 but it would probably be overkill since 15psi plus wont be possible til january-febuary.are you rewelding the endtanks?

splitime

I'll most likely reuse 2 endtanks and just cut/block the old pipes and cut for new piping.