I posted this is the “how to bleed CPS” thread and no one shot me down. So next step is to get the idea out to more people.
With all this talk about heat soaking our intercooler loop, I can’t stop thinking there must be a way to upgrade the intercoolers with out making it bigger because of the fixed SC casting. So I’ve drawn a crude picture to show my idea. Page 35 of the 3.0t study guide shows a close up of the OEM double pass intercooler. The cold water enters the bottom, gets heated up once, loops around and gets heated up again. The only way I can see to upgrade is to provide 2 paths of cold water.
Basically remove the rear exposed end tank that loops the water around for second pass, and install a port at the end of each pass, to make 2 straight through pipes. Probably be wise to be manufactured from scratch, with preformed fittings built in. Remove supercharger, throttle body, and slide out OEM cores. Slide new cores, with 2 extra preformed fittings to clear the throttle body. Then re plumb to divide 2 parallel loops into 4 parallel loops of cold water. I’m sure some engineering would need to take place to size larger feed pipes to supply loops evenly. The second loop would need to run opposite of first loop to provide consistent temps to all cylinders. I bet to AMS system with large pump would be sufficient.
I don’t see why this couldn’t be fabricated by 034, AWE, or whom ever is already in the game for water to water heat exchangers.
http://audirevolution.net/addons/albums/images/385902510.jpg
Benefits:
Both passes start cold, removing more heat from boosted air. consistantly colder IAT, I imagine at least 25% colder water at intercoolers. Upgrade should actually make more power opposed to just maintaining power. Only way I imagine to gain any significant increase in temp differential fitting in the OEM SC casting
So what do you think? Stupid idea, no benefit? I haven’t been able to discredit my idea yet…
Why does the word “b e n e f i t” not post correctly?.. Strange…