Frederic's radiator cooled intercooler.

Bruce Plecan nacelp at bright.net
Wed Apr 21 18:40:37 GMT 1999


On some of the 4088 Tractors, and 436/466 CID International Truck engines
they bury the intercooler in the intake, and run coolant thru it.
   Analogy was the farm tractor can work all day at over 90% throttle towing
big heavy loads without thermally overloading the system.
  Not as effecient for a short term blast, but when ya thermally overload a
limited "sink" your all done, period..
  Any other water type system is going to reduce air flow to the radiator as
well as thermally overload the system.   Then you have an overheated engine,
that you can't make any boost with.  Sounds like fun, NOT...
   Big difference in applications, car to truck, and even bigger drag racer
to OTR heavy duty
Bruce


> >   Also, remember two different applications.  Try you mustang with a
trailer
> > (pulling it, not on it<g>), and 2-3 minutes at 2/3 throttle in 2nd gear
like
> > on a long step grade, and you would have luved any help........
>
> This I can relate to obviously :)
>
> >    Try looking at a farm tractor where they run 90% throttle for 6-7
hours
> > atta time.
>
> I didn't get your analogy here... not ever seeing a "real" farm tractor,
just
> those things yuppies mow their lawns with.  Are they intercooled?  Or use
rad
> fluid in the airstream or something like that?  I passed by the John Deere
> website hoping to catch a snippet or two, but I didn't see anything that
helped
> me "get" the analogy.
>
> --
>
> Frederic Breitwieser
> Bridgeport CT 06606
>
> 1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
> 1989 HWMMV w/turbocharged 500cid Caddy
> 1975 Dodge D200 Club Cab soon to have 431 stroker + turbos
> 2000 (I hope) Buick GTP (Mid-Engined Sports Car)
>
>




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