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Anyone using a charge cooler? what do you think of them? what spec and power are you running with them?
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1600 cvh, mongoose exhaust, power engineering chip, k&n 57i, 18psi boost, 190 bhp 196 lbs ft tourque on 134k on the clock.
I opted for the pace chargecooler as my m8 was selling it, didn't want to chop the bumper about, nor have heating issues
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i want to run that sort of power, got chip, zorst n filter and actuater already, jus wana find a cheap intercooler or charge cooler (having trouble parting with cash on new stuff) then off to the rollers
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I think with Charge Coolers it would totally depend on how you used your car. They are fine for short bursts on the road every now and then, but they would be totally useless on track or under any sustained high speed sessions as the water would heat up and then not cool the air down.
Just look at all of the big power RST's, none that I can think of use a Charge Cooler.
Just look at all of the big power RST's, none that I can think of use a Charge Cooler.
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I really like them. U have no water cooling issues, and very good airflow. If u add another pre rad, and a preper pump and large tank, they work very very well indeed. I only got rid of mine as i have a single pass intercooler using two cosworth cores. This is far better than GRS and the like, but a pain to fit.
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Originally Posted by Rick
i have a single pass intercooler using two cosworth cores. This is far better than GRS and the like, but a pain to fit.
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The fastest top speed RST uses a GRS cooler, has acceptable ACTs and doesnt need Water Injection.
The next fastest cars both use 2 x 2wd cossie intercoolers and BOTH had to have W.I to keep ACTs low enough (if im not mistaken) to make 160+mph
Now im sure there may be air flow / pressure drop differences between the 2 intercoolers here, but how much i wonder? And how much affect does this have in the real world?
(please remember this is coming from someone who runs 3 x 2wd coolers and not a GRS at this time)
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I thought Christian ran a custom made Pro Alloy job?
I had a charge cooler and it was okaaay I suppose, but I did have high ACT issues after I'd been on the go for a while, and in the summer in the city the thing was useless.
had alot more success with a big intercooler
I had a charge cooler and it was okaaay I suppose, but I did have high ACT issues after I'd been on the go for a while, and in the summer in the city the thing was useless.
had alot more success with a big intercooler
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Nige, i dont know if they run WI or not.
It seems simple to me. The cossie coolers have no problems with charge temps, yet flow better. Instead of thinking about preesure drop, i prefer to think of it as free boost. If u have an extra 4psi, that is worth a lot more oxygen than a few degrees in temperature. Christian has the edge on everyone because of his gearing - so its hard to compare his like to like.
I agree in real world terms, that that there prob isnt a lot of difference. For me, i just don't like something which is fundamentally flawed from the outset.
It seems simple to me. The cossie coolers have no problems with charge temps, yet flow better. Instead of thinking about preesure drop, i prefer to think of it as free boost. If u have an extra 4psi, that is worth a lot more oxygen than a few degrees in temperature. Christian has the edge on everyone because of his gearing - so its hard to compare his like to like.
I agree in real world terms, that that there prob isnt a lot of difference. For me, i just don't like something which is fundamentally flawed from the outset.
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
Run a Pace chargecooler for 8 years and really rate it despite the slagging they get. Car pulls like a train and there's NO cutting or hacking needed to fit it.
I wouldn't run a big intercooler now unless I was running an RS500.
I wouldn't run a big intercooler now unless I was running an RS500.
Its one of the best thing i have bought for the car.
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makes me wana get one, looks stealthy too. forgive my lack of knowledge but are you chaps running a standard intercooler (or double capacity) along with the charge cooler or does it replace the intercooler?
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stuart collins
Sketch had that setup, was on an 1800ZVH - he'll tell u more.
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Replaces the intercooler.
Sketch had that setup, was on an 1800ZVH - he'll tell u more.
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Replaces the intercooler.
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I thought Christian ran a custom made Pro Alloy job?
The cossie coolers have no problems with charge temps, yet flow better
As for flowing better, i havent measured the pressure drop across 2 x 2wd coolers but i'd imagine it to be 2psi or so, (cant see it being zero somehow) so we're now only talking 2psi difference between coolers - i know every little helps, but theres always trade offs.
I only mentioned this as its interesting to me as i chose to run a triple 2wd cooler setup, but im not convinced its the best option
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wastnt there a big power 1600 running front mount and a charge cooler a few years ago
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ive had no probs with my grs even after 6 hours mappin on the rollers works very well ,i got water injection but its no plumbed in cos i never needed it . will get it done tho just as a safty measure if the temps go go high
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Originally Posted by Rick
Nige - there is NO drop at alll on the cossie stuff - ive measured it
And 45 degs is naff all!
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Even so, the ACTs were going high enough such that the ignition timing was being retarded and as such the cars wouldnt go any faster. Since fitting the W.I though, these cars have exceeded 160mph. That says to me 2 x 2wd coolers performance is not good enough at 2bar boost on a T34.
I wonder how things compare when you use 2 x 2wd coolers (with little or no pressure drop) plus WI to achieve 160+mph with sub 40degree ACTs, against the GRS cooler, no WI, but a small pressure drop to achieve the same?
