Air to water intercooler done!

[Linxs]

We finished off the air to water intercooler this weekend.

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicles/full/32763365844.jpg (http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewgallery.php?action=viewimg&id=365844)

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicles/full/32763365845.jpg (http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewgallery.php?action=viewimg&id=365845)

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicles/full/32763365846.jpg (http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewgallery.php?action=viewimg&id=365846)

I think it turned out nice!

[CHOTIS BILL]

I can’t tell the direction of flow you have but it is very important to have the oil flowing one direction and the water flowing in the opposite.
I originally had mine going in the same direction and had massive overheating on the oil but changing the oil flow cured the problem.

Bill Lomenick

[crash]

I can’t tell the direction of flow you have but it is very important to have the oil flowing one direction and the water flowing in the opposite.
I originally had mine going in the same direction and had massive overheating on the oil but changing the oil flow cured the problem.

Bill Lomenick

Just to make a little clarification...this is an air to water intercooler arrangement for the intake air on a turbo engine. What you see there will have pressurized intake air going through it and that air will be cooled by the water/liquid that is passed through it on the other side of the heat exchanger. There is no oil involved in this setup. Presumably there will be a seperate liquid pump and radiator to get rid of the heat and not make it so that the intake charge is always at a minimum of ~220 degrees. That would be the engine coolant normal operating temperature, and is pretty high for intake air temp, so, again presumably since this isn't my build, it likely will have it's own seperate liquid cooling circuit.

[CHOTIS BILL]

Yup, my mistake. I guess I need to read twice and post once.

Bill Lomenick

[riptide motorsport]

Very nice.....sure is pretty. ......nice craftsmanship.

[Doutie]

Just curious what you used forcooler cores. I've been working on a coooler arangment that will use methanol as a refrigurant. I've been looking for compact cores with alot of surface area and a design favorable to the air flow without alot of harsh change in direction. Thanks Doutie

[LCD Gauges]

Wow > Aluminum weld quality!

This car is gonna fly with turbo's. What sort of power are you planning?

[Linxs]

Yup, my mistake. I guess I need to read twice and post once.

Bill Lomenick

No worries Bill. IT was still good information! :)


Just curious what you used forcooler cores. I've been working on a coooler arangment that will use methanol as a refrigurant. I've been looking for compact cores with alot of surface area and a design favorable to the air flow without alot of harsh change in direction. Thanks Doutie

I ordered 2 percision PT1000. Then i cut off one of the end tanks on each unit and my buddy welded them together.


Wow > Aluminum weld quality!

This car is gonna fly with turbo's. What sort of power are you planning?

Aluminum is a whole different animal to weld and make pretty. This is not our day job for my buddy or I. This is our first real project welding aluminum. I think we did alright for our experience. :)

I'm looking for the magic 4 didget number, just a little over 1000 RWHP.

[kabacj]

I'm looking for the magic 4 digit number, just a little over 1000 RWHP.

Hey Linxs your setup really looks nice. I cant wait to see how fast a GTM is with that much power. With the ricardo you should be good for 220+. Thats reasonably fast :)

In the next year or two it sounds like we will have a few GTMs that are ready for some serious top speed runs. As a Texas native I would imagine the Texas mile is on your to do list? Keep up the good work.

John

[Linxs]

Hey Linxs your setup really looks nice. I cant wait to see how fast a GTM is with that much power. With the ricardo you should be good for 220+. Thats reasonably fast :)

In the next year or two it sounds like we will have a few GTMs that are ready for some serious top speed runs. As a Texas native I would imagine the Texas mile is on your to do list? Keep up the good work.

John

John,

We will see. I want to first see how stable the car is at 180ish MPH. The last person who did the mile did not end well (for the car, driver was ok). I want to see how stable it is first then i'll decide.