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  1. Fastrotor

    Intercooler positioning in a lenght of pipe.

    Thanks for all the comments guys, appreciated. There is about a meter between the turbo and cooler currently (once i re-plumb hot side to closest end tank). gary
  2. Fastrotor

    Intercooler positioning in a lenght of pipe.

    Oh no doubt, but i had always just wondered what was the best way to plumb it in these situations where you have a choice. No Norm, this is just a std front mount. See the car comes std with a small cooler mounter in front of the Passenger side wheel (drivers side for US guys), and since i...
  3. Fastrotor

    Intercooler positioning in a lenght of pipe.

    Thanks Mike, This is what i had figured, but i was not sure and thought i had better ask an expert! My car has hot side on the long path, hence why i started looking into all this, and wanted to confirm before i started cutting up the stainless piping ! Thanks again Gary
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    Intercooler positioning in a lenght of pipe.

    Hi All, Got abit of a question im trying to solve mathematically. i posted here since its auto in nature, but its also thermodynamics i guess.. OK, heres the scenario. You have a turbocharger pumping into piping , then into the cooler then on to the plenum. Where is a better...
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    Possible bernouli effect in plenum ?

    Hi All, I made up a plenum thats sits atop of a twin 50mm IDA throttle body. Inside the plenum is two 50mm ram tubes / bellmouths ... now this is on a turbo charged rotary, and i have a 3" inlet coming in the firewall side of the plenum perpendicular to the ramtubes... My concern is...

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