[urq] Bigger IC - group buy???

[SpotatAshleys]

Hello All
I will say from the outset that I am not in the market for a bigger
intercooler but just wanted to put in (probably a bit less than) 2p worth. I
remember seeing for sale on ebay a while ago a Treser intercooler for the
urq which appeared to be effectively 2x standard intercoolers with the outer
ends being joined in a shared tank if you get my drift, and it seemed to fit
around the snub mount at the front of the engine. Now whether this meant the
alternator was moved I don't know but I didn't know if mentioning it was of
any help for you guys in settling on a design?
Anyway there we are - like I said <2p.

All the best

Keith
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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:58 PM
Subject: [urq] Bigger IC - group buy???


> Brandon,
> Sounds like a really cool idea. I have daydreamed about such an idea
myself. Obviously I've already gone the hard road with the full 944t unit
myself, but have been interested in developing a bolt-in "middle ground"
solution just for fun. I think the increased thickness -would- increase the
cooling quite a bit, as well as increase flow (most of the heat exchange
area is on the longer horizontal surfaces, or should be at least).
Obviously, uberkill shrouding would be necessary to maximize efficiency.
>
> I had imagined using a chopped 944t core and the end tanks from the stock
IC, with simple 4-sided "wings" on each end to adapt the end tanks to the
wider cores.  Material cost per unit would be minimal this way, and a welder
with a jig could devise the "wings" and cuts to the end tanks quite easily,
I imagine.
>
> -Jon
>
>
> From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
> Subject: [urq] Bigger IC - group buy???
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> Guys-
> Following my decision to not use the 944T IC due to alternator issues,
> I'm talking to Bell Intercooler about making a custom IC from one of
> their stock cores.  www.bellintercoolers.com  Bar and plate
> construction. Dimensions would be same length as stock so that the
> alternator can stay put, same height, basically, but make it thicker to
> increase flow - go to about 4.5" thick instead of about 2.5".  By
> looking at their tables, the stock IC looks like it flows about 250 to
> 300 CFM, whereas my design should be closer to 450CFM.  Any additional
> cooling would be nice, but really my goal is increased flow as I feel
> it's a bottleneck on a chipped 3B w/ RS2 turbo.  I'm assuming there
> would be very little if any additional cooling.  I don't see any reason
> it would not bolt right in as I used stock plumbing when I had the 944 T
> IC in there, and it is 5.5" thick.  I still have a few things to measure
> twice, but I want to move forward with this little project.
>
> I don't know if I'll be able to order a bolt-in unit - I'm pretty much
> assuming I'll get something as close as possible, then have a local guy
> do some tweaking with welder.  I don't know.
>
> Any thoughts?  Anybody else interested in going in on something?  Core
> price is $219 - no idea about pricing with endtanks yet.  Have not even
> asked them for a group rate - but will if there is interest.
>
> Brandon
> '84 urquattro 20Vt
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