Turbo is the way of the future period IMO. My cummins diesel with some minor mods puts about a 100-150 pounds more torque than my sc355.

 

ok... doesnt help me much.
now back to my 1930s technology.



after the boost is made, concept is the same...

so where can i find some information on intercooler design? technical info... somthing more indepth then a general overview.


i just dont want to do the extra work to make a intercooler... and then not have it do anything...

 

That's actually a very complicated issue if you're starting from scratch.

After 3 years of fundamental engineering classes (Calculus, Thermodynamics, Thermofluids, etc. . .), it still took me and two others 6 months to design, build, and test one - that failed.

My recommendation is to use someone else's proven design, or just take a guess at it. Perhaps you can size the core using Vortech's aftercooler as a minimum surface area. . .

Mike

 

when it comes down to it, is it just all about surface area?

and is there a simple way to approximate the pressure drop?


i hate just taking a guess at it, but thats what im doing right now...

 

For the most part, yes.

No.

Mike