3800 Intercooler

[CoolGTX]

Im going to be in the process, to find someone to make I/C gauges.

I know that ill want it as low as say 30-35 degrees, but what would be a top degrees we would want? 180? 160? 150? 140? How hot do you think the i/c water will reach, MAX!


let me know....LMK

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J/O

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[imported_Diavolo]

ZZP is making some.

http://zzperformance.com/zzp/coming_soon.htm

 

[rob]

It depends on alot of factors.....Some IC's cores pull more heat out of the air than others creating hotter water temps. Sometimes hotter water temps are due to inefficient heat exchangers or the inability for the exch to keep up with the core.(remove enough heat from the the water)

Anyway, you can tune your IC in. (Fans and a ice box or equivelent) Talk to Ron Vogel. He has set up guages for his set up. He has also gotten some pretty low water temps and really showed some ET gains due to the added amount of timming the cooler air has generated.

Just remember, the water temps are not directly propotionate to you air temps. The water temps are a by product of the heat removed from the air.

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Pretty much the only thing I found was the computer guages I'm using. The regular auto water temp gauges only go down to 100F, even the Cyberdyne digital ones. I think it was in Summit's catalog in the ricer section, but there was one gauge that went down to 40F, but it was like $260! Might want to look at avionics gauges, there should be something there to measure low and high temps, but anything to do with aviation may be pricey.

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Found this, it's kind of expensive for a guage, but it's made specifically for a water to air IC. http://www.lindseyracing.com/tempg.htm

I also found a link, where somone had modified an Autometer trans temp guage, but it sounds like a big PITA.

 

[rob]

I like that one....It would fit nice somewere. In that hole in the dash. Tis pricey though.

For now I have a Digital probe used for AC work. Or my DVOM has a temp port. I can get another wire and soder it to a fitting (or a plastic one and JB it in) Once I get a baseline on ambients and lenth of use of the ice. I be ok for now till I decide what is most economical.

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

This is reasonable, and has a "wet" probe. May not want MinnKota logo's inside the car; but it could be used for parts.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template..._ite=DDI%20Link