Go Back   AstinaGT Forums > Performance & Technical > Forced Induction & Engine Conversions

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 25-01-2013, 12:57 AM   #1
memphis9787
Junior Member
 
memphis9787's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sunshine Coast
Car: 1994 Eunos Presso
Posts: 77
Intercooler Size for BPT with VF10

In the final stages of completing BPT swap into my Eunos 30x, which I plan on running 14-15psi through a VF10 Hybrid,

So Im trying to keep the aircon by not removing the condenser, so I need to get a Intercooler small enough (no wider than 63mm and no higher 220mm) that will slip between the condenser and the power steering lines, exactly like this setup below:




Will the following intercooler with a Core Dimension of : 600 x 220 x 55mm be enough to handle such a setup?
Its just be a ebay cheapie
Ive asked the seller for further details including Max HP rating and Working Pressure

Any reccomendations on brands or further info I should know ?

Cheers

Last edited by memphis9787; 25-01-2013 at 01:53 AM.
memphis9787 is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 25-01-2013, 07:43 AM   #2
Mad Mat
HONEYWELL REPRESENT
 
Mad Mat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Salisbury - Inner City
Car: 1997 BA Hardtop - Had a 2003 BJii J48 Sport20, and 2x bg SOHC astina hatches
Posts: 5,011
Send a message via MSN to Mad Mat
thats the same intercooler im going to be running mate.
__________________

1994 323 BG Hatch 2005-2007 Crashed into truck
1991 323 BG Hatch 2007-2008/9 SOLD
2003 BJ SP20 J48 Hatch 2008-2011 Regretfully SOLD
1997 BA I4 Sedan 2012-CURRENT
1985 BF 323 Hatch 2014-2015
SOLD
1989 MX5 2015-2015
Mad Mat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2013, 08:19 AM   #3
rodhog
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney Lakemba
Car: mx-6 626 Gs300 Maz2 was 95 KF BA-HT
Posts: 2,024
The misconception an intercooler will help you make more power or restrict power. Isa in General a False one. It's only a heatsoak device and yes a bigger more efficent one will do so.

but considering the fact your only on full boost and require full heat transfer only about 50% of the time. It won't stop you makeing a full out on run one off pass.

I've been using stock coolers on most of my turbo car where they are front mounted and flow well enough. I swap a stocker Tx-5 cooler for a Xr-6 cooler - two days later no boost changes the turbo bent a fin on the compressor blades ? - With stock airbox too. No real noticed adfded flow or restriction and no real gain in power.
On cars like a WRX - extra power is not made going front mount it's just removal of heat soak. So you get more consistant runs at higher power levels.

A Good intercooler - front mounted, Should actually have an effect, Normall a simple laser temp check shows intake side about 1-30 above ambiant and the outlet at ambiant temp. It's really noticable on cold nights with your hand. Alot of these larger flowing intercoolers flow better. But can't even ahceive aa similar result because the air flows too quickly across internally or externally.

But all these power gains are small.

Turbo is well sized - boost level resonable - you could run a simple A4 size cooler and unless you were on a race track for a 1 hour long race would you see an advantage in even larger cooler.
rodhog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2013, 08:24 AM   #4
derb
Senior Member
 
derb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane
Car: 1993 BG Astina GT-X
Posts: 1,822
Smaller is better unless you have some massive T04Z hanging off the engine. No point in putting a giant ebay cooler in there as it will just make the engine seem laggy as it fills up the cooler, plus it can create boost bleed off up top.
__________________
derb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2013, 09:47 AM   #5
project.r.racing
Senior Member
 
project.r.racing's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: n/a
Car: n/a
Posts: 10,929
the mishimoto one in the pic would only be 450mm wide. lots of 450x180x50mm ones on ebay. I doubt a VF10 will out puff any intercooler on the market.

edit// After 2 minutes of googling, It is a Mishimoto Universal Z Line intercooler, 520x158x57mm.
project.r.racing is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2013, 10:10 AM   #6
memphis9787
Junior Member
 
memphis9787's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sunshine Coast
Car: 1994 Eunos Presso
Posts: 77
Cheers guys, yeah def wanting to have the cooler hidden and avoid a giant cooler hanging off the front of the car haha, smaller is better to fit in the limited space. Cheers Project R, I knew the details of the Mishimoto cooler but with shipping its priced at around $440, so I'll settle for the apexi.

Thanks everyone for the info
memphis9787 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2013, 10:21 AM   #7
derb
Senior Member
 
derb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane
Car: 1993 BG Astina GT-X
Posts: 1,822
Damn Mishimoto make some really nice gear. And less than $200 for that intercooler before shipping is a great price.
__________________
derb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2013, 10:28 AM   #8
Clean_Cookie
obsessed-incomplete-broke
 
Clean_Cookie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane
Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch
Posts: 5,441
That looks prefect for what I want.
__________________
Worklog
Clean_Cookie is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time now is 04:15 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
2001- 2010 AstinaGT