Aftercooler Gains

[Walter Sherwin]

Forwarded topic from another list.......


> >
> > I agree w/Andy - IMO you need the cooler with the boost you are running.
> > Price seems about right and I recommend the ice box - I did it and it
> dropped
> > my IAT to ambient plus 20 degrees at WOT.
> >
>
>
>
> All this talk of aftercooling has me wondering something.  Is anyone on
this
> list running (or do you know of anyone who is) the "Intracooler" Coolfire
> product as described at www.coolflow.com ?  This is a Freon/Liquid/Air
> setup, using the OE A/C circuit and front mounted condenser, for
> inter/aftercooling purposes.
>
> I should qualify this question by first stating a few underlying thoughts:
> I can relate to the simplicity of an Ai/Air intercooling system, but,
quite
> frankly it's often hard to hide a 30"x20"x4" core within the stock
confines
> of a vehicle, as I would have to do in my case.  I can also appreciate
that
> Air/Liquid systems will often allow one to reduce the size of the physical
> heat exchangers and in turn allow those elements to be mounted in more
> desirable locations, but, what happens when your cooling media saturates
at
> a high heat soaked temp after a mile or so of  WFO driving?
>
> The Intracooler certainly adds more complexity and cost, and would prolly
> impose a 20HP compressor parasitic penalty if left "On" at WFO, but, for
> frequent forays into heavy boost (say 15-25psig with an efficient
> compressor), together with the described Dynalene thermal buffering, do
you
> think it would serve the purpose for a pump gas street project?   This is
of
> course assuming that 100 octane fuel is impractical for any number of
> reasons, including cross country jaunts.
>
> A few intelligent electronic controls might also go a long way toward
> improving the base functionality of the Intracooler product.  One could
> almost turn this into a small thermo/controls/mech project, if carried to
a
> point of design elegance.
>
> Thoughts?
> Walt.
>


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