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Using an aluminium intercooler as an additional coolant radiator?


dandan

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Does anyone see any major problems with this idea?

 

I have a (relatively) small intercooler with good connection sizes that would fit in a nice little space as an additional water rad. Planning to come off the bottom rad hose into additional cooler and from that to the engine.

 

Any thoughts?

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There are differences yes. That's why I'm asking.

 

It wouldn't be a good idea to run the other way around due to the pressure drop through a coolant radiator core. This way round I think the trade off is slightly reduced cooling vs a specifically designed coolant rad core.

 

However it's going to cost me peanuts, be fully reversible and will give some benefit in coolant temps.

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