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pacodetaco
08-12-2008, 11:54 PM
on a water to air intercooler like this one here (purely example only) the air inlets be mounted facing upward?
http://www.frozenboost.com/product_info.php?cPath=216&products_id=1034&osCsid=7759cd8eefd58b0341391cb37dbda9b3

Douchebag McGilicutty
08-12-2008, 11:58 PM
Depends on where you mount the heat exchanger. If you can get airflow going through it, then you don't need to mount it with the fins vertical.

pacodetaco
08-13-2008, 12:01 AM
Depends on where you mount the heat exchanger. If you can get airflow going through it, then you don't need to mount it with the fins vertical.
heat exchanger will be mounted remotely in the front of the car(plenty of room and air) intercooler would be mounted in the stock location(mr2) if i can mount those inlets and outlets on the topside

Douchebag McGilicutty
08-13-2008, 12:03 AM
Then you want the fins horizontal, like a typical fmic setup.

pacodetaco
08-13-2008, 12:05 AM
Then you want the fins horizontal, like a typical fmic setup.
theres no room to do that... it would either have to be upward or down

Douchebag McGilicutty
08-13-2008, 12:08 AM
Ah well, then vertical with a fan it is

pacodetaco
08-13-2008, 12:14 AM
Ah well, then vertical with a fan it is
ya mounting it with a fan should be no problem, mos kits i have looked at come with 1 for the radiator, but i dont think ill need it for it so ill just use on the intercooler side of the system

rwall7
08-13-2008, 09:34 PM
tmic or gtfo
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pacodetaco
08-13-2008, 10:19 PM
tmic or gtfo why would i want a top mount? i can get the same power from a side mount

rwall7
08-13-2008, 11:21 PM
tmic or gtfo why would i want a top mount? i can get the same power from a side mount
sorry, by tmic I meant trunk mount FTW
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pacodetaco
08-14-2008, 05:47 AM
tmic or gtfo why would i want a top mount? i can get the same power from a side mount
sorry, by tmic I meant trunk mount FTW
ya i got that lol, but i can go with a 600+ hp w-a setup that has virrtually no pressure drop compared to a top mount and spend half the price

juxsa
09-02-2008, 05:08 PM
That air to water IC is ok, but I don't know about that waterpump or that radiator. You can pick one of those ICs up on ebay for under $175 now. I would just do that, get a ford lightning air to water water pump, and the biggest auto trans cooler you can find at the junkyard.