intercooler questions.. sounds stupid, i know nothing abt this stuffs... Options

[lubu]

im planning to putting a turbo into my 5sfe, what im curious abt is that does the intercooler ifself do anything?...it cools down the air so does this mean it increases the hp..or it only works with a turbo kit?

....another thing is how much is for a TRD w2a intercooler kit, not too expensive i hope.

cheers.

edited: dont worry abt the intercooler question, already know the answer ...where would i find reasonable price for a turbo kit..and a trd w2a cooler (they just look mad)

This post has been edited by lubu: May 10, 2007 - 3:44 PM

[toyotacrazy]

im planning to putting a turbo into my 5sfe, what im curious abt is that does the intercooler ifself do anything?...it cools down the air so does this mean it increases the hp..or it only works with a turbo kit?

....another thing is how much is for a TRD w2a intercooler kit, not too expensive i hope.

cheers.

edited: dont worry abt the intercooler question, already know the answer ...where would i find reasonable price for a turbo kit..and a trd w2a cooler (they just look mad)

ebay, get it from

just-intercoolers

You'll have to piece it together but the price and quality are right./

[lubu]

isnt water to air is better than air to air intercooler though?
there is this complete setup TRD w2a intercooler for 800.dunno if thats a good deal.

edit: pic here

This post has been edited by lubu: May 10, 2007 - 9:02 PM

[Gary]

They have both advantage and disadvantages.
There is no such thing as a TRD intercooler.
(well, there is a TTE WRC unit of a ST185 rally car)
That IC in the picture is ST205 intercooler setup.
$AU 800 for the whole setup is not bad at all.

BTW, there is a way you can make an intercooler work on N/A car.
Heat will only transfer if there is a difference in temperatures.
So, using liquid-to-air IC and chilled liquid (lower than ambient temp) will do the job.
It'll work as long as you keep cooling the liquid (dry ice etc..)
Worth the hp gain and complication?, I don't think so.

This post has been edited by Gary: May 10, 2007 - 9:44 PM

[phattyduck]

isnt water to air is better than air to air intercooler though?
there is this complete setup TRD w2a intercooler for 800.dunno if thats a good deal.

edit: pic here

That's a stock ST205 intercooler, water pipes and pump with an ST185RC front heat exchanger... That is a nice setup, but works best on a 3rd gen 3s-gte motor. Otherwise, packaging will be an issue.

Looks like this when installed:


-Charlie

[Gary]

That's a stock ST205 intercooler, water pipes and pump with an ST185RC front heat exchanger... That is a nice setup, but works best on a 3rd gen 3s-gte motor. Otherwise, packaging will be an issue.

Nope, that is stock ST205 heat exchanger.
ST185RC is about 2/3 of that size.

[lubu]

ermms....so will these fit on a 5sfe??? btw gary you said there's no such thing as a TRD intercooler, so thats much be a sticker sticking on the heat exchanger?

[Gary]

It will not fit your 5sfte setup due to the location of the throttle body on 5SFE.
Since, 5SFE has side feed manifold, it would be easier to do a FMIC or a barrel wta IC (like PWR).

And yes, that is a sticker on the intercooler.
See pic of the original one in Charlie's post.
By the way, "heat exchanger" is normally referred to the (radiator) unit installed in the front of the car.

This post has been edited by Gary: May 11, 2007 - 9:02 PM

[phattyduck]

That's a stock ST205 intercooler, water pipes and pump with an ST185RC front heat exchanger... That is a nice setup, but works best on a 3rd gen 3s-gte motor. Otherwise, packaging will be an issue.

Nope, that is stock ST205 heat exchanger.
ST185RC is about 2/3 of that size.

Whatever it is, its not a stock ST205 front heat exchanger. This is what it looks like:

On my Celica clip:


On my Camry:


Either way, it wouldn't be a good fit for a 5s-fte setup...

-Charlie