Intercoolers :)

[TWR40T]

Ok ive been looking through build threads and things like that and ive noticed a few big powered cars have expensive intercoolers...

I read an article in zoom magazine a while back with one of the editors R32 GTR which has some decent power...now it had some nippy chow wow japanese cooler on it then they put a just jap intercooler on it and the power figure dropped by a couple of kw at the wheels.

I just wanna see what peoples experiences are with there intercoolers wether its an expensive one or not.

[BROCKYB8]

IVe had a crappy ebay one twice and i had one custome made by Race Raidiiators . The difference between the two was massive the custom was better. I think in my case it was almost 7-10 kw

[bentls]

a crappy cooler will be fine for low boost street car... if you race it or run bigger boost you would need a better cooler for more efficient cooling and a more long term cooling solution(ie circuit racing etc)

[iCER]

are we talking a cooler for 200rwkw or 600rwkw?

Cooler is needed for back to back runs. Shit ass cooler will still run higher temps then a good one which will decrease your power every time you go for a run without a decent cool down period.

Go back to back runs on a dyno and you will see if power is roughly the same, or if it drops 15+rwkw on the next run

[EFFalcon]

its like everything, cost vs benefit.
is the $600 more expensive intercooler worth the extra throttle responce/10kw

some will say no, others will say yes

[TWR40T]

i totally agree with what u guys have said.

what was the custom one worth brocky?

i have a just jap one on my car atm...it will be getting changed.

im just keen to see what other peoples experiences are

[TWR40T]

Also driving for long periods of time a average intercooler will suffer from heat soak compared to a more expensive/better designed cooler

[AaronEF8]

it wasn't just a nippy chow wow cooler, it was a massive Trust tube/fin drag cooler, and then he put a smaller street AVO bar/plate cooler on it. Julian Edgar (the editor) also explained why it dropped power.

[TWR40T]

thats the one....its still a nippy chow wow cooler though

[BROCKYB8]

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what was the custom one worth brocky?

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I had one on the xf years ago and it cost me liek 500 if i remember but that was like 10 years ago .
Will tell you when i get one made next month.

[TWR40T]

i had a custom one from micks metalcraft on my xf a few years back...pity it was too small

[Dansedgli]

I've got a plazmaman one. I haven't really pushed it hard but temps seem to stay around 30 degrees when thrashing.

[TWR40T]

nice....is it a custom one or just one of the shelf?

[Dansedgli]

Off the shelf. It's their 800hp tube and fin one.

[TWR40T]

there about 850 odd arent they? i think its the same one i put on a skyline before

[iCER]

i run a 1000hp plazmaman kit on my car too. 350+rwkw back to back on dyno's, down at calder etc. all is good with abck to back same power runs. plazmaman is some good shit. Not too expensive either.

[TWR40T]

thats very consistant icer