Re: Truck Intercooler?

[Michael Zamikhovsky <MikeZ755@sprintmail.com>]

The Murphy-Fahlgren Family wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Yeah, that was the thought we had when moving my sister about a
> month ago, after lifting the cab on the Mitsubishi (? is that right,
> Peter).  The intercooler was a friggin' giant thing, as big as the
> radiator, about 20" tall and 25" wide with about 2.5" hoses if I
> remember right.  Waaay too big.
>
> On the same note, my brother has sketched up a couple of intercooler
> designs which are going in for quotes to Spearco soon.  The big one
> is a full 20" long core, 7.9" tall.  It should run about 75% efficiency,
> with a mere 0.5 psi drop at 450 cfm.  Truly a couple steps up from the
> stupid two-pass pos that is stock on the 5k.  I'm guessing around $600,
> from looking at their "standard" intercooler price list.
>
> As far as "ruining the Audi DNA," bah, put it what makes good HP and
> let the purists rot (I'm working on a Turbonetics T04E implant, too).
>
> Eric Fahlgren
>

Try water injection. It is a must if you want to run high boost for prolonged
periods of time.

Mike Z