Which Intercooler?

**ls1camino** · 02-28-2016

Trying to figured out which intercooler to go with for my twincharged build. Here is what I've got: L67, Gen V Blower, T67 Turbo, ST5 Cam, Intense Stage 3 heads. Also, what size piping should I go with? 3" or 2.5"?

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...rcooler++666HP

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...rcooler++666HP

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...rcooler++860HP

**SgtMarshal** · 02-28-2016

Bigger is always better, but unless you have an air to water, the air to air will only cool the air so much until the supercharger reheats the air

2.5 inch is good for something like 1000 hp

One more edit, a vertical flow ic is more efficient

**16MustangVet** · 02-28-2016

huh how in the hell is a vertical flow more efficient that blowing straight through on an air to air bar and plate IC?

**SgtMarshal** · 02-28-2016

Research it yourself

**ADrugDealer** · 02-28-2016

Pretty sure water has a much higher coefficient of heat transfer than air. Hency why motors are water-cooled now days.

**16MustangVet** · 02-28-2016

ninja edits are gay just like the over moderation don't hurt anyone's feelings on this forum.......

Now this thread makes no sense got decker talking about air 2 water in an air 2 air thread and marshall being a dork talking about vertical intercoolers when he apparently didn't read or open any of the links in the OP's 1st post.

Good job now this thread looks all bi polar and random

**16MustangVet** · 02-28-2016

Sooo um since this went full retard someone explain why bothering to use a vertical air 2 air intercooler would be worth it for the op' setup with inlet and outlet on opposite ends.

Are the vertical intercoolers cheaper?

Id stick with what plenty of people have used before...... come to think about it I don't think ive ever seen a vertical ic on a turbo setup.

does that mean it wont work? No. Is it worth it? Who knows. I highly doubt anyone is going to test horizontal vs vertical anyways.

**Turbocharged400sbc** · 02-29-2016

up/downflow IC's are more even with temp distribution and cooling airflow, however our core support/headlights and unibody rails constrain us to lower pipe connections, a verticle flow core would end up with some major compromises on piping or require a tubular frontend to gain routing options.

we aren't as lucky as the vette/Fbody guys to have the airflow path over the radiator/core support.

everything is a compromise. our discharge piper is 2" so we can wrap around the AC drier and get to the IC below and around the core support. just so we could keep the battery up front where the weight helps us, and to keep frosty AC....

**Turbocharged400sbc** · 02-29-2016

headlight delete?

**SgtMarshal** · 02-29-2016

these are the two intercoolers I am considering if I ever put the turbo on my car:

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...rcooler++500HP

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...rcooler++720HP

vertical flow intercoolers flow more air and have less pressure drop than horizontal flow. that is why the cores don't need to be as big.

**16MustangVet** · 02-29-2016

hmm weird both intake and discharge on the same side........

**jdredd** · 02-29-2016

I run this...

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...cooler++1000HP

I used 2.5" all around.

I don't have AC ... but the battery moved down and fbody intake and junk, the pipe work we made cleared everything,
so I could have kept AC... but it was dead when car was bought so out it went. Plus, less weight :P

Bigger is always better in this case. I went with the much bigger than really needed intercooler in the hopes that it would not
get as heat soaked at the track. I did in the summer, back to back to back runs with in a tenth of each other. And get back to the pits, and
its pretty cool to the touch considering....