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running with no intercooler


dr_jekyll

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on a low boost na-t aplication is it ok to run with no inetrcooler? ive been thinking about it and ive piped the outlet from my turbo straight into the inlet.

 

i was thinking , how hot can theintake temps get in 6 inches of pipe moving at the rate its being drawn in at?

 

i really dont want to fit a fmic and it looks so tidy without miles of exess pipeing. not to mention boost is as good as instant. i can get the wastegat open just reving it on the spot.

 

so the question is , will it damage the car running 7psi directly into the inlet from the turbo seeing as the air is being drawn from outside the engine bay.

 

oooorrr ,

 

shold i just stop be lazy (because thats what it comes down to) and find a stock smic from a tt and fir that.

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The intercooler is there to reduce intake temps after compression, it's not to cool the air after it's been up the intake pipe :D

 

The air straight out of the turbo can be well over 100degC, so they are pretty important. Low boost applications can get away without them, but the end result is way down on power compared to intercooled.

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yea i liemythe idea of a small charge wter cooled charge cooler , i know i can get them at a good price . allways wonderd how effective thse are though with the hot engine water running through them

 

You dont use the engine water, you have a water container, a pump, charge cooler and a a small radiator to cool the water. had one fitted in a escort RST many years ago.

 

Easier to simply fit a ebay fmic id say.

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Something a bit different. What if you had the same intercooler as the Gt4, the one that is submerged in coolant. Now take that design and thin it out and wrap it around the whole piping system for the turbo. So the turbo pipe work effectively becomes one large long intercooler and you are able to hold a lamanant flow of air all the way through!?

Maybe something for low boost vehicles.

 

Just something we we're discussing/designing in class a few days ago. Any thoughts on that one?

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