Re: Truck Intercooler?

[The Murphy-Fahlgren Family <efhome@master.adams.com>]

OorQue@aol.com wrote:
> One other point: I ran my 200q without a grill for a week while I was having
> it cleaned and repainted, and this improved the car's performance noticeably.
>  The usual K24 heat-soak problem was barely noticeable and the coolant ran
> almost 20 degrees colder

I've always suspected that most grills have very poor aerodynamic design.
I'll have to build a U-tube manometer and measure the pressure drop across
the grill at various speeds, it might prove interesting.

> ... perhaps the stock IC wouldn't be so bad if more
> air could be made to flow through it?

Yeah, both inside and out.

> Lastly: If you are going to play around with truck intercoolers, commerical
> truck shops are good sources for the hoses and mandrel-bent tubing you'll
> need to do a proper job of it.  Surprisingly cheap, too.

Oh, that's a very good tip.  Good ole trucks have all that good
stuff: hydraulics (just like a real car), turbos (just like a
real car)...

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