Intercooling Question.

[Tom]

Hello.

as im about to venture into the world of forced induction i need some help with something.

am i right in thinking that if i change my intercooler for a bigger one i will get more power? is that it? do you have to do anything else?

 

[McBunny]

well the cooler it gets the more power but the larger it gets the more lag you get so its a trade off

 

[KDF]

I thought you only got more lag when you used a larger turbo, cause it took longer for it to spin up ? didnt know that a larger intercooler would cause lag ?

 

[KDF]

ps. Tom what FI car are you getting ?

 

[Frosty]

Quote: Originally posted by dogmaul on 29 September 2003

well the cooler it gets the more power but the larger it gets the more lag you get so its a trade off

Theoretically yes, there is a larger area to pressurise, but you couldnt actually measure the difference.

Once you have a properly sized intercooler, you will not benefit from fitting a larger one. You will only need a bigger cooler if you increase your boost.

Remember, a 100% efficient intercooler will only cool the charge to the ambient air temperature.

 

[KDF]

Just get some CO2 extingushers and spray the intercooler before a race

 

[MaLicE]

or get a nos bottle with an intercooler spray and fill the bottle with c02 like they do in usa, then at the flick of a button u get a good cold charge, just stick a charge cooler on it,

 

[Fred@BTM]

Tommy, what car are you getting my dear fellow?????

 

[Tom]

Im turboing the 1.2

 

[Fred@BTM]

dont talk bollox thomas!!!! what are you really getting?????

 

[Tom]

really im gonna 350bhp 1.2

 

[Roamer]

Really Tom? so wheres this getting done? got any pics of the engine in bits yet?

 

[Tom]

No because im joking silly