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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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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?
Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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Do you mean like 2 is series .
Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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i mean take two dsm or saab intercoolers and have them made into one.
Old Apr 10, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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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.
Old Apr 10, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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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
Old Apr 10, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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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?
Old Apr 12, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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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.
Old Apr 12, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 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.
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?
Old Apr 12, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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I'll most likely reuse 2 endtanks and just cut/block the old pipes and cut for new piping.
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