intercooler water route
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Quickstop [UK]
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Re: intercooler water route
I thought the meth pumps are high pressure, low volume and the IC pumps are the opposite. Being always-on might kill it pretty quick as well - any details on the pump manufacturer/model?
Which intercooler is the one just after the turbo?
I thought the meth pumps are high pressure, low volume and the IC pumps are the opposite. Being always-on might kill it pretty quick as well - any details on the pump manufacturer/model?
Which intercooler is the one just after the turbo?
Re: intercooler water route
This is what I'm using: http://www.frozenboost.com/product_...=1000&osCsid=904cc10a3d7e66dfd67d114e61173db0 It's cheap and works great.
This is what I'm using: http://www.frozenboost.com/product_...=1000&osCsid=904cc10a3d7e66dfd67d114e61173db0 It's cheap and works great.
sparkwire
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Re: intercooler water route
I put up another pic, may make it clearer. there are 2 turbos, one for each intercooler. thanks
sparkwire
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Re: intercooler water route
Yes, that's the way I'd do it.
The pump I posted a link to puts out 500gph, which is by far better than the Johnson or stock. A Meth pump is t made for high gpm/gph, only high pressure. That pump will be more than enough for you, works great for me.
Any particular reason you are going to use 2 intercoolers?
Yes, that's the way I'd do it.
The pump I posted a link to puts out 500gph, which is by far better than the Johnson or stock. A Meth pump is t made for high gpm/gph, only high pressure. That pump will be more than enough for you, works great for me.
Any particular reason you are going to use 2 intercoolers?
sparkwire
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Re: intercooler water route
Thanks, I am purchasing an ice/water tank with a pump in it http://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-air-i...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr it will be in the back of the ty. Do I need an additional pump on the heat exchanger?
Thanks, I am purchasing an ice/water tank with a pump in it http://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-air-i...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr it will be in the back of the ty. Do I need an additional pump on the heat exchanger?
Brassmonkey
Cruzin' Mel Man
Re: intercooler water route
Just curious, if you have an ice water tank, why use a heat exchanger?
Just curious, if you have an ice water tank, why use a heat exchanger?
sparkwire
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Inercoolers are rated at 500hp each, I'm looking for 800rwhp.
Bad Ass Black Trucks
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Re: intercooler water route
With the design of your system, you need to have both pumps with the same flow capacity. Otherwise the one with higher flow will be trying to pump through the one with a lower flow rating.
With the design of your system, you need to have both pumps with the same flow capacity. Otherwise the one with higher flow will be trying to pump through the one with a lower flow rating.
dutchty
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Re: intercooler water route
He's right:boink:
A solution coulde to use a valves with a 50/50 % seperation.
So 1x 100% input from one pump to 2x 50% exits, to, in your case intercoolers.
don't know where to buy them but they exist.
He's right:boink:
A solution coulde to use a valves with a 50/50 % seperation.
So 1x 100% input from one pump to 2x 50% exits, to, in your case intercoolers.
don't know where to buy them but they exist.
Darin
New member
Re: intercooler water route
The best method is to simply run the lines in parallel. You can either run two pump directly off the ice box, or one large pump and Y it to each intercooler, then Y it after each intercooler back into the heat exchanger. Or run two pumps, and two heat exchangers, back into one ice box.
Problems with one pump is that each cooler will only get 1/2 of the required volume that the pump will put out. You really want as much flow through the cores as you can, less volume of water doesn't remove as much heat as twice as much water through the core. Within reason, of course, no use pulling 60 amps just to run your intercooler pumps
Make sense?
The best method is to simply run the lines in parallel. You can either run two pump directly off the ice box, or one large pump and Y it to each intercooler, then Y it after each intercooler back into the heat exchanger. Or run two pumps, and two heat exchangers, back into one ice box.
Problems with one pump is that each cooler will only get 1/2 of the required volume that the pump will put out. You really want as much flow through the cores as you can, less volume of water doesn't remove as much heat as twice as much water through the core. Within reason, of course, no use pulling 60 amps just to run your intercooler pumps
Make sense?
sparkwire
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Re: intercooler water route
iI did it like this, put 1/2" npt fitting in the top of int" rad" and ran a line from top of each intercooler. returned it to the tank in rear of car with -12 hose(3/4" npt fittings) -12 feed teed to feed bottom of both intercoolers. only one pump in the intercooler tank.
iI did it like this, put 1/2" npt fitting in the top of int" rad" and ran a line from top of each intercooler. returned it to the tank in rear of car with -12 hose(3/4" npt fittings) -12 feed teed to feed bottom of both intercoolers. only one pump in the intercooler tank.
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