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calaisturbo.com.au - Intercooler Flow Rates (3 Coolers)

Started by RACESPEC · 12 Nov 2004 · 29 replies

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RACESPECArchived member
Hey Guys Just got the results back from the tester. I had 3 coolers tested. COOLER 1 600x300x76 core: 396.8CFM COOLER 2 600x300x100 core: 448.2CFM COOLER 3 (for older cars) 400x500x76 core: 464.8CFM Thanks T Please note: This is information is not to be replicated, published and used for the benefit of others. In doing so, you will be held liable.
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RADVLTArchived member
i dont kno much bout these but which 1 is the best? and which 1 would give less lag and good air flow on a vlt? cheers adrian
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sir5.7Archived member
u cant get a 500-400-150 by any chance
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RACESPECArchived member
i'd need to get that one custom made, i can find out for you T
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LukeVLArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by sir5.7 u cant get a 500-400-150 by any chance What on earth are you intercooling - a freight liner!? LOL
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duz360Archived member
at what pressure were they tested ,and what pressure drop did they have?
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RACESPECArchived member
thats only bench flowing, to determine pressure drop etc, we will need to hook it up onto a car, with gauges at each side etc etc T
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JET-6Archived member
150mm thick, wow
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OgreArchived member
held liable....for what? Not intending to be a smart-arse, genuinely curious. Cheers, Steve.
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OVL087Archived member
wow they can flow a lot of air , but do you know their effiency in cooling the air amongst other critical properties of a cooler. what is the pitch of the fins? - shape and design plays a big part in how coolers work. i could make a cooler out of a peice of garden hose , sure its gonna flow remarkable cfm's of air , but its still a pos.
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RACESPECArchived member
Ogre liable for what?????????????????????? OVL087, obvioulsy these coolers dont flow aswell as lets say, the ARE coolers, they have their own R&D department, where most of their coolers flow 750+cfm fin design is critical, very true this is what allows such high cfm flow from ARE T
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OgreArchived member
Quote: Please note: This is information is not to be replicated, published and used for the benefit of others. In doing so, you will be held liable. ...
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WarpspeedArchived member
At what pressure drop was that flow measured, and how well does each cooler reduce the entering air temperature ? A straight piece of plastic pipe two feet in diameter, probably flows a million CFM, that does not necessarily make it a good intercooler does it ???? Sorry but you have not really told us anything useful.
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RACESPECArchived member
you guys dont seem to understand. the coolers were only bench flowed for cfm rating, they were not tested under presuurised conditions, this is to show the cfm rating of the core. For true, pressure drop analysis we need to have this running on a car, measuring temps and pressures on each side of the cooler. We have taken themal image photos of the coolers these are thermal images of the 450x300x76 cored cooler liability in terms of publishing and copying this information is not allowed. I have spoken to my lawyer regarding this. Thanks T Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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duz360Archived member
"liability in terms of publishing and copying this information is not allowed. I have spoken to my lawyer regarding this." wtf??????????? what do you think people are gonna do with it haha. you post it on a public forum and say no one can copy it? i really dont understand mate
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RACESPECArchived member
get over it dude what i mean is for other such dealers to use the gathered information to their benefits of selling such coolers T
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duz360Archived member
ok man.it just seemed as if you were threatening people with legal action for doing what i didnt know!(quoting it in a post?) now i understand what you are saying.im sure you can understand it came across as a little harsh!
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LukeVLArchived member
Honestly he has done some good testing and research for you boys which all-in-all is just to shut you up. At the end of the day this is all way too scientific for a road car which is what we all drive and no one will notice the 4 hp difference. So lets just accept the fact that he is selling cheap coolers and they are a good buy. Or am I the only one not driving a Formula 1 car on here??? lol And if he wants to post legal terms on here - let him. Its not till someone tries to screw you by copying your info that you realise its important.
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RACESPECArchived member
duz360, i apologise if i came across the wrong way. Its just that you would understand that I am constantly being emailed (abused), that my coolers are **** etc, i'm ripping people off etc etc, it gets to you sometimes. Thanks for the support guys, much appreciated the website goes live this week, with all the latest in automotive parts from NOS, to CO2 injection, along with ARIAS pistons, VENOLIA pistons, turbochargers wastegates etc, you'll love it T
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JET-6Archived member
Ok guys get over it as said before, looks like pro 100 has really had a good crack at testing this cooler, not how many ppl go to this much trouble for your "Truck Cores" 1/2 you guys run????? Really?
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