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I'm sure that comparing these to intercoolers always aiming on the same target.
I saw that Garrett core is far better than Airtec's, so on Airtec you will need more pressure from turbo (more heat) to reach the target pressure to inlet manifold. On an example like this Airtec must have better material to reduce heat faster than SpecR to win this comparison! Material is the same but core is different so SpecR wins!
I have 2 questions!
1. what is the price difference between these two I/Cs? is this difference worth for the power you earn installing an SpecR intercooler?
2. I thought that this post was about Hart/Airtec inlet manifold, has anyone ever tried it?
I saw that Garrett core is far better than Airtec's, so on Airtec you will need more pressure from turbo (more heat) to reach the target pressure to inlet manifold. On an example like this Airtec must have better material to reduce heat faster than SpecR to win this comparison! Material is the same but core is different so SpecR wins!
I have 2 questions!
1. what is the price difference between these two I/Cs? is this difference worth for the power you earn installing an SpecR intercooler?
2. I thought that this post was about Hart/Airtec inlet manifold, has anyone ever tried it?
Airtec £395
Spec r £800-1000
Inlets are very good also either make.
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Lol less than 400hp, do you know the car we are talking about?!?
spanner!!! Can you not READ?
Warrens escos is 600hp wennys mk 3 is/was 700hp, all get used to death!!!
All im getting at is some spec r fanboys slating the airtec stuff but in reality it dose the job just fine..
For the record i have absolutly nothing against spec r as its a work of art.
do you know what im board of this now......
Im racing this weekend with the team with our shit airtec gear lol... 3 races 3 wins with broken lap records along the way.
Later Fanboy!!! XxX
spanner!!! Can you not READ?
Warrens escos is 600hp wennys mk 3 is/was 700hp, all get used to death!!!
All im getting at is some spec r fanboys slating the airtec stuff but in reality it dose the job just fine..
For the record i have absolutly nothing against spec r as its a work of art.
do you know what im board of this now......
Im racing this weekend with the team with our shit airtec gear lol... 3 races 3 wins with broken lap records along the way.
Later Fanboy!!! XxX
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I think that 600 pounds is a lot of difference. If you are building a project then you will have to buy SpecR if you are not Airtec will do the job fine.
Reading these posts I see a kind of competition between some of the members.
Do not forget that we all have the same cars so we all belong on the same team!!!
Reading these posts I see a kind of competition between some of the members.
Do not forget that we all have the same cars so we all belong on the same team!!!
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The Garrett cored intercooler I pictured is a Presicion 650. Basically Presicion stick there own end cans on a Garrett core (very much like they do with the turbos!). In the states they are $400, so by the time you get it over here it works out at roughly £350 including import tax and shipping. I've personally seen them work comfotably on 600hp cars. It's not a big intercooler by any means, but the core is very efficient.
Cheaper than the Airtec and superior in every way!
Cheaper than the Airtec and superior in every way!
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The Garrett cored intercooler I pictured is a Presicion 650. Basically Presicion stick there own end cans on a Garrett core (very much like they do with the turbos!). In the states they are $400, so by the time you get it over here it works out at roughly £350 including import tax and shipping. I've personally seen them work comfotably on 600hp cars. It's not a big intercooler by any means, but the core is very efficient.
Cheaper than the Airtec and superior in every way!
Cheaper than the Airtec and superior in every way!
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The airtec top feed cooler although pretty cheap for what it is, works far far superior to any other cooler I've personally seen on a yb.
We did a 4th gear run to the limiter and the charge temps were 1 or 2 degrees above ambient, which is pretty damn good by any standard.
Nobody says the spec r one won't be better, but for 99% of yb owners even the airtec is an overkill, if you class yourself in the other 1% then that's up to you and your bank account.
For me they are a fantastic product for a fantastic price and I am more than happy to recommend them to my customers because I know they work.
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A T38 at 36psi is over 400bhp, looking at the injector duty I would estimate a good 450bhp and gets used hard lap after lap,
The airtec top feed cooler although pretty cheap for what it is, works far far superior to any other cooler I've personally seen on a yb.
We did a 4th gear run to the limiter and the charge temps were 1 or 2 degrees above ambient, which is pretty damn good by any standard.
Nobody says the spec r one won't be better, but for 99% of yb owners even the airtec is an overkill, if you class yourself in the other 1% then that's up to you and your bank account.
For me they are a fantastic product for a fantastic price and I am more than happy to recommend them to my customers because I know they work.
The airtec top feed cooler although pretty cheap for what it is, works far far superior to any other cooler I've personally seen on a yb.
We did a 4th gear run to the limiter and the charge temps were 1 or 2 degrees above ambient, which is pretty damn good by any standard.
Nobody says the spec r one won't be better, but for 99% of yb owners even the airtec is an overkill, if you class yourself in the other 1% then that's up to you and your bank account.
For me they are a fantastic product for a fantastic price and I am more than happy to recommend them to my customers because I know they work.
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It's also worth noting that we chose to run Ronnies car out of the turbochargers comfort zone and up at high boost levels, when you are really pushing things to get as much as you can from a smaller turbo, the charge temps will be pretty high and increase dramatically.
The charge temps on Ronnies car are probably considerably higher than as an example, a gt35 at 2 bar because the bigger turbo is walking in the park down there
so it is all not overly as relative to BHP, as in the example ive just posted the gt35 will make far more bhp, but also have far less charge temp being produced.
The only way to measure an intercoolers efficiency is to monitor the inlet and outlet temps, and the flow and pressure.
