stu21t

might sound daft or pointless but ill ask anyway.

i have a chargecooler setup in my car that runs,
2 charge coolers,
2 pumps,
2 swirl pots
1 huge rad with twin entry/exit pipework

could i plumb the turbo into this system to use it to cool it down instead of the engines coolant system?
would it be too cold?
would there be no point cos the water entering the turbo needs to be a certain temp?
or would i be better off getting a turbo cooler? (rad inline pre turbo in the engine coolant system)
i dont have cooling issues with the engine but just something ive thought about.


i dont know if this makes a difference but i plan on getting my exhaust manifold, turbo exhaust housing and downpipe all ceramic coated, and heat wrapped, so there will be a lot of heat in the turbo that wouldnt normally be there so will get hotter than normal,
but i need to do it really to reduce the temps around the engine.

cheers

Porkie

iTrader: (1)

you are just gonna increase the temps in the water in the charge cooler system... thats gonna means it won't cool the charge air as efficiently.

silly idea if you ask me mate.

but I'm a bit of a div! so may have it all wrong.

Spiky

iTrader: (1)

why are you so concerneda about cooling the turbo?

just cool the water after the turbo, job done, it only needs to be plumbed in to the normal water system, as you just adding a small rad after the turbo.

try not to complicate maters

stu21t

my thinking was
water from charge cooler system goes
through charge cooler rad, comes out cold,
gets pumped through the charge cooler, so nice cold air charge,
then through the turbo, so not too cold but colder water that in the engine coolant system, cooling the turbo down better
then back through the rad, the rad is big enough to cope with the extra heat, i think. its massive.

and if you add a rad to the std system dont you fit it before the turbo so it cools the water going in, not coming out?

i was thinking that if i get my manifold and turbo ceramic coated, this will make the internal temp of the turbo higher, due to the gas temp being higher, and i would like to make sure the turbo is getting proper cooling.

or am i making a big deal out of nothing? lol