Ginge !

if you had the choice, btw i couldnt give a monkeys toss about the looks of the vehicle at all

anyway what would be a better location for a intercooler, cossies ect have front mounts ect

im thinking of either a larger top mount OR a front mount but cant decide whats better from a everyday car point of view

Stavros

Of course a front mount is a better location for an IC.

Thats like asking where is the better place for this block of concrete, as part of a house, or roughly inserted in to your anus.

MK5RST

as above, front mount passeS loads of air through once you get moving - top mount soaks loads of heat up from the engine, supposed to be an interCOOLER not interWARMER :CRY:

Ginge !

just thought i would ask, ive always thought it was a good idea but some car companus seem to like top mounted coolers

i was thinking of the actual pipe work to make them fit aswell

Big Will_

Of course you then get into getting air to the top mount cooler...

Like on early subarus where aerodynamics meant that air just went over the scoop at over 140mph and not down it lol...

Stavros

they fit it as they work fine at certain power levels and makes things easier, cheaper, and more compact.
they had no need to go need to go for a front mount at those power levels etc.

but simple fact is the same IC front mounted would work better.

pipework to fit will come with the kit, and you wont notice a difference in response etc.

Ginge !

ahhh, did wonder as theres LOADS of pipes come with the kits that look very very long

charlie luciano

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Front mount will have better air flow imo, top mount looks a bit odd as in the scooby doos


Luciano

Rhys

Oh often do you see cars convert to top mounted intercoolers

Ginge !

rhy how often do you see corsas with ironing boards for a spoiler,,,,,, dont mean its cause its the best choice

Stavros

we are talking serious tuning not "styling" so his point is relevant

Mr S1

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Rhys

AS Steve said.


Also think basic physics. What does heat do? Rse, and what does an engine creat a shit load of? Heat. So fighting battle really and hence not that efficent. Only reason to do it is as Steve said, space constraints or manufacturing costs.

Rs1

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What about a V mount(horizontal).....think you'll be struggling for space though and the design of the front end/bonnet would be crucial to it functioning at a reasonable level.

Nath

Heres one for you Ginge

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/354845.htm

Stavros

I reckon this one

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/392911.htm

Nath

pmsl It has potential

Mr.T

wtf??? that much?

jameswrx

I'd deffo go front mount if you want to change it anyway.. they are sooo cheap now too for the Jap stuff.

I've got a front mount on my GTi-R (as you may know the std cars have a large top mounted cooler, literally right over the engine!)

A lot of the GTi-R boys like the uprated ARC top mounted coolers but I really don't see the point. They always cry LAG! but I've had a few GTi-R's and with the front mount fitted it's hardly noticeable, it far outweighs the negative effects of heat soak and wooly performance after a few mins of spirited driving and stops.

The Impreza's top mount isn't in too bad a location compared to the GTi-R but it's still not ideal. If you're going to look for an uprated cooler then go for a front mount. The point Will raised about high speed and missing the intercooler is a valid point too.

Ginge !

wills point is what i was thinking of now, im sure hes the bloke who worked with proper scoobies before he joined msd

theres a few other ideas ive got going, wanna know about these " anti lift" kits and new roll bars and brakes before i fuck about with the engine

oh and bucket seats,,,,, no reason apart from i can have em now i got rear doors

yardy2186

yeah the engine heatsoaks the ic real bad and is not
worth it if you can fit a fmix

foreigneRS

how often are you going to 140 + in it? almost never i would say

have you got a scooby then ginge? what are you going to do with it? if it's just track work, don't bother wasting money uprating things like engine performance (although a front mount i/c is a good upgrade if you will be doing track days in summer). keep it relatively std and spend money on good suspension, brakes and tyres