Statements like "it needs to do 600bhp for 20secs before i'll think its any good" are a bit off the mark. If your turbocharger is large enough to make 600bhp at 1 bar that would be pretty easy.
The charge temps on Ronnies car are probably considerably higher than as an example, a gt35 at 2 bar because the bigger turbo is walking in the park down there
so it is all not overly as relative to BHP, as in the example ive just posted the gt35 will make far more bhp, but also have far less charge temp being produced.
The only way to measure an intercoolers efficiency is to monitor the inlet and outlet temps, and the flow and pressure.
Statements like "it needs to do 600bhp for 20secs before i'll think its any good" are a bit off the mark. If your turbocharger is large enough to make 600bhp at 1 bar that would be pretty easy.
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I think he was referring to China's reputation for knocking off other people's hard work. Obviously China's reputation with regards to the quality of these knock offs is fairly apt in this situation too!
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a small turbo not flowing much but at very high temperatures is far easier to cool as there is a bigger delta between the medium being cooled and the medium doing the cooling than a big turbo flowing a lot at not very high temperatures.
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Just to add the pictures of the cores on the last page cant be true of the airtec as you can't get a picture like that of the core. But It's always going to be obvious that the spec r item may be more efficient but for average Joes road car its a little overkill - I was told the 100mm was £1k and you wait until the end of time for it to be made.
As for the inlet anyone is more than welcome to buy an airtec inlet and then straight swap for my hart inlet
As for the inlet anyone is more than welcome to buy an airtec inlet and then straight swap for my hart inlet
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that last statement could also be off the mark.
a small turbo not flowing much but at very high temperatures is far easier to cool as there is a bigger delta between the medium being cooled and the medium doing the cooling than a big turbo flowing a lot at not very high temperatures.
a small turbo not flowing much but at very high temperatures is far easier to cool as there is a bigger delta between the medium being cooled and the medium doing the cooling than a big turbo flowing a lot at not very high temperatures.
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Maybe i was reading too much into your replys but to me it read that you had an axe to grind? If thats not the case then im sorry for going on. that pic posted above, to me looks nothing like a airtec unit altho i havent seen any of the old stuff so couldnt say for sure but the stuff alan has now is very good indeed.
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Well back on topic I saw the airtec inlets at ford fair and I closely inspected them after reading this post and I can confirm 100% there is NO internal difference in finish it design between the 2 so all the people thinking there is your very confused as I have a hart fitted and had plenty of pics of it and the airtec was exactly the same..... so that puts that to bed the only difference is the price which if they can sell them for 350 go for it. Business is business.
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Well back on topic I saw the airtec inlets at ford fair and I closely inspected them after reading this post and I can confirm 100% there is NO internal difference in finish it design between the 2 so all the people thinking there is your very confused as I have a hart fitted and had plenty of pics of it and the airtec was exactly the same..... so that puts that to bed the only difference is the price which if they can sell them for 350 go for it. Business is business.
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Its a no brainer for me , wait months from spec-r or get airtec in a few days
It's nearly half the price from airtec so that's my way of thinking . Ive only bought airtec chrome but will be buying cooler and inlet![Content](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/content.gif)
To be honest Ive been let down by spec-r afew times now due to time and wrong parts so I won't use them for that reason![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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I gave them another go though r&b as didnt want to go direct as let down before and mike did chase them but let down by time again .
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It's nearly half the price from airtec so that's my way of thinking . Ive only bought airtec chrome but will be buying cooler and inlet
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To be honest Ive been let down by spec-r afew times now due to time and wrong parts so I won't use them for that reason
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I gave them another go though r&b as didnt want to go direct as let down before and mike did chase them but let down by time again .
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But true Gav, I researched the cores for Pete. For a £700 intercooler the one Spec-r uses is simply the best avaliable much more efficient. If you want a £2000 intercooler then there are cores twice as good. Their are mega cores out there in the refridgeration industry but too expensive. If the Airtec is cheaper it will have used a less efficient core because i know all the prices
. Dont get involved in arguments you know nothing about Gav ive researched & seen the maths on loads of cores.
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just what the acts were??
is there good flow distribution across the cooler?
whats the space velocity?
what is the the residence time of the air in the cooler,
was there a differential pressure across the cooler???
what is the mass volume of the cooler.
all make a difference in the way a cooler will work. its not all about acts!!!
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i would like to see these maths rod, what research did you do on these coolers,
just what the acts were??
is there good flow distribution across the cooler?
whats the space velocity?
what is the the residence time of the air in the cooler,
was there a differential pressure across the cooler???
what is the mass volume of the cooler.
all make a difference in the way a cooler will work. its not all about acts!!!
just what the acts were??
is there good flow distribution across the cooler?
whats the space velocity?
what is the the residence time of the air in the cooler,
was there a differential pressure across the cooler???
what is the mass volume of the cooler.
all make a difference in the way a cooler will work. its not all about acts!!!
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lol maybe, but you could have great acts but more lag, crap throttle response, more load on the turbo as the volume is greater.
I've never seen a cosworth intercooler with good flow distribution which will help cooling lots,but due to the lack of space its hard.
there a good happy medium that don't involve just low acts.
I've never seen a cosworth intercooler with good flow distribution which will help cooling lots,but due to the lack of space its hard.
there a good happy medium that don't involve just low acts.
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There was never any views that the inlet manifold was not the same there taken from the same cast! The debate was over the intercooler as the spac r one which it mega good at keeping the charge temp in check uses the garret core but the copy dose not yet claims to be the best intercooler on the market going by its eBay add but at the end of the day it's each to there own ![Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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