Hello all!
I've got a racing intercooler out of an RX7 at home that sort of I ended up with. It's about the size of a stock GN intercooler. The metal at the sides, top and bottom of the core has about a 1/4" lip and it struck me that it would be pretty simple to box in the sides on that lip to make a tank to fill it with water. Then I could tap it with fittings for the connections to the pump and external cooler, put a bleed valve on it for getting air out of the system, and I'd be good to go. I'd have to redo the intake hoses so it would all fit, but I think I could get it done pretty cheaply with a welder in the family.
Sorry if I seem like a noob, but has anyone done something like this before? Any thoughts? Any design considerations I have overlooked? Any advice on pumps or liquid mixes? Should I have a larger cooling fluid tank to help avoid heat soak?
Thanks!
- Freed
I've got a racing intercooler out of an RX7 at home that sort of I ended up with. It's about the size of a stock GN intercooler. The metal at the sides, top and bottom of the core has about a 1/4" lip and it struck me that it would be pretty simple to box in the sides on that lip to make a tank to fill it with water. Then I could tap it with fittings for the connections to the pump and external cooler, put a bleed valve on it for getting air out of the system, and I'd be good to go. I'd have to redo the intake hoses so it would all fit, but I think I could get it done pretty cheaply with a welder in the family.
Sorry if I seem like a noob, but has anyone done something like this before? Any thoughts? Any design considerations I have overlooked? Any advice on pumps or liquid mixes? Should I have a larger cooling fluid tank to help avoid heat soak?
Thanks!
- Freed