Intercooler temps
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Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has taken temp reading before and after their intercoolers, Has anyone? if so what are they if you don't mind sharing?

i've got a couple of temp gauges to fit into mine just havent got round to doing it yet thats all.

I was seeing 120+ after turbine and 45 absolute max (generally more like 35/40) after the intercooler.
T2 turbo, 16psi, RSTS2 intercooler.

bugger, my temp gauges will only go up to about 75 degrees...looks like its just one after the cooler then.

Although it is nice to see what is coming out of the turbo (so you can assess how efficient your cooler is) it is the actual charge temps that are of more importance.

I seem to remember having 90ish on the inlet to the intercooler and 35ish on the exit. That was a 5 GTT cooler and around 15psi boost.

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where do you guys get your sensors and guages from? ive found a sensor from demon tweeks, but i'll be damned if i can find an air temp guage other then a digital one on ebay! any pointers?
cheers
steve

doh! why did i start messing with it!

Well, The sensors from the Rover MPi's are cheap - and linear to 100 degrees.
All you need to do is set up a pot on the stove, with a thermometer, and measure the resistance at different temps - then plot the results and you'll have a (hopefully linear) curve that you can just take the resistance reading and simply convert into a temperature reading...

huh, so far these figures give a lot more intercooler efficiency than I was expecting!

The Rover sensors are easily "collected" from the scrappy, that's what i use.

Phil.

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yep - but take anything over 100 degrees with a pinch of salt....

miniwilliams can get ready to plug in ones for about £50

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

yes the intercooler is the one item that is underated in most peoples eyes

as one famouse turbo guru once stated

"an intercooler is not the icing on the cake"
"its MORE cake"

heres a link of a company in the uk who supply the mentioned gauges SPA.

http://www.spa-uk.co.uk/design/dualgauges.asp


these are dual gauges temp and pressure.
altough a shade expensive!
you get what you pay for


these are on my shopping list shortley.

lol yeah nice stuff, but a little more than my pocket can handle at the moment!
cheers dave i'll have a look into that too.
steve.

doh! why did i start messing with it!

Hi,
Try these for size! HTH.
Cheers,
Gavin. :)

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Haven't we been here before? Tom (?) or someone purchased a gauge, then found somewhere that sold them for $3 or somet silly...

i just bought one

http://www.watercoolingshop.com/catalog/pr...products_id=191

however it isnt quite the same as thwe ones on ebay i think as it doesnt have the 1.5m cable, more like 50cm, and you need to cut off the old connector

easily resolved though

yup those are the ones i've got aswell. make sure you get a resistor aswell Nic, they work on 5V not 12V as standard...

ooo fork me!! thanks for pointing that out

What coolers are you all using?

I am thinking about a renult megan TD cooler, looks nice and small, and ideal to fit at the front of a mini

Smart-car core, own end-caps.

So long as your below 40 degrees C enering the engine... its all good :)

Alex

AlexF

"Can I legally marry people now that I am ordained in the Church of the SubGenius?" aka i know jack sh"t

i also make things

i love coming home to chrome

computers run different voltages on different parts i believe. i know they use 3v, 5v and 12v...


P.S. saw all your gearbox bits down at daves on sunday :)

Edited by Nick on 7th Feb, 2006.