That thing is so clean!!! :cool: It makes me jealous.... :drool:
Seriously that is one nice setup and it runs well to :burnout:
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That thing is so clean!!! :cool: It makes me jealous.... :drool:
Seriously that is one nice setup and it runs well to :burnout:
Im bringing this back up from the dead because I have a few questions and I don't feel like making a new topic.
- What are the underhood temps at under normal driving circumstances? Are they extremely high or low?
- Is the piping coated?
I might have a few more later, but just trying to get some more info.
Thanks,
david
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(duckysbht @ Mar 8 2007, 01:46 PM) [snapback]85718[/snapback]</div>WHEN I WAS AT ALLEN'S I LOOKED AT THE PIPING AND IT WAS COATED. HE WANTED TO DO A SWAP ON MINE, BUT I WOULDN'T LET HIM, BUT YEA COATED. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE HEAT, I WOULD ASSUME UNDER NORMAL DRIVING IT WOULD GET AS HOT AS THE MANIFOLDS, B/C THE TURBINE IS JUST SPINNING FREELY?Quote:
Im bringing this back up from the dead because I have a few questions and I don't feel like making a new topic.
- What are the underhood temps at under normal driving circumstances? Are they extremely high or low?
- Is the piping coated?
I might have a few more later, but just trying to get some more info.
Thanks,
david
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JAMEST
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(duckysbht @ Mar 8 2007, 01:46 PM) [snapback]85718[/snapback]</div>Adding any supercharger to the engine, that is under the hood, is going to increase temps.Quote:
Im bringing this back up from the dead because I have a few questions and I don't feel like making a new topic.
- What are the underhood temps at under normal driving circumstances? Are they extremely high or low?
- Is the piping coated?
I might have a few more later, but just trying to get some more info.
Thanks,
david
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I don't know the exact temps, but I can tell you all the plastic and tubing that is near the charger hasn't melted.
No, they aren't extremely high, but they did increase over stock.
The power it adds to the engine won't leave you worrying about how much heat increased.
Plus, the intercooler keeps temps just above outside temps.
The piping isn't coated with the base kit, but add about $250 for coating the hot parts.
bring on the questions,
allen
Well I was reading that wrapping the pipes would increase "spoolage" of the turbo, and with the pipes wrapped and not coated, it would lead to rusting and bad stuff like that. And coating them prevents them from rusting.
If using the factory exhaust manifolds for the front mount turbo, would wrapping the pipes be beneficial even though the turbo can already spool up 5 pounds on a stock converter?
What about STS? Do they coat the pipes?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(duckysbht @ Mar 8 2007, 03:57 PM) [snapback]85733[/snapback]</div>Trust me, there is no need for faster spool up on this front mount, it's almost instant!Quote:
Well I was reading that wrapping the pipes would increase "spoolage" of the turbo, and with the pipes wrapped and not coated, it would lead to rusting and bad stuff like that. And coating them prevents them from rusting.
If using the factory exhaust manifolds for the front mount turbo, would wrapping the pipes be beneficial even though the turbo can already spool up 5 pounds on a stock converter?
What about STS? Do they coat the pipes?
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Stainless steel will not rust, so wrap them if you'd like, there won't be any issues.
No, they use the stock exhaust, uncoated
Reason I ask is I was just browsing some topics on pt.net and re-read the old "STS vs. whipple vs radix vs...." and it raised alot of questions.
Do you know of any disadvantages, or recent problems the front mount has run into? Not so much as installation, but more like operating issues.
bringing this back up for a couple more questions...
I was being bored and browsing the nelson performance web page and saw that the front mount comes with an air to air intercooler. What is the difference between air to air and air to water, and which one is better?
Air to air = less maintenance and slower exchange of heat
Air to water = need water pump and reservoir, faster exchange of heat
Top dogs in turbo drag cars dump ice water into their air to water units before each pass.
For a street vehicle I think it is retarded to run an a2w setup, too much shit to go wrong and your IATs are NOT going to be much if any better on the street then an a2a setup. a2w is best suited for the track when you can throw ice in teh reservior and bring the temps way down otherwise on the street you are just cruising with ambient water running through it. Its not worth all the extra complicity over an a2a which has NOTHING to go wrong with and besides, Allen has posted results on his Av where the IATs were within 10*s of ambient thats good enough for me with an a2a.