MEAN_SBC
05-14-2006, 03:40 AM
I've got your biggest air to air intercooler core. The one that is stated to support 1775 horsepower. A guy on the turbomustangs board is saying basically that this core is junk, and that it would only support 1000 fwhp, and that's being generous... Here's his whole post:
"I dont think 1700 is realistic for that not without a HUGE HUGE preasure drop across it.. probly about 1000 flywheel. and thats being generous
precision rates a similar intercooler with these dimensions 34 1/2 L x 10 1/2 H x 3 1/2 D at 850 horsepower horizontal flow intercoolers have to be absolutly huge to be effecient without a huge preasure drop across them for any given horsepower ratting.
they are better for road racing type situations but the vertical intercooler is far better for a drag race scenario where you realy are not useing the air flowing across the intercooler you are just using it as a big ass heat sink realy.
i run a vertical flow that has a 29x10x6 inch thick core and it has a 2.5 psi drop at 30 psi and 1400 + horsepower going across it and if you look at the actual flow area that the incomeing air has to go through my intercooler its over three times what his does and the air travles one third the distance through the tubes .. so the preasure drop under the same circumstances from his intercooled would be far greater then mine.
im not tryin got knock you jsut give you sound advice that intercoolers a good bit to small for what you state your goals are in your signature.
that intercooler would be better suited to a t-76 type road race car then a large turbo drag car. "
END OF HIS POST...
My question is, do his words hold water????? Also, do you have any more specs on this core than just the horsepower rating??? Maybe at what pressure drop????
Thanks for any help that you may provide... :)
"I dont think 1700 is realistic for that not without a HUGE HUGE preasure drop across it.. probly about 1000 flywheel. and thats being generous
precision rates a similar intercooler with these dimensions 34 1/2 L x 10 1/2 H x 3 1/2 D at 850 horsepower horizontal flow intercoolers have to be absolutly huge to be effecient without a huge preasure drop across them for any given horsepower ratting.
they are better for road racing type situations but the vertical intercooler is far better for a drag race scenario where you realy are not useing the air flowing across the intercooler you are just using it as a big ass heat sink realy.
i run a vertical flow that has a 29x10x6 inch thick core and it has a 2.5 psi drop at 30 psi and 1400 + horsepower going across it and if you look at the actual flow area that the incomeing air has to go through my intercooler its over three times what his does and the air travles one third the distance through the tubes .. so the preasure drop under the same circumstances from his intercooled would be far greater then mine.
im not tryin got knock you jsut give you sound advice that intercoolers a good bit to small for what you state your goals are in your signature.
that intercooler would be better suited to a t-76 type road race car then a large turbo drag car. "
END OF HIS POST...
My question is, do his words hold water????? Also, do you have any more specs on this core than just the horsepower rating??? Maybe at what pressure drop????
Thanks for any help that you may provide... :)