motoTrooper
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The wheels look great!
As in a custom larger scoop? That's something I want to design eventually, as we discussed in the other thread.because air scoop will be a must
As in a custom larger scoop? That's something I want to design eventually, as we discussed in the other thread.
I bought a top mounted intercooler for my turbo project (similar design to the pictures below). It will be located to the driver's side, laying flat, in the area where things like the air-flow meter, coolant overflow tank, etc normally live. The stock engine cover will not clear that positioning but I will be making a custom cover with a ton of open air flow. That way I can mount a fan under the intercooler to draw air from above. The larger size of it combined with fan driven air from outside the engine bay should provide some serious temp reduction.
Ya, really I was more talking about having a fan to increase air flow across the IC. But I've been debating which way to drive the air flow as you point out. I kind of have two theories on it:It seems the normal air path back there is up from underneath.
That is beauty right there...
On one hand the natural path would seem to be from bottom to top (as you stated) due to hot air rising. Driving the fan's air that direction will help remove heat from the engine compartment. However that would also be driving hot air across the IC...somewhat decreasing its effectiveness to cool it.
I should also mention the plan for this project is to use an aftermarket ECU, no AFM, custom piping for all related intake routes, relocated coolant overflow tank (to the trunk), an oil cooler, the air filter also in the trunk (feeding the turbo at the rear of the engine), a custom engine cover with basically an open design, and all the heat management I can do with ceramic coating/fiberglass wraps/reflective insulating materials/heat shields, and a custom down-pipe/exhaust.
The oil cooler may be part of the IC fan's design. For example, the oil cooler could be mounted just above or below the IC so the fan's air would drive over it....either before or after the air crosses the IC (again, lots of options with pros and cons).
The "texture" will improve aerodynamics much in the way the "dimples" on a golf-ball allow the air to pass over it and the ball travels further. Your top speed and your fuel consumption should both improve with this more efficient aero surface treatment. Brilliant design!please don’t judge about red paintjob.