Water to Air Intercooler Question.....!

[20035mazdaspeed]

I saw a couple of people on the forum using the water to air intercooler setup and looks like a good thing. I was looking around online and found this setup and just was wondering anybodys input on it. Im not looking for crazy HP just want to get rid of the stock smic heatsoaker. Check this link out and let me know what you all think...Thanks....Chris

Water to Air Intercooler

http://www.siliconeintakes.com/prod...=1034&osCsid=02fb774babf828bc806e3a4e59dd0e8f

 

[lil_red_wagon]

that would be just as good as any. they are all basically universal, so you don't need to really get one in specific. there is custom fab work to consider when you do this, so if you can't do fab work, add that into cost.

 

[20035mazdaspeed]

What do you mean as far as custom fab work? mounting the intercooler and piping it in and the water lines and radiator and electrical???

 

[dmention7]

^^^ That's about the sum of it. I would think the most difficult part of putting together a universal kit like the one you linked to would just be constructing the proper brackets for the intercooler core and the radiator core. Next would be routing the air piping. Nothing that you couldn't do with some basic tools and a little bit of ingenuity though.

I was actually eyeballing that kit recently... for the price it would be an interesting and unique project especially if it performs on par with IC kits that cost 2-3 times as much.

 

[20035mazdaspeed]

Would i need to buy a truck ounted tank or something with this setup and if so how big.?

 

[dmention7]

I don't think so. All you should need is the water required to fill the system. Though, it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a ~1gallon reservoir in the trunk, and the extra volume may give you some additional cooling benefits. However, the extra tubing length required may necessitate a larger pump than is supplied with those kits.