reducing charge temps
03 July 2004, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
whats the best way to reduce charge temps on a TMIC, to get max power
done all the usual ones , so has anyone any new ideas to get my intercooler cool.
done all the usual ones , so has anyone any new ideas to get my intercooler cool. dannyboyturbo has this on his tmic and rekons it is ace.
03 July 2004, 03:09 PM
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I made a chargecooler on a Renault 5 Turbo from a 2wd cosworth intercooler by fabbing an ally tank around the cooler part, with water inlet & outlet, had it tig welded up, looked ace. Then fitted it with a motorbike rad & small inline 12v boat pump on interval timer. It worked brilliantly! So well I was running silly boost, no detting & broke 2 gearboxes & 3 driveshafts!
I havn't seen anything like it yet on a scoob, only front mounts & I don't like the length of piping involved with those, so the chargecooler had crossed my mind but I'm still doing basic mods since I've only just got my first scoob.
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I havn't seen anything like it yet on a scoob, only front mounts & I don't like the length of piping involved with those, so the chargecooler had crossed my mind but I'm still doing basic mods since I've only just got my first scoob.
Neil
03 July 2004, 03:56 PM
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Lag the turbo, as the heat from it rises straight into the i/c....bigger bonnet scoop.....tilt the i/c......straighten all bent fins, including underneath, and while the i/c is off, run a hose through the fins from behind....you'll be surprised how much crap comes out.....if all that isn't enough, fit some PC cooling fans underneath the i/c, to draw cold air through it.
03 July 2004, 04:40 PM
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Lag the turbo, as the heat from it rises straight into the i/c....bigger bonnet scoop.....tilt the i/c......straighten all bent fins, including underneath, and while the i/c is off, run a hose through the fins from behind....you'll be surprised how much crap comes out.....if all that isn't enough, fit some PC cooling fans underneath the i/c, to draw cold air through it.
done all that apart from the pc cooling fans, and my intercooler is brand new so no damage what so ever, not even a slight bend in 1 fin
04 July 2004, 02:36 AM
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Duct the exit from the i/c (though I dunno how to).
Fit a bigger scoop - though I hate that idea.
Duct air from the foglight area through to the i/c (though I've not seen it done).
Duct air to the the airbox from behind the rhs cheese wedge or spotlight (not if you like driving in water though).
J.
Fit a bigger scoop - though I hate that idea.
Duct air from the foglight area through to the i/c (though I've not seen it done).
Duct air to the the airbox from behind the rhs cheese wedge or spotlight (not if you like driving in water though).
J.
04 July 2004, 03:29 PM
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Here's some nutter a few years ago with a home made charge cooler kit 
Full story here
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=92555
Full story here
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=92555
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04 July 2004, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
ive tried to buy a bigger bonnet scoop twice from ETS and they keep fooking me off
steve, you got a IC splitter fitted?
steve, you got a IC splitter fitted?
intercooler splitter and an sti8 scoop from ETS RACING
car is peaking at 1.8 bar now 
04 July 2004, 06:47 PM
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Steve, I also have the bigger scoop from ETS, but I am NOT running a splitter. Is it really worthwhile fitting one, and where would I get hold of one??
Cheers
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04 July 2004, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by PICKLE
Steve, I also have the bigger scoop from ETS, but I am NOT running a splitter. Is it really worthwhile fitting one, and where would I get hold of one??
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you could be in luck as im going to give mine to ets racing shortly to copy so if you give it a bit time you will be able to buy from them
04 July 2004, 06:56 PM
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So yours is basically a home-made jobby done by yourself right? Any dimensions/drawing you could mail me as then I could do the same? Got the ability/materials to do it, but can't really be arsed to do it from scratch, so some measurements would be easier!!
04 July 2004, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PICKLE
So yours is basically a home-made jobby done by yourself right? Any dimensions/drawing you could mail me as then I could do the same? Got the ability/materials to do it, but can't really be arsed to do it from scratch, so some measurements would be easier!!
no mines a proper shinny bought one,got it on ebay with the rad splitter for £80
but they know people who can copy these and have asked if they can use mine, but i want to get my car mapped before i lend it out
05 July 2004, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
whats the best way to reduce charge temps on a TMIC, to get max powerdone all the usual ones , so has anyone any new ideas to get my intercooler cool.
done all the usual ones , so has anyone any new ideas to get my intercooler cool.
05 July 2004, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Xbox
Top stuff with the chargecooler, exactly as I'd imagined it ! Do you still use it, what was the end result so to speak?
Here's a pic of the whole setup.
05 July 2004, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy.F
Here's some nutter a few years ago with a home made charge cooler kit
Full story here
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=92555
Full story here
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=92555
Andy at the end what aprox total volume of water were u using ? ..... still tempted to try this now that i have a spare TMIC (I still use the stock TMIC when drag racing
).Probably for a 370bhp application this might be just enough, and will keep the quick throttle response
.Carlos H.
05 July 2004, 06:21 PM
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would be nice to have a charge cooler fitted but i have no technical knowledge to make one, if there was a kit to buy from somewhere that would be great was looking at a spraybar kit which sprays water onto the intercooler when the intercooler reaches a certain temp, has anyone ever tried one of these or know anything about them
was looking at a spraybar kit which sprays water onto the intercooler when the intercooler reaches a certain temp, has anyone ever tried one of these or know anything about them
05 July 2004, 09:36 PM
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As Pete mentioned, with the rad in place approx 10 ltrs.
For drag racing I would fit a bigger swirl pot and fill it with ice prior to each run.
My new car is running a custom TMIC with twin 9" fans, should be good for 500bhp and sharp throttle response. Initial AP22 results are very promising
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For drag racing I would fit a bigger swirl pot and fill it with ice prior to each run.
My new car is running a custom TMIC with twin 9" fans, should be good for 500bhp and sharp throttle response. Initial AP22 results are very promising
Andy
06 July 2004, 06:54 AM
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I used to have a Legacy charge cooler. I gained about 20 bhp using the same boost pressure with Andy's kit. Here are a few pics that show how much smaller the Legacy version is.
