I am using a water to air intercooler on my talon and I was thinking of using the the fluidyne replacement cooler for the svt mustang. Part # FHP30-03COB-HX
Does it make a big difference for you guys or is the factory svt cooler good enough?
If the stocker is good enough I am in the market for either, so please let me know asap.
The cobalt guys upgrade to the stock SVT one. You will see a difference in coolant temps with that one then an SVT one. How much? IDK though
my bro on his cobra (bladez) uses an aftermarket one and his air intake temps are retarded low even on a day like today…
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my bro on his cobra (bladez) uses an aftermarket one and his inlet temps are retarded low even on a day like today…
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Can you clarify this alittle more. Inlet temp where?
I thinks thats not pratical, its big bucks for the “nice car- bolt in” factor.
Not mocking your car but Id use somthing cheaper, for somthing like this. We put a stock cobra on one the cobalt for this. It was $30, and dose what was needed currently, plumbed after the stock one. There easy to get, and cheap 50ish thats about it.
Im not a fan of useing the thick units like that. I forgot the exact wording, but remeber it was something like the front 50% of the thickness removes 80% of the heat. And with W/A on a street car, the other thing is water absorbs heat 4 times faster then it car dissipats it. So heat soak issues are there too. But its all trade offs, between what you wnat it to do. Having your system setup as a burst removal system, On my GTP Ive used a few stock replacement radatior. There super cheap, I have a VW soricco one right now, it was only like $90. And is a dual pass.
Its 31x13x1.5 a little thin but if I needed more, Id just stack 2 for the valve, or use a stock cobra.
I dont think info on how it dose in in the cobra will be that important. Id get it running and see how your system is. Whats your pump specs?
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Can you clarify this alittle more. Inlet temp where?
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Inlet temps after the blower he means. We have two inlet temp sensors in the cobras, the regular ambient temp inside the intake, and one in our lower manifold after the blower (tells you air charge temp). Today I was seeing inlet temps after the blower of only 110* F.
The upgraded heat exchanger is a dual pass setup where the fluid will cycle through twice and be cooled helped to keep the air charge down. Its a matter of just combating heat soak. The stock heat exchanger on the svt’s does an ok job, but once the boost level increases it obviously runs hotter and heat soaks the inter-cooler fluid quicker. So upgrading the setup allows for an increased volume of liquid, as well as a more efficient way of cooling it down.
I was just doing some looking through old numbers and calculations I had written down about 2 years ago. According to Spearco and few other liquid to air companies, a minium of 250-260sq/in of surface area is requiered for the heat exchanger on a turbocharged street application.
I have a jabsco pump not sure on the specs right now and my spearco #2-230 water/air intercooler is good for about 1100 hp. I will post pics of my setup when its comes together next week or so.
Thanks for all the comments thus far and any other comments/suggestions are still welcome.