Building A Water To Air Intercooler

[panel]

Also don't forget to insulate it...........viewtopic.php?f=3&t=139988

[risk]

Also don't forget to insulate it...........viewtopic.php?f=3&t=139988

What about some kind of coating? Like a ceramic or heat insulating type?

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showt ... p?t=430122

[risk]

Intercooler is done! Now I just need to pressure test it again and make sure there are no leaks.

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Ended up cutting the end piece in two, then welding each one to it's respective end tank.

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My welds aren't the prettiest but they get the job done.

[risk]

Well.. Almost done. I need to add some bungs for temp sensors so I can measure delta T.

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I think I'm just gonna paint it black, then engine turn the front panel to match my firewall.

[panel]

Nice intake manifold!

[Steve Arndt]

Post a pic of your throttle cable and linkage (cable through shroud still?).

Is that a Ford throttle body?

[risk]

Post a pic of your throttle cable and linkage (cable through shroud still?).

Is that a Ford throttle body?

I will post up a pic once it is all back together. Unfortunately, I didn't have room to run the cable through the shroud like I wanted to. The intake is just too wide right there.

Yes, Ford throttle body off a V8.. around 65mm throttle plate.

[risk]

Still working on getting the engine put back together, but I did get the engine turned finish put on the intercooler.

I plan on painting the end tanks and piping black, then clearing over the engine turned portion.

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[andy198712]

Nice!

[yvre]

Nice work! Looks like it fits very nice.

[risk]

Intercooler is installed and working well, no leaks! Took it for a drive and did some logging so I could figure out the efficiency. After it was completely warmed up, I took it out on the freeway and flogged it some.

Temp on the intercooler inlet side spiked to 245*F when on boost.

Temp on the outlet side was rock steady at 115*F, would spike to 125*F when on boost.

Ambient air temp was 80*F

So, correct my math if I'm wrong, but:

245-125 / 245-80 = 73% efficient

[rubenski]

Wow, nice!

[Stripped66]

Great job! Other details of the setup...are you using a heat exchanger? What size water tank?

[risk]

Great job! Other details of the setup...are you using a heat exchanger? What size water tank?

Tank is a small 2 gallon aluminum located in the package tray. Heat exchanger is mounted underneath, next to the transaxle.. it's just a radiator off a ninja motorcycle, with an aftermarket 10" elec fan and homemade shroud. I need to take some pictures of everything and post up. I chose that radiator because it fit in the area, plus it had 3/4" inlet/outlet that matched everything else. Pump is a Bosch part # 0 392 022 002

Everything worked out great, although I don't like the idea of a tank full of hot water in the cab.. I may move it up front under the hood eventually.

[risk]

My next project is gutting my gas heater, and putting a heater core inside so I can use this hot water in the winter for heat

Something like one of these..