Liquid to air intercooler. ebay brand? i got a few questions
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IJ.;1195720 said:
yah i know, it may be better but it seems like a lot of extra work. not wanting to argue here,
By all means if you have a constructive arguement put it forward but if you've read and comprehended my posts I don't think you do other than weight and complexity which I already mentioned.
im currently about to finish my A2W setup so hopefully it goes well
cost me a good 400 just on the intercooler and radiator! oh well..
maybe it will do be good in the long run
cost me a good 400 just on the intercooler and radiator! oh well..
maybe it will do be good in the long run
I live here in TX and drive my car daily in TX heat and TX traffic and I seem to do Just fine with my A2A IC. I do have a koyo rad and good clutch fan with it as well. It doesn't get hot even driving for hours. But good luck with your setup.
frontierguy25;1196154 said:
really? doesnt the car feel sluggish a bit?
i had a 57 trim turbo(not a ct26) not to long ago and set boost at 18psi. it feels like a different car when its normal temp out than when its hot out.
when its hot out its just not pulling as hard.
on a stockish boost maybe it wont make much of a difference?
IJ.;1195770 said:
what do you mean by complexity? it seems simple to me. maybe im missing something. i mean its the relative the same.
piping from turbo >IC>piping to throttle body. BOV in bitween.
^^ the same.
except now theres a cooler. so its
heat exchanger > pump>ic>heat exchanger
^^right?
and wiring for a the fan and pump and controlled via hobbs switch?
i mean its a bit more work but i think the gain of not heat soaking is well worth the "extra" bit of work.
next question is how much weight difference?
i plan on installing this inside the engine bay and make some sort of cage to isolate it. i wanted it inside for shorter plumbing.
I read that shorter plumbing reduce lag? how true is that statement? would it be notisable?
BTW this is not for a supra set up. this will go on a 260z with a 7m.
W2A will keep the charge temps at close to ambient in traffic the A2A DOE heatsoak like a bitch I have IC In/Out temp sensors and have logged this in the MoTeC, while the temp rise doesn't have a big effect get on/off boost a few times and management HAS to pull power to compensate (if your ecu is advanced enough that is)frontierguy25;1196154 said:
sportinct26;1196222 said:
A2A NO electricity NO Water NO Moving parts so W2A is far more complex.
Perceived Lag is usually other factors, I went from 2.5" pipes to 3" and noticed a drop in lag on a 3540r, as for shorter pipes you need to look at the gas speed through the system it's usually quite high and an extra foor of pipe isn't going to make a difference BUT having the IC in the engine bay IS making it less efficient as it's starting from a higher temp state.