Why dont we have a good side mount option yet?

[fullracegt]

Water-to-air can be good for cooling efficiency, but you have to haul around the tank of water/cooling liquid. I think it'd be awesome for a drag car with a small tank, just fill the cooler tank with water/ice, and have excellent low IAT's. For a street car, I don't see it being as attractive.

Also, I'm pretty sure the only reason Subaru uses a top-mount is because the boxer motors have a much lower CoG, and all the mass is way low in the engine bay. They have plenty of space up top for an intercooler, so they put it there. It'd be very easy to heatsoak though, it's definitely not going to be as efficient as a FMIC or SMIC would be. Plus, where the heck would you put it on a 3/S?

i always thought the subaru's had the top mount because they were developed from "rally" racing which has a lot of debris?

[apickle]

That is probably also a good reason that they designed it that way. From what I remember, the Evo has always had a FMIC, even the rally cars, correct? As long as your front end armor plates are properly designed, you'll be able to protect your intercooler against most impacts, unless you plow full-on into a tree.

[fullracegt]

yea those cars can deff take more shit that than even most trucks could handle lol

[Chatzvr4]

Water-to-air can be good for cooling efficiency, but you have to haul around the tank of water/cooling liquid. I think it'd be awesome for a drag car with a small tank, just fill the cooler tank with water/ice, and have excellent low IAT's. For a street car, I don't see it being as attractive.

We produce the water to air system using a heat exchanger which has been showing less then 1 psi loss as well as running cooler air on the streets over a FMIC. We are also working on two different designs for the SMIC kits. basically a street/track system and a full race system

[CoopKill]

We produce the water to air system using a heat exchanger which has been showing less then 1 psi loss as well as running cooler air on the streets over a FMIC. We are also working on two different designs for the SMIC kits. basically a street/track system and a full race system

More info on the side mounts please...

[MR2]

with water to air you don't really have to have much water...just enough to flow through the pipes....reduce the amount of water by using thinner pipes and less space in the water jackets. I liked the idea of water to air but it always came down to too much extra complication great if you can develop a kit but it's something else to make sure is water tight, another pump to run, another set of cables to route..

[Chatzvr4]

More info on the side mounts please...

actual Core size 9x7.5x4" sheet metal end tanks with 2" in /out with piping clamps and couplers 940.00

[CoopKill]

What cores/style are you using

[GTOJOE]

actual Core size 9x7.5x4" sheet metal end tanks with 2" in /out with piping clamps and couplers 940.00

Is that just for the cores or piping as well? alos any pics yet?

[Chatzvr4]

What cores/style are you using

Bar and plate core. end tanks are built in house