Top mount intercooler improvements

kenan

kenan

South West Regional Rep
Swampy said:
Have you sorted any pics yet,youngsyp?

Cheers.
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yeah, what he said.

Otherthan heat soak is a stnadard IC ok for running 1bar as really don't want a FMIC just yet
 
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youngsyp

Active Member
kenan said:
yeah, what he said.

Otherthan heat soak is a stnadard IC ok for running 1bar as really don't want a FMIC just yet
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:doh: Sorry chaps, I'll get some taken at the weekend !

As for the TMIC being good enough for 1 bar, I'd say yes, all day long. I'd expect the TMIC to not become inefficient, until you naturally progress to an FMIC ?!

Having said that though, I would like to get more cool air through the core, by improving the bonnet scoop somehow. Not that I think it needs it but, again, it can only help !
 
antgtir

antgtir

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Sounds good to me mate, think i shall be investing in some of this tape for my ARC TMIC, that should help things along very nicely :)

Ant.

P.s. Just as an aside, maybe an additional scoop directing air flow to the underside of the TMIC promoting a negative pressure on the top side and drawing cold air in from the bonnet scoop. The run under the TMIC would have to be shorter though to promote this.
 
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LeeSmith

Member
Why not add water injection too? It's cheap & effective, there was a whole post about making it all yourself & I think someone was even selling there home made kits for it pretty cheap too.
 
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youngsyp

Active Member
antgtir said:
P.s. Just as an aside, maybe an additional scoop directing air flow to the underside of the TMIC promoting a negative pressure on the top side and drawing cold air in from the bonnet scoop. The run under the TMIC would have to be shorter though to promote this.
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That's not a bad idea, it's just getting a decent cold air feed for the underside, from somewhere ?!

What I might try next, is to modify the bonnet scoop, to draw in more cold air. Even removing the thick vertical partitions should see a good improvement but, adding a 'visor' to the top of the scoop, should catch more air to redirect through the scoop !
 
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youngsyp

Active Member
LeeSmith said:
Why not add water injection too? It's cheap & effective, there was a whole post about making it all yourself & I think someone was even selling there home made kits for it pretty cheap too.
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Nice idea bud but, a decent water injection kit, is not cheap. The cheapest ERL kit is £300+, and that's without a reservoir. Once you add a custom one of these, you'll looking at £400+ !

The whole idea behind what I'm doing, is to make the TMIC, as efficient as I can, for the least money I can. For the cost of an ERL W/I kit, I could get 2 FMIC kits !

Oh, and I wouldn't touch a 'home made' W/I kit with a barge pole. Did someone say hydro lock........ ;-)
 
Trip

Trip

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youngsyp said:
What I might try next, is to modify the bonnet scoop, to draw in more cold air. Even removing the thick vertical partitions should see a good improvement but, adding a 'visor' to the top of the scoop, should catch more air to redirect through the scoop !
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With what will you replace the vertical partitions with ?
 
Trip

Trip

New Member
youngsyp said:
That's the idea bud.
Thanks for the piccy, it's nice to see what it will look liek before I start hacking things about !
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thats a 15min job done with the laptop's mouse pad. nothing professional. ;-)
 
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jpward

Guest
Would it be that hard to get someone take a mould of the fixings end and to re-model the top more like a single opening scoop?

I am thinking of the caterham designs i have seen more than sti type.
 
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youngsyp

Active Member
jpward said:
Would it be that hard to get someone take a mould of the fixings end and to re-model the top more like a single opening scoop?

I am thinking of the caterham designs i have seen more than sti type.
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I'm sure it wouldn't be mate.... It's just knowing someone who could take a mould of it and create a new scoop.

I guess I could do it myself, fibre glass kits aren't that expensive afterall. Plus, my brothers into fabricating with carbon fibre so, if I tested and finalised a design, I could make it in carbon weave ! 8)
 
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jpward

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youngsyp said:
I'm sure it wouldn't be mate.... It's just knowing someone who could take a mould of it and create a new scoop.

I guess I could do it myself, fibre glass kits aren't that expensive afterall. Plus, my brothers into fabricating with carbon fibre so, if I tested and finalised a design, I could make it in carbon weave ! 8)
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There you go then buy your bro a few cans and get him to work in the garden shed :lol: :lol:

I was actually thinking about CF as the bonnets that were made recently had to be molded so i would think making a propper scoop to be more work than making a single opening one ;-)
 
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