GT4TOY

You know what i mean...

you can't tell me it's like alaska in CA??

In a hot climate a Bar and Plate i/c has the advantage,

and vice versa,

A water to air core made from the factory ic is the best bet in my books any ways.

using the existing ac heat exchanger as a radiator

Has any one else done this???

ILUVMY88CABRIO

I know some one who welded 2 pinto heater cores together to make an air/water IC. He said it worked real well.

GT4TOY

It depends on the design of the cores you have.

I wouldn't recomend welding cores together, but then i have done it in the past.

The stock series 4/5 ic jacketed in alloy makes the best i/c for this.

Would anyone like to try it??

onboost

i have welded 3 together on my prelude before, pressure drop is not good above 1.0kg.

tube and fin is what i recommand, better air flow on the ambient side. bar and plate builds an invisible air-wall at high speed, and the resistant makes the ambient air hard to pass the fins for heat transfer.

Delta Fin is a better design, by APEXi. Which directs the air (ram air effect) into the fins, and which cools quite well at higher speed. It is cheap, very resonably priced as well.

GoRacer

I've also been looking into the bar/plate for a front mount beacause even my SMIC fins get all bent, so I can imagine the fins on the tube/fin FMIC would get thrashed!



Is Spearco the only company that makes a bar& plate FMIC? Yes they are heavier but they are smaller, so the weight issue is offset by size. The only downfall is they are more expensive.

GT4TOY

I don't think there more expensive.

There's a company here in Christchurch New Zealand making them for $900 NZD for a EVO sized front mount.

mazdapower

Hey, "ILUVMY88CABRIO", how many rows are in the greddy FMIC on your 10th aniversery?

ILUVMY88CABRIO

It is a 2 row. It is just GReddy's "cheap" $1100 intercooler kit.