Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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Default intercooler under the car, would it work? gunna try it

ok, in my 5 i run 2 charge coolers, but 1 of them has burst and is beyond repair, it is going to cost a lot of money i dont have to replace it so at the mo the car is just sitting there doing nothing.

i have noticed a lot of cars putting rads in the boot floor recently and i was wondering if putting an intercooler under the car would work?
as my engine is mid mounted i can easily run an intercooler on the floor at a slight angle of maybe 30 degrees, the pipework actually goes that way anyway.

would it physically work tho?
i can get a decent cooler off ebay such as
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIVERSAL-FMIC...item255c6f05af

basically 4"thick, 600mmx300mm

if i was to place it at a bit of an angle and cut it through the floor with some decent shrouding to it d you think it would work?

i will still keep 1 charge cooler working, but this might drop the temps engough to make it useable again.
hell i might even leave the intercooler in when i eventually do get the new charge cooler.

Last edited by stu21t; Aug 10, 2010 at 06:59 PM.
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