Im looking to run a chargecooler setup in a book locost chassis, the cooler on top of the scuttle with a rad out front.

I need cooling for 225bhp initially but ultimately 400 or so capability.

I could just buy the lot from pwr but I see lots of suggestion of motorbike rads and home made coolers.

Who runs what,and how successful has it been?

Cheers

Here's my set up. I'm using a CC I bought off ebay (like this one: linky)

It turned out bigger than I expected, so I've actually installed in in the passenger footwell (should keep SWMBO's feet warm ), but it does fit in a book chassis:





I've not finished plumbing it yet, so I can't tell you how well it works, but you can see the pump and my 'locost' header tank for it in the first pic. I plan to initially use a sierra heater matrix as a cheap radiator (as I have one kicking about), but we'll see if it's up to the job - I'm fitting a temp gauge to the system to see how hot it gets.

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neat install! I saw those on ebay and wondered if they were any good.

How much space have you lost in the footwell? I need space for a 6'4 passnger

cheers for the pics and reply

For a decent capacity one that lies pretty flat have a look at either a Subaru Legacy or Toyota Celica one...

hmm, interesting. they big enough for the power? Or is the power limitation of the std ones more the radiator sizes?

youd be better off piping in a decent intercooler .

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Originally posted by Volvorsport
youd be better off piping in a decent intercooler .

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Looks cool though...

Steve

this kind of layout, but with the turbo the right way round



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this was when i jury rigged things together for santa pod , turbo faces backwards , you can see the ally pipe running just above the lower chassis rail





this is the other side




if you can fit that radiator , you can fit an intercooler there too .

what rad and cooler is that?

I cant help thinking that to come out of the turbo and turn to run forward, then back and thru a 180 deg bend to go in the inlet is pretty horrible?

thats a std 740 turbo setup .

dont forget the t5 stuff is also pretty long - thats why they invented the reverse intercooler piping kit for those engines that ran hot .

its not coming 180 degrees tho is it ?

only 90 either way to an intercooler .

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Originally posted by Volvorsport
thats a std 740 turbo setup .

dont forget the t5 stuff is also pretty long - thats why they invented the reverse intercooler piping kit for those engines that ran hot .

its not coming 180 degrees tho is it ?

only 90 either way to an intercooler .

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no !!! , i made a special nose for it after the fact and realised i need full bodywork to get anywhere near using the std radiator/intercooler , a similar size one could fit if the inlets/outlets both point backwards

if you can weld you can easily make a new manifold using one of these .

whats that? throttle body manifold?

cost?

I use a Pace cooler. The rad is heater matrix from a Golf with a Yamaha R6 fan.
This works really well and I can control the temp of the charge from the ECU (by turning the fan on/off).
Not sure what the comp out temp is but it is giving 1bar on a T2 turbo so I would assume it is quite high.


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neat install! I saw those on ebay and wondered if they were any good.

How much space have you lost in the footwell? I need space for a 6'4 passnger

cheers for the pics and reply

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I also thought about cutting and shutting my phlenum so that the TB pointed forward, but I chickened out of doing that.

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I also thought about cutting and shutting my phlenum so that the TB pointed forward, but I chickened out of doing that.

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Already done that - easy with the T16 manifold...

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I use a Pace cooler. The rad is heater matrix from a Golf with a Yamaha R6 fan.
This works really well and I can control the temp of the charge from the ECU (by turning the fan on/off).
Not sure what the comp out temp is but it is giving 1bar on a T2 turbo so I would assume it is quite high.


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It is a Davrian Mk8 with an A series engine.
There are a few more photos in my archive

I did subsequently get the front end re-done to point down by about 45 degrees; just chopped a "vee" out and got it welded back up again.

What ever system you use take the inlet air from outside the engine bay, this will put you probably 50deg ahead of the game to start with.
Steve

that inlet stubby comes form the 6 cylinder engine , just cut a cylinder off !!.

connect up with 50mm silicon hose to a plenum , job done ala benzine , i supplied the bits to him for it .

about third post down

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=106545

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