intercooler question

[giorgioS2]

Hi, i'm new to the forum, just bought a 1995 ABY here in Chile ( far far away) ..

I'm starting to change some old parts of the car and also some tuning.

the question, just saw on eBay this IC:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Intercoole...QQcmdZViewItem

it looks like the perfect replacement for the crossmember, but does the fact of having the inlet and outlet at the same side affects the air cooling or performance ?

Cheers, Giorgio.

[s2dude]

Its not a very efficient intercooler at all with that design Im afraid and I have read that large pressure drops are expected with this inlet, outlet positioning.

Best IC for you is to buy a 24 x 12 x 3 inch IC and make a custom crossmember up so it fits (fairly easy to do)

heres a thread with it in

Clicky


edit// and welcome to the forum!!

[Billman]

Its not a very efficient intercooler at all with that design Im afraid and I have read that large pressure drops are expected with this inlet, outlet positioning.

Best IC for you is to buy a 24 x 12 x 3 inch IC and make a custom crossmember up so it fits (fairly easy to do)

heres a thread with it in

Clicky


edit// and welcome to the forum!!

The problem with this intercooler is that you must remove the front radiator in order to fit when you are using the stock inlet manifold.

[A80Avant]

how bad is that Bill,for the Greek hot summers?

[Billman]

I think very bad. A factory gives a lot of thought before they install something so big and so expensive on a production car.

[giorgioS2]

Thanks for the answers !

cheers.

[Azman]

Just a quick tag on here is it possible to get a cooler with the intake and exit at the bottom so that the pipes can be taken behind the alternator belt for a reverse inlet manifold??