Looking for some pictures of some DIY intercoolers.

 

(Only pic I have at the moment)

Inlet and outlet are 3.5" dia that has been slightly oval-ized. Core is like 3.5" or 4" thick, 3.5" tall, about 20" long.

Outlet lines (in the front) go to in front of each wheel where a 10"x10"x3/4" heat exchanger with push fan is mounted. The two lines then merge and go back to the 5 gallon reserve cell in the trunk.

Inlet is in the back of the intercooler, pointing sideways. The intercooler is 1/2" from the firewall, and since this picture, had tabs welded on to clamp it to the strut brace.

Uses a Lightning Intercooler pump.

 

Damn now thats some use of space! Im in the planning stages of an S480 build and I know Im doing A2W but since its a drag car I dont know if I want to just do and intercooler/ice tank all in one... Im not against going an Ice tank inthe back with a pump and a heat exchanger but I was thinking the larger Ice Tank/intercooler being all in one without any external resivours and pumps would be a little easier with the same benifits...

 

God, i could imagine working in that engine bay. Nice though, no way i could ever build something like that.

 

The way its mounted and built, the heatshield and intercooler come off with only two seconds of work, and the hoses are long enough that the entire intercooler slides out a ways without disconnecting anything. Also, as it is higher than the reserve tank, after the car has been sitting a few minutes, the intercooler drains most of the way of fluid.

But man plug changes are a nightmare, and during the first tuning session it was a royal pain. For that reason (and the minor amount of heat soak due to being above the engine) and a rather visually unappealing welding job, its getting replaced with something else.