Dual stock intercoolers

[JohnRardin]

Anyone ever do a dual intercooler setup using PVC intercooler piping? I saw it on www.jblmk3.com but nowhere else. According to jeff's website, the stock IC has almost no pressure drop from inlet to outlet.....which meens that 2 IC's would be twice the flow...right?

 

[hellraiser456]

to me you are still better off with an aftermarket intercooler. the toyota intercoolers are easy to heak soak at anything over stock boost. i don't think having two will make a huge difference.

 

[loki2043]

to me you are still better off with an aftermarket intercooler. the toyota intercoolers are easy to heak soak at anything over stock boost. i don't think having two will make a huge difference.

double heat soak? lol

 

[foreverpsycotic]

aftermarket replacements are cheap enough to get a hold of. if the only other options were 700+ i could see doing this.

 

[GrimJack]

John had good results with this, I wouldn't hesitate to follow in his footsteps.

 

[lintlars]

they do not flow very well at all you should not waste your time.

 

[s383mmber1]

they do not flow very well at all you should not waste your time.

I would love to see how this is a fact? Because here, your simply wrong.

 

[theKnifeArtist]

I would love to see how this is a fact? Because here, your simply wrong.

nice.

i'd like to see the dual stock IC setup done, but if it was my own choice, i'd just get myself an ebay IC, as maybe i will one day.

 

[s383mmber1]

John specified that he thought it was not worth the effort in his opinion in his website, at the bottom.

So take that as you please. Although the stock intercooler is very efficiant, and many do not find it to be a restriction untill 350+ horses. The real restriction is in the piping

 

[TurboStreetCar]

ill sell ya my HKS drop in if ya want lol. i noticed a big difference over stock with just teh HKS drop in. at night when it cools of to around 50-60 in the summer it would run awesome with the stocker but then during the day when ti was 80-90 i could feel the difference big time. with the HKS drop in it ran like it did at night during the day and better during the night. im only running 10psi stock turbo.

Sock IC FTMFL.

 

[jdub]

The stock IC's flow well for what they are. Two of them will not improve flow...this is where the piping is the factor like S383 said. Two would improve air charge cooling efficiency, but not by a factor of 2...you would hit diminishing returns pretty quick.

 

[lintlars]

would love to see how this is a fact? Because here, your simply wrong.

please dont give out false info theres enough floating around and yes I have tested it

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10779

 

[jdub]

please dont give out false info theres enough floating around and yes I have tested it

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10779

Chill out dude...I said they flow well for what they are (size core and inlet/outlet dia). Of course a Spearco is going to flow better...larger core and larger inlet/outlet.

I'm not giving out false info...I was addressing the cooling efficiency of dual stock IC's and how 2 of them will not increase flow. You know, what this thread is about

Maybe you need to work on reading comprehension?

 

[s383mmber1]

Chill out dude...I said they flow well for what they are (size core and inlet/outlet dia). Of course a Spearco is going to flow better...larger core and larger inlet/outlet.

I'm not giving out false info...I was addressing the cooling efficiency of dual stock IC's and how 2 of them will not increase flow. You know, what this thread is about

Maybe you need to work on reading comprehension?

Very true, we never said that the stock was THE BEST INTERCOOLER IN THE WORLD!

But, for what it is, its very efficiant, and supply's many people in the 400 HP range.

 

[suprarich]

You could split your piping into two paths just off the turbo. Run one path through one intercooler, and the second path through the second intercooler. After the intercoolers, you could bring both pipes back together into one. This would split the flow and the work in half as each stock intercooler would get half the air.

 

[jdub]

Ahhh...working in parallel vs series. A little complex on the piping side, but should increase flow.

 

[OneJoeZee]

So complicated... Just get an aftermarket intercooler and make your life easy. They're not expensive.

 

[CampbellsChunkySoupra]

if u split the flow of the air into two different setups wouldnt they have to be 100% exact angles and lengths to get the same flow back out of the other side? id assume u'd need some sort of "Y style exhaust" design. ud need the piping to be very similar so that the pressure stays the same all the way through? or am i wrong.

 

[jdub]

Yeah, you'd have to put some thought into the piping design. Like Joe said...too complicated to be worthwhile. A Spearco (or knock off) would be a lot easier and give you the flow you need.

Even though impractical, it is kinda neat thinking about how it could be done

 

[tte]

Yes, Keep it simple...
Too many piping, clamps, hoses....more risk of a leak.

A good aftermarket one will serve your needs well.

Cheers,
Roy