 FMIC, front mount water to air intercooler |
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 Aug 10, 2006 - 2:38 AM
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Hey guys i was wondering about a water to air intercooler. not a heat exchanher but an actual FMIC. would this be something worth getting? the whole thing with the TMIC is that they get heat soaked. but if the air is passing through the same point, where air is passing past the water i.e. the coolest piont. wouldn't that be better? if u keep the system seperate from the radiator and keep a resivoir tank away from the engine or vented in some way, would this be more effiecent than an air-to-air setup. i cant really see how it wouldnt but can u guys and gals help me brain storm?
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Aug 10, 2006 - 6:56 AM
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You mean to front-mount an air/water intercooler? As long as you have a good heat exhanger and a good pump, plus maybe a fan on the heat exhanger for when you're sitting at idle, you would have nothing to worry about. In a custom air/water setup though, one would want to pay some attention to the placement of the intercooler to avoid heat.
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Aug 12, 2006 - 12:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From new jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah thats what i mean a front-mount air/water intercooler. i wanted to know if it would be cooler than an air/air intercooler. i think it would. if the IC is placed is the front bumper would that be enough distance from the engine. if u have a small exchanger and a catch tank in the fender and have a fender with scoops.
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Aug 12, 2006 - 9:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
im not gonna claim to be all that, but im pretty sure you mid as well go with adding methanol injection to your front mount as opposed to creating a water 2 air setup, or are theythe same thing?
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Aug 13, 2006 - 11:55 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From new jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i would image that methanol would be a little colder than water, but i dont know which one is colder between that and nitrous injection. but i dont know if i want all that. first there would be a bottle i would have to fill. so if a water/air is almost the same but a little cheaper in the long run and not to mention safer. think about an accident with that stuff in ur car.
This post has been edited by speedy: Aug 13, 2006 - 11:56 AM |
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