 intercooler on non turbo car, worth it? |
 Jun 14, 2004 - 1:44 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
I want to put an intercooler with c02 spray on my car, to replace my intercooler style intake. is it worth it. would it gain me anything, or lose my anything, i would have custome piping up into the engine compartment with a cone filter, but soon to be a hood scoop. I ame going to turbo it right away when i turn 21 (insurance says i cant have a turbo till then withough getting jacked with dues) so i will end up with this setup anyway. what do you guys think.
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Jun 14, 2004 - 2:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The most it'll do is put a dent in your wallet. If you get a true ram air intake then thats as cold as your going to get, and cost way less. I dont understand it, people will waste hundreds and hundreds of dollars doing the stuff thats cool but doesnt do anything, but won't save a bit and get something worth while. Thats no really directed at you but that is the type of mod people do to "look' fast. I would feel so stupid driving around in a slow car that looks fast, its just beyond me I guess. |
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Jun 14, 2004 - 2:39 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 2, '02 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
An Intercooler will do absolutely nothing for you Creis. The point of an intercooler is to cool the compressed air from the turbocharger. As the turbine in a turbo spins it increases the temp of the air it is compressing by hundreds of degrees. It is then cooled by running it through an intercooler before it goes into the engine. If you didn't have an intercooler (in a non-low boost situation) an engine would get extreme predetonation, and as you know that is very very bad. If you don't have a turbo a CAI or short ram will do you just fine, as the ambient air is already cool enough to enter your engine without the worry of predetonation.
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Jun 14, 2004 - 2:55 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '03 From Fairbanks AK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hey now i drive a stock st it's slow but looks fast!!! j/k 
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Jun 14, 2004 - 1:39 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
an intercooler will do nothing for you, let alone one with a CO2 spray if you dont have a turbo, In fact i am thinking that it will do more harm than an good since the intercooler and piping length are ok if you are running pressurized air, but without that pressure pushing it through, your engine will be starving for air if it has to go through such great lengths to get to the intake manifold. It will lay stagnant at many points in the piping since the bends introduce lots of 2-d flow dynamics, and i think the air will just get lost and trapped in the intercooler core itself. Yeah, it willprobably do more harm than good. Wait until you turbo.
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Jun 14, 2004 - 3:51 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 21, '02 From Orlando Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Research research research.
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Jun 15, 2004 - 7:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah but what celica doesnt look fast? |
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Jun 17, 2004 - 12:21 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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Jun 17, 2004 - 12:58 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
second gen. liftbacks... ISH -------------------- Car #3: 98 Accord LX- purchased 5/06, totaled 8/06
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Jun 17, 2004 - 1:15 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 1, '03 From Houston , Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
While we are on the topic, If my celica is soon to be turbocharged will a c02 sprayer for the intercooler be a good idea?????
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Jul 4, 2004 - 9:21 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you lie. when they arent rusted and busted they look fast. |
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Jul 4, 2004 - 9:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
same as above |
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Jul 4, 2004 - 11:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
don't spray co2 just go get a N.O.S. brand n-tercooler...or what ever it is called.....NITROUS is very very cold and when sprayed onto the intercooler increases the hp and cools the air by a TON more....RESEARCH my friend is best
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