Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by Blitzen
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Yep, spot on Greg. We have performed testing on heat affected vehicles at work an it's not about the air you can get in, it's the expulsion of the heated air. You can have the best flowing front bar complete with sealed ducting but it won't do squat other than form an air dam if it can't escape.
The other thing to consider is velocity drop of the charge air with a bigger cooler. Bigger doesn't always mean better...
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This one?
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Yep that is one of the challenges but surely it would be possible to address.
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That's the big beef with the Forge it seems - you get lower heat soak but a bigger pressure drop according to some (not according to others, though)
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Yeah, I know about that but even with screens, I'm worried about the IC core being damaged by stuff thrown up in the guards.
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That's the one, and if you look at the pics for the Godspeed, Goodspeed, and a couple of others, they use that exact same pic in their ad's...
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You wouldnt have to have the opening right behind the intercooler. The air just needs someone to flow to. It could be anywhere in front of or behind the wheel
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Find a decent SMIC, one that has Good flow for Air in.
and Do the Audi TT Vent whilst you at it =)
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After seeing that core, if you could get one in the right orientation, I think it would be great. From previously reading a lottt of threads on the pog coolers, the main issue seems to be heat soak robbing power. The larger Forge FMIC units have a slight pressure drop while the APR ones are slightly more efficient, but both have longer pipe runs. If an upgraded SMIC held off heat soak comparable to an FMIC then I think it would be a winner.
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