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For me, the bolt on GRS cooler would win - its cheaper than having a twin cossie cooler setup plus W.I. for starters
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True GRS is cheap. I think a lot of time too much ignition retard is mapped in for temperature rises. Retard generates more heat in the exhaust for a start. People are to obsessed with ACT's imo. I had a convo with Stu about it, and he says he doesnt worry about air temps till they over 70degrees. Ive set igntion timing right on the edge of det, with low temps, then got them as hot as possible, and still no det.
A std RST doesnt bother doing anything till nearly 70 degrees - and that tells u something.
If u look at the cossie cooler - its straight in and out - with a large cross sectional area - it just looks like it will flow.
A std RST doesnt bother doing anything till nearly 70 degrees - and that tells u something.
If u look at the cossie cooler - its straight in and out - with a large cross sectional area - it just looks like it will flow.
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It may be worth checking out the tubular chargecooler cores I do on my site..
www.chargecooler.co.uk
Very efficient and compact, and can fit in most applications with a straight length of pipe run..
There are methonol Evos running sub 10 second quarters using these units.
The thing with chargecooling, is its the sum of the total parts. You need an efficient, single pass, one piece core, water flow from one end to the other, a pump that can flow a decent amount, even with a head of pressure, as large pre rad as possible (and constantly fan assisted) and no header tank, just a filler unit..
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Very efficient and compact, and can fit in most applications with a straight length of pipe run..
There are methonol Evos running sub 10 second quarters using these units.
The thing with chargecooling, is its the sum of the total parts. You need an efficient, single pass, one piece core, water flow from one end to the other, a pump that can flow a decent amount, even with a head of pressure, as large pre rad as possible (and constantly fan assisted) and no header tank, just a filler unit..
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Was just thinking about a pair of computer fans for mine.
I have to say I'm not overly impressed with my chargecooler so far. 45deg ACT's on a quick blat. Mind you today is quite warm so we shall see how things fair.
I have to say I'm not overly impressed with my chargecooler so far. 45deg ACT's on a quick blat. Mind you today is quite warm so we shall see how things fair.
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Originally Posted by TURBO BOI
does bumper need to be removed to fit charge cooler or double pace intercooler?
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Do u think it would be wise to run one with the following setup: -
ZVH 2.1
Steel Rods
Je Pistons
Vulcan stg 3 Head
3 Bar Map
Greens
Cossie Man
T36 turbo
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I already have a the charge cooler kit but do u think i should go to a front mount?
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ZVH 2.1
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I already have a the charge cooler kit but do u think i should go to a front mount?
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As said above, my RST runs 30psi and comfortably over 300bhp with a GRS Evo 5 cooler. Over the winter and the early part of this year, I didn't see over 35° ACT's at all.
Now the mega hot weather is here (well sometimes), I have seen higher, but not much and only when making high boost for extended periods of time.
I can imagine that the Cossie cores will be good, but what's the point if they are so thick that the air cannot pass through to cool the radiator? Graham could make a cooler with a 100mm core or even thicker if there was a practical and commercially viable way to fit it and keep the whole lot cool without completely butchering the front of the car. I feel that his spec is a good compromise.
My twin fans are set within the management to come on 2° apart. Fan 1 comes on at 90° and Fan 2 at 92°. They come on, cool the car down within a minute or so and go off again and will hold that cycle all day. I never get cooling problems.
I used to run a Chargecooler, as Rick knows
. I found that at over 20psi, it just couldn't keep the ACT's down. As soon as I came onto boost the ACT's went off the scale. At that time I appreciated the simplicity of a front-mounted Intercooler and that's when I had the number 1 GRS cooler (which I recently replaced with the Evo 5).
Now the mega hot weather is here (well sometimes), I have seen higher, but not much and only when making high boost for extended periods of time.
I can imagine that the Cossie cores will be good, but what's the point if they are so thick that the air cannot pass through to cool the radiator? Graham could make a cooler with a 100mm core or even thicker if there was a practical and commercially viable way to fit it and keep the whole lot cool without completely butchering the front of the car. I feel that his spec is a good compromise.
My twin fans are set within the management to come on 2° apart. Fan 1 comes on at 90° and Fan 2 at 92°. They come on, cool the car down within a minute or so and go off again and will hold that cycle all day. I never get cooling problems.
I used to run a Chargecooler, as Rick knows
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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
As said above, my RST runs 30psi and comfortably over 300bhp with a GRS Evo 5 cooler. Over the winter and the early part of this year, I didn't see over 35° ACT's at all.
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A customer of mine who has one of my CC cores, runs one on a high power Renault 5. Using 2 thermocouples and two gauges before and after the chargecooler (and doing runs swapping gauges and thermocouples to eliminate any misreadings, on a 3c day, he was only getting peak temps of 13c max, only 10 degrees over ambient. This was running a T25 compressor, at 22psi boost, in all loads, through the gears, and long 4th and 5th gear extended runs.
This car runs low 12 second quarters fully loaded. He previously had the Pace CC kit for the 5.