 Intercooler Question, water in the intercooler wont hurt anything right? |
 May 16, 2006 - 5:14 PM
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I've heard both sides where people say getting water in the intercooler can hurt the motor. others say it helps cooling. I personally think it wont harm anything. can someone clear this up? thanks
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May 16, 2006 - 5:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
water INSIDE the intercooler harms the car. The water will start corrode the insides of the intercooler. And if too much water is sucked up into the motor, this can cause hydro-lock. Some motors have water injection kits that spray water into the motor on purpose. But these kits are tuned carefully not just the run of the mill bodge job.
i think your confusing spraying water on the outside of the intercooler with getting water in. |
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May 16, 2006 - 6:58 PM
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QUOTE(Hanyo @ May 16, 2006 - 10:33 PM) [snapback]434702[/snapback] water INSIDE the intercooler harms the car. The water will start corrode the insides of the intercooler. And if too much water is sucked up into the motor, this can cause hydro-lock. Some motors have water injection kits that spray water into the motor on purpose. But these kits are tuned carefully not just the run of the mill bodge job. i think your confusing spraying water on the outside of the intercooler with getting water in. okay thats a start, thanks. so does that mean if i drive in the rain with a front mount, and i hit a flodded street the intercooler will suck water in like an intake would? |
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May 16, 2006 - 7:35 PM
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QUOTE(eggman40 @ May 16, 2006 - 6:58 PM) [snapback]434724[/snapback] QUOTE(Hanyo @ May 16, 2006 - 10:33 PM) [snapback]434702[/snapback] water INSIDE the intercooler harms the car. The water will start corrode the insides of the intercooler. And if too much water is sucked up into the motor, this can cause hydro-lock. Some motors have water injection kits that spray water into the motor on purpose. But these kits are tuned carefully not just the run of the mill bodge job. i think your confusing spraying water on the outside of the intercooler with getting water in. okay thats a start, thanks. so does that mean if i drive in the rain with a front mount, and i hit a flodded street the intercooler will suck water in like an intake would? Intercoolers don't suck anything...  -------------------- QUOTE(tufy @ Jul 19, 2006 - 7:40 AM) [snapback]458074[/snapback] i dont drive fast, i just fly low |
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May 16, 2006 - 7:38 PM
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Intercoolers are similar to radiators in that they use air to cool the water inside, only in a intercooler its pressurised air (charged air) being cooled; hence air to air intercooler.
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May 16, 2006 - 8:14 PM
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QUOTE(FAQdaWorld @ May 17, 2006 - 12:38 AM) [snapback]434738[/snapback] Intercoolers are similar to radiators in that they use air to cool the water inside, only in a intercooler its pressurised air (charged air) being cooled; hence air to air intercooler. That makes sense, thanks for clearing that up guys |
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May 16, 2006 - 8:22 PM
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you should upgrade your intercooler to a front mount. its very bad to run a top mount air to air on our swaps.
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May 17, 2006 - 7:01 PM
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I thought the ST-185/ST-205 IC was W2A?
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May 17, 2006 - 7:34 PM
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QUOTE(Cutrara @ May 17, 2006 - 8:01 PM) [snapback]435053[/snapback] I thought the ST-185/ST-205 IC was W2A? the only version of the '185 that got the W2A Ic was the RC edition. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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May 18, 2006 - 7:03 AM
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The 205 has it though right?
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May 18, 2006 - 7:22 AM
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yes the st205 had a top mount w2a.
The only time you have to worry about intercooler and rain water is when the intake to your turbo is really close to the ground. Other then that, the intercooler system should be a seal closed system and cant with stand the elements. There are actually kits out there they spray water over the intercooler to help cooling. |
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