[urq] Interest in larger ur quattro intercoolers and carbon f iber "Sport" type hoods?

[Brady Moffatt]

Where does the 944Turbo intercooler fit in here? Stock, 944T, Dialynx,
2Bennett in order of increasing efficiency?

Is your current setup very well shrouded? I'm told that can make quite a
difference. It does with radiators.

What turbo and how much boost are you running? Could be that changing turbos
might bring down the intake temps with no other changes. Sounds strange, but
that might be cheaper and easier than another intercooler mod.

But if you do open your bank vault and go the FMIC route, you could always
try one of Javad's fancy intakes that would take care of the cross-over
issue.



 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Letsinger [mailto:rletsinger at gmail.com]

That is a good question.  I'm currently running the 2Bennett intercooler for
the urq which is pretty much exactly what Steve describes for this Apikol
project.  I've ditched the A/C and moved the alternator to the driver's
side.  This thing has a longer and thicker core which completely fills that
lower opening on the passenger side.

My experience with it, however, has been mixed.  It is better than the stock
intercooler and the dialynx upgrade, watching my temps with one of those
fancy digital gauges.  But even with this decently sized core I still reach
the magic 140 degrees of intake temp where the 3B computer gives up and
pulls timing all the way back.  I think airflow down under the bumper just
isn't good enough.

My plan is to move the intercooler behind the grille above the bumper.  I'll
need some kind of puffed out grille, like the SportQ or the rally cars.
There is also the difficulty of the cross-over pipe from the turbo to the
intercooler inlet on the driver's side.

Rich