Water Air Intercooler

[p055um5]

Ok from a previous thread you would have seen I took out a couple of Kangeroo's.
Not much damage
$4,600
Insurance is paying...

The repairer has chased up a new front bar from japan $584, but is having trouble getting a new intercooler $1377.

I have asked the insurance people if I can change it to something different (yes)

I am looking at a Water Air setup capable of supporting 600hp from Frozen Boost in the USA Price $468us + postage $150us

http://www.frozenboost.com/product_info.php?cPath=216&products_id=1006&osCsid=b89c1f462cff1078b257348f048be922

Kit $300
Install Kit $55
Intercooler Inlet/Outlet: type19 $20
Pump Type: Bosch $70
Radiator Type: Type17 $0
Remote Filler Cap: $23


So hears my question??

Are Water Air good and does anyone know anything about Frozen Boost ???

I have done the messurements and it will all fit where the old one comes out of...

 

[Rockabilly]

I have this W/A intercooler in Sydney if you wanna check it out.

Cheers !

 

[Smutt]

Wow, good find on that website... hay for the money I will upgrade my water to air core to a frozenboost one..

I've been using water to air for 6+ years now. Using PWR water pump, small radiator with 9" fan from PWR (radiator is about 10" square)

Water to air is more efficient and you can get away with a smaller core, but you need more items for the system. The other consideration is are you driving on the street with occasional drag or do you circuit as well.
Street setup is fine for drag but will need extending for circuit set up as heat soak into the water will become your worst enemy, fix this with a bigger intercooler water radiator, providing water flow rate isnt too slow. The intercooler radiator they show is heaps bigger than mine. You want to mount it infront of the engine radiator but as far away from it as possible (obvious i know..)

We are all limited by physics when it comes to intercooling regardless if air to air or not.. meaning the ambient and radiated air temperature (unless you run Ice for short term gains). The water in the core will take longer to heat up than an air to air core but it will also take longer to cool down... this isnt as bad as it sounds though.. its actually the good thing about it. I have found through monitoring the water temp in the intercooler system that peak temperatures are lower than expected and dont fluctuate as quick as a air to air core. This can be altered by increasing or decreasing the capacity of the water to air system (more or less water and more or less cooling surface area). Again the same can be applied to air to air..

If your going to set up water to air, consider these points.. (from my experience, i prefer..)
Use 3/4" bsp sized fittings and 3/4" heater hose everywhere to maintain higher water flow rate and therefore heat transfer rate
Use a reliable water pump, Frozen boost pump is a bosch but who has used it...? My PWR water pump is still going strong after 5 years
Try to fit the water pump in the lowest part of the system.

I might go for this core though.

http://www.frozenboost.com/product_info.php?cPath=218&products_id=219&osCsid=b89c1f462cff1078b257348f048be922

 

[bazeng]

You guys should look into the masters of intercooling ARE in Qld.

Also look into Plazmaman also, they have a trick cooler too!