Wavy intercooler mod.

[slowchevy]

My friend just showed me that someone posted this on Honda Tech..

-: epic lulz ahead..read link
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2337407

If you don't want to click the link, here you go

has anyone heard of the wavy intercooler mod?
supposedly you just use a press to make waves into the intercooler.. effectively causing turbulence in the airflow which effectively decreases air intake temps by a whole lot more than a straight intercooler..here is a modified greddy intercooler... from what i hear it doesn't work with cheap ebay junk intercoolers.. because all they do is snap in lots of places.. some people suggest that you stick the chinamen intercoolers into an oven to get hot before even trying to do the wavy mod on em...

the theory is simple.. that the air will have more contact time with the fins of the intercooler thereby decreasing the air temps by alot!

theres some dyno graphs out there and also ive heard this from more than one person.. theres also someone testing with a temp sensor on standard intercooler vs wavey and the wavy intercooler kicks the standard intercooler all across the board..
more temp drop
responds better to nitrous spray onto the ic
the only downside to the wavy intercooler mod is that it causes a little bit more psi drop.. but the considerably cooler air intake temps make up for that in hp.. the psi drop can be made up for with a mbc anyways

I haven't laughed this hard in quite some time.

Edit: I put it up on Digg, too..
http://digg.com/design/The_wavey_intercooler_mod_NOBODY_Ever_knew_about

Click to read more...

 

[SHOmuff]

Looks alright to me. Aren't those technical illustrations proof enough?

 

[bikrboy128]

hmm, looks legit to me. i will do this to mine today.

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

Luckily I don't have my WRX with ebay intercooler so I can't do it, but maybe I'll try it with my radiator!

 

[bikrboy128]

lol at the guy taking it seriously.

 

[Fish]

I have a leaf blower hooked to my M90 acting as my CAI. It also creates an extra pound of boost. Try it.

 

[Shibby50]

I'm replacing mine with one of those electric ones, way more boost and more reliable :wink:

 

[slowchevy]

wat

 

[Dasfinc]

Repost from hell...

This intercooler is, and has been, onsale on homemadeturbo.com for like 3 months.

It was damaged, and thats why its like that, no idea why there is a post on something stupid as that...

 

[esteinmaier]

Sweet. I wonder if I put a mini-fridge in the back seat, and cut a hole in the door, then ran dryer ducts to the intake of the turbo, would that work better as an intercooler?

OK /SARCASM

In all reality, it may increase the temperature differential from the inlet to the outlet. However, it will also increase the pressure differential from the inlet to the outlet, forcing the turbo to spin faster to obtain the same manifold pressure, creating more heat to being with.
That's a good way to make your car ugly with no benefit.

 

[MuffHugger]

What happens when you put 2 together?

 

[bikrboy128]

What happens when you put 2 together?

your engine freezes. do not attempt.

 

[slowchevy]

it's like dividing by zero.

 

[MuffHugger]

3?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

3?

your engine runs backwards

 

[slowchevy]

your engine runs backwards

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=118899

all i gotta say.

 

[MuffHugger]

your engine runs backwards

So if I put 3 wavy intercoolers on a honda, it will run the right way?

 

[bikrboy128]

So if I put 3 wavy intercoolers on a honda, it will run the right way?

ding ding

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i wouldnt try it...hondas already run super efficient, add 3 of those super IC's and the goverment would confiscate it and kill you and your family...

 

[MuffHugger]

i wouldnt try it...hondas already run super efficient, add 3 of those super IC's and the goverment would confiscate it and kill you and your family...

Dare I ask 4?

 

[Burtonrider10022]

:rly:

 

[slowchevy]

needs more vtak

 

[slowchevy]

322 WHP @ 9300 RPM, 1.3 FT LB TQ @ 124,003 RPM

 

[MuffHugger]

322 WHP @ 9300 RPM, 1.3 FT LB TQ @ 124,003 RPM

That's just retarded.

 

[speedycoop]

wait.... you mean my i/c shouldnt look like that?????