Process West Member 248 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong NSW Posted 09/02/07 10:30 AM Share Posted 09/02/07 10:30 AM (edited) GuysA few weeks ago I was asked some questions about the effects of changing the intercooler on an otherwise stock car. Over the last few days I had the opportunity to fit and test one of my new “bolt in” intercoolers on a dead standard BA manual ute.First test was a baseline power run on the Southern Motor Works Mainline dyno. While we were at it we measured the stock intercooler outlet temperature. (measured just before the crossover pipe). The below graph shows how poorly the factory intercooler performs. Starting from the bottom you can see the first run which starts off at approx. 49 degree C and rises to 67 by the end of the run. After 3 runs the temp peaks at 72….and this is a dead standard car. I would hate to see what would happen to the inlet temps if the car was put on a race circuit. The baseline power figure was 165kw atw….(more on this later).Next, we installed my new upgrade “bolt in” intercooler kits. This intercooler was designed a less expensive option than a complete kit and bolts into place using the factory intercooler plumbing (+ one extra pipe). Now, back to the dyno.Without any changes what so ever we ran the car up again. This time we were keeping a close eye on air/fuel ratio as the larger more efficient intercooler will introduce cooler, more dense air and a possible lean condition.The air fuel ratios remained very safe at 11.0/1 at full song and the intercooler outlet temps saw a peak of 38C after 3 hard runs. (ambient was about 28C)Below shows the before and after power runs. Peak difference was 28.6kw ATW which is an outstanding result. This graph shows the before and after inlet temps.DiscussKevinThere are a heap more pics herehttp://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...t=0#entry495649 Edited 09/02/07 01:18 PM by Process West Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 19y 5d Gender: Male Posted 09/02/07 10:46 AM Share Posted 09/02/07 10:46 AM It dosnt look very "BOLT IN" it looks like you have to use new brackets drill new holes add a new pipe, how is that "BOLT IN" ?????Not a bad looking cooler thowe. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 5m 5d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 09/02/07 10:55 AM Share Posted 09/02/07 10:55 AM (edited) Nice looking kit. How does the thicknes of the cooler affect the radiator temps.BTW that has got to be the lowest stock turbo figure ever recorded and where does the pipe go on the outlet of the cooler? Is it undernieth. Edited 09/02/07 11:03 AM by Adrian6T Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process West Member 248 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong NSW Posted 09/02/07 10:57 AM Author Share Posted 09/02/07 10:57 AM (edited) ypurv4 said: It dosnt look very "BOLT IN" it looks like you have to use new brackets drill new holes add a new pipe, how is that "BOLT IN" ?????Not a bad looking cooler thowe.←You guys are hard to please...maybe I need to change the description of the product (Im open to ideas).There are no new holes to drill and the brackets are welded to the core. I guanentee there are no headaches with the install. I could have designed a kit that was the "up and over" type but I dislike the look of the pipe over the intercooler and it wastes valueable intercooler core space.Kevin Edited 09/02/07 11:22 AM by Process West Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonhoare Member 85 Member For: 18y 8m 2d Location: S.A Posted 09/02/07 11:16 AM Share Posted 09/02/07 11:16 AM sorry just read your post again ... you can supply pipe ...what is cost of cooler and pipe???? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process West Member 248 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong NSW Posted 09/02/07 11:18 AM Author Share Posted 09/02/07 11:18 AM (edited) Adrian6T said: Nice looking kit. How does the thicknes of the cooler affect the radiator temps.BTW that has got to be the lowest stock turbo figure ever recorded and where does the pipe go on the outlet of the cooler? Is it undernieth.←Mainline dynos are renown for reading low. Ive seen a car do 200kw atws on a Sydney Dyno Dynamics dyno and later that day 175kw on this dyno.All intercoolers impede the air flow to the radiator. In a perfect world each heat exchange product would have its own space at the front the vehicle. I havent heard of any over heating problems on an XR6T yet (on the street anyway..race circuit - different story).Kevin Edited 09/02/07 11:20 AM by Process West Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process West Member 248 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong NSW Posted 09/02/07 11:18 AM Author Share Posted 09/02/07 11:18 AM simonhoare said: sorry just read your post again ... you can supply pipe ...what is cost of cooler and pipe????←Added this link in my original post after you posted.http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...t=0#entry495649Kevin Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebaggin Member 40 Member For: 19y 7m 4d Location: Adelaide Posted 10/02/07 01:17 PM Share Posted 10/02/07 01:17 PM Any kits available for Territory Turbos? Front mount a better option than the factory top mount. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 4m 22d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 10/02/07 10:44 PM Share Posted 10/02/07 10:44 PM It would be good for someone (would need to be independant) to test the various aftertmarket coolers in a similar manner and post results so as to end all the bickering as to which brand gives the best results. Maybe ZOOM magazine or AutoSpeed could do it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-495971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process West Member 248 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong NSW Posted 11/02/07 08:02 AM Author Share Posted 11/02/07 08:02 AM Freebaggin said: Any kits available for Territory Turbos? Front mount a better option than the factory top mount.←I have the Territory on my to do list...but it will be some months away.Kevin Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32441-back-to-back-ic-testing-on-a-dead-stock-car/#findComment-496105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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