intercooler gets extreeeeamly heat soaked

[NAisBST]

So the ms3 is decently quick until it warms up and stop and go night cruising the intercooler gets so heat soaked the car becomes a lagging pig.. can i halfway fix this still using the stock intercooler?

 

[red95_240sx]

spray nawz on dat hoe

 

[TreFlip999]

So the ms3 is decently quick until it warms up and stop and go night cruising the intercooler gets so heat soaked the car becomes a lagging pig.. can i halfway fix this still using the stock intercooler?

Look in the how-to section.. theres a thread on a DIY intercooler sprayer

 

[shaodome]

So the ms3 is decently quick until it warms up and stop and go night cruising the intercooler gets so heat soaked the car becomes a lagging pig.. can i halfway fix this still using the stock intercooler?

Ali?

 

[hectik1]

I notice the heat soak, but once you start moving it wakes up.

 

[Bonafide_Spd3]

My car seems like once you drive for a couple of hours, it doesn't have as much power on a long drive. Not sure if this is the same problem or not

 

[numbnuts22715]

meth injection

 

[dkswim]

**** Fmic ****

 

[mrjoshyman]

**** Fmic ****

i'll likely be taking this route -- seems like the best way to go....

 

[AutoXRacer]

There is a heat relective tape that the Subbie owners use. Its gold in color and I've been told it reduces up to 30* of heat...

I'm planning to look into this...though a roll is a little expensive.

Check it out: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1838

 

[hectik1]

There is a heat relective tape that the Subbie owners use. Its gold in color and I've been told it reduces up to 30* of heat...

I'm planning to look into this...though a roll is a little expensive.

Check it out: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1838

I have seen this stuff before but where would we put this...

 

[clos561]

**** Fmic ****

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[controlo]

I have seen this stuff before but where would we put this...

+1...

 

[lestat13]

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Ordered! (headbang)

 

[turbo23]

So I have also though this through. I have a old 87 rx7 turbo2, back when it was close to stock form, I had a stock top mount, which of course would heat soak, and I never really did anything about it till I went with the fmic (mounted horiziontally to the ground, so not really a fmic, but flows super amazing!) So for my 3, Im not going fmic, too much money, Im trying to keep the car basically stockish, not going to crazy hp. So recently I purchased a spal fan,which Ill be mount on top of the IC. During slow crusing and stop and go ill have a switch on the fan. Fan flows 810cfm so it should work quite well. During long highway drives your IC shouldnt heat soak, as long as you have sufficent airflow. So thats my fix, ill have pics up maybe next week when Im done

 

[Bonafide_Spd3]

yeah, I don't know if its because of the humidity or what. But when I would want to get on it after driving a couple of hours it seemed like it would have no balls. Don't know what is up with that

 

[Zimmer]

So I have also though this through. I have a old 87 rx7 turbo2, back when it was close to stock form, I had a stock top mount, which of course would heat soak, and I never really did anything about it till I went with the fmic (mounted horiziontally to the ground, so not really a fmic, but flows super amazing!) So for my 3, Im not going fmic, too much money, Im trying to keep the car basically stockish, not going to crazy hp. So recently I purchased a spal fan,which Ill be mount on top of the IC. During slow crusing and stop and go ill have a switch on the fan. Fan flows 810cfm so it should work quite well. During long highway drives your IC shouldnt heat soak, as long as you have sufficent airflow. So thats my fix, ill have pics up maybe next week when Im done

ya i'd like to see this install.... (uhm)

 

[AutoXRacer]

I have seen this stuff before but where would we put this...

You would basically wrap the whole underside of the intercooler...any area that would be hit by direct heat.

 

[AutoXRacer]

So I have also though this through. I have a old 87 rx7 turbo2, back when it was close to stock form, I had a stock top mount, which of course would heat soak, and I never really did anything about it till I went with the fmic (mounted horiziontally to the ground, so not really a fmic, but flows super amazing!) So for my 3, Im not going fmic, too much money, Im trying to keep the car basically stockish, not going to crazy hp. So recently I purchased a spal fan,which Ill be mount on top of the IC. During slow crusing and stop and go ill have a switch on the fan. Fan flows 810cfm so it should work quite well. During long highway drives your IC shouldnt heat soak, as long as you have sufficent airflow. So thats my fix, ill have pics up maybe next week when Im done

What about the possibility of reducing airflow into the intercooler by having the fan in the way. The fan at highway speeds will basically be a blockage to airflow. Any thoughts?

 

[turbo23]

I thought about that and did some checking. According to some things ive read it doesnt block much airflow. If i ever decide to by a dash hawk, or find someone near me who can let me borrow one, I want to watch my air temps. The fan I picked up is only 2" thick, above 50-60 the pressure from the air coming in should have no problems getting through. This is the fan http://www.the-fan-man.com/shop/size-push-part-0365-p-195.html?cPath=33 as you can see it shouldnt block the airflow