homemade water intercooler
03-13-2005, 01:52 AM
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homemade water intercooler
can it be done
i was thinking of getting an air to air intercooler and use it as a core and build an aluminum container around it and hook it up to a water pump to circulate cold water around the core what do you guys think and how big do think the core should be for 500 hp
i was thinking of getting an air to air intercooler and use it as a core and build an aluminum container around it and hook it up to a water pump to circulate cold water around the core what do you guys think and how big do think the core should be for 500 hp
03-13-2005, 12:52 PM
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Re: homemade water intercooler
get an aquarium pump and a windshield washer revivour put the pump inside the tank and then run a line up to the IC make it spray on the outside of the fins and hope for the best. actually better yet get a fuel pump and use that it will pupmp more water . but your gonna have to keep filling up the tank 
03-13-2005, 03:30 PM
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Re: homemade water intercooler
Originally Posted by mad-max98
can it be done i was thinking of getting an air to air intercooler and use it as a core and build an aluminum container around it and hook it up to a water pump to circulate cold water around the core what do you guys think and how big do think the core should be for 500 hp
i was thinking of getting an air to air intercooler and use it as a core and build an aluminum container around it and hook it up to a water pump to circulate cold water around the core what do you guys think and how big do think the core should be for 500 hpAir to water intercoolers kick *** for efficiency - water is a way better conductor of heat than aluminum. The downside is increased weight. Get about as small a core as you can find - it'll be plenty large enough
03-13-2005, 09:02 PM
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Re: homemade water intercooler
Originally Posted by ****
tig a tank around an intercooler that tests ok for no leaks, then feed it into the circulation of a heater hose, pump your engine coolant thru it.
that makes no sense, you want cold water, not hot *** coolant from your motor
