Has anyone any interest in twin CW SMIC's??

[Chris Wilson]

I have been asked by someone in Australia about producing my SMIC for use in the LH front bumper duct. So he can use two of them, in series. Pipework would be down to the purchaser I think, but I could probably sort bracketry out. I would need to have a look and think about a suitable duct, not sure if a RH one could be used, inverted. The purchaser would have to relocate the battery and washer bottle. Make a suitable hole in the LH inner wing, louvre the arch liner for air exit, and sort connection pipework out. They'd also have to drill and tap and stuff to get pick up points for the IC mounts on the other side of the car. A twin IC setup should be good for a huge amount of power. Photos show a normal RH cooler and the proposed idea for a LH one.

Edited September 20, 2013 by Chris Wilson (see edit history)

[Scott]

I spoke to Kirk about this a couple of years back. I always thought it would make for a fantastic setup. I even argued that the cores wouldn't need to be as big as they currently are, even when handling substantially more power.

 

My idea was to rotate the right hand side core 90 degrees, that way you could leave the battery in place.

[mellonman]

i have thought about using your side mount with a front mount which would be alot easier but emagine having all 3 , i expect the preasure drop may be a issue .

i think its a great idea but would be costly

do you have any projection on what sort of gains are to be had ?

how much does 1 side mount drop temps by?

[Chris Wilson]

The Australian is wanting to run 800 BHP, not sure if it's a circuit car or drag car, but that would be pushing a single CW SMIC too far, especially in a hot climate. You'd be looking at doubling the efficiency with a small further pressure drop. The stock aperture could then just feed the water rad, and keep the stock very important ducting. Maybe an oil to air cooler as well. Price for the LH one would be a little more than RH ones as new jigs would need fabricating.

[CanisLupus]

Have been thinking about a twin Intercooler Setup too to retain the Active Spoiler setup

[dr_jekyll]

id have interest in a smooth cw na-t clutch

[Swampy442]

Interest, certainly. Cash, no

[Kirk]

I spoke to Kirk about this a couple of years back. I always thought it would make for a fantastic setup. I even argued that the cores wouldn't need to be as big as they currently are, even when handling substantially more power.

 

Indeed we did. Did some rough calculations on the thickness of the cores and I think we came up with something around 8 cm with the rest of the dimensions remaining the same. Bare in mind this was all theorised off the stock SMIC.

 

I did finally manage to aquire 2 cores which were almost perfectly sized, they were short a couple of cm here and there but it would of been suffice for getting a benchmark. The bottom end tank would of required modifying for the piping though on the final design. Overall I think it worked out about 25% increase of volume over the stock IC utilising 2 side mounts whilst keeping the cores at a sensible thickness to avoid pressure drops and what not. I also had the ducting replicated for the other side. It was basically a rough mock up, needed a bit of tweaking but it was almost right.

Edited September 22, 2013 by Kirk (see edit history)

[thetrashcanman]

If this could handle around 800 fwhp I'd be very interested Chris, as want to keep a stock activate front splitter

[fastcar]

Could be very interesting I would be up for this kind of setup. Would be more expensive over a front mount and I think the pipe work might be a bit of a nightmare maybe?