My thoughts are that it will cool better with a Gap between the FMIC and the radiator. I plan on some aditional ducting to bring air to the front od\f the rad bypassing the FMIC. Stay tuned to this BAT channel for for progress reports

 

as long as the air has to go thru both it should be fine



mike

 

I've heard that intercooler doesnt flow very well, this guy did some flow tests on some IC's and the volvo was included:

http://pages.cthome.net/gus/intercoolers.html

of course it's got alot of surface area so thats cool :bigok:

thats the same guy with the crazy fast turbo minivan, i think he's dead now though?

 

Remmeber FLOW is not everything. The VOLVO has one the highest heat rejection rating, more important than flow in my book. Also the cost vs, benefit analysis.



The NPR IC: at 329cfm and 290°F on the inlet side of the IC, the

pressure

drop is 0.09psi. The outlet temp is 130°F, heat rejected is 55553

BTU/hr, and

the calculated heat exchange area is 1404 square inches.



Starion IC : (the bigger one) at 324cfm and 292°F on the inlet side of

the

IC, the pressure drop is 0.29psi. The outlet temp is 139°F, heat

rejected is

52287 BTU/hr, and the calculated heat exchange area is 1217 square

inches.



Saab 9000 IC: at 332cfm and 295°F on the inlet side of the IC, the

pressure

drop is 0.81psi. The outlet temp is 123°F, heat rejected is 60350

BTU/hr, and

the calculated heat exchange area is 1602 square inches.



Volvo IC: at 331cfm and 293°F on the inlet side of the IC, the pressure

drop

is 0.55psi. The outlet temp is 126°F, heat rejected is 58809 BTU/hr,

and the

calculated heat exchange area is 1539 square inches.





If all goes well with this set-up the next atep will be a custom IC in the same location

 

interesting site..

 

do you know what velocity those #'s were taken at? sitting still or was there any air flowing through the IC? The efficiency of the IC will vary depending on if it is getting airflow or not, and how much...

 

Interesting reading:



http://www.autospeed.com.au/A_0084/P_1/article.html

 

This one's good too.

 

Thats quite the IC you have there. :bigthumg:

 

A few pics of some of the modifications made to fit this thing exactly where I want it. . .