Originally Posted by ShawnQ
HDDP,
Do you see any feasible way to move the heat exchanger out from between the 'V', and into cooler air?
I assume that if you plan to leave it there, then you've thought out all of the options, and decided on the most cost effective way to do it to provide best bang for buck.
I'm new to 'foreign' cars, but other than this one, the only other cars I know of that had their intercooler so close to the engine were the SVO Mustangs and T-Bird turbo coupes. Even those were 'off' of the 2.3L and actually stayed fairly cool.
SQ
I'll take some photos of the interconnect between the SC and the Charge Air Cooler, but I don't think there is a feasible way to remove it from the V... There are some ways to insulate the system and reduce the heat... I'll try to document this as I progress... But the coolant system is really stupid...
I have ordered a Bell heat exchanger that is 3.5"d X 6.5"h X 18"w that will fit in front of the OEM radiator without intruding on the airflow to the radiator. Also bored the ports of the charge air cooler from the OEM 5/8" to 3/4" and ordered custom heat sink tube from cain industries to plumb the SC cooling liquid from a custom aluminum cooling tank that will be pumped by a 6.9 gpm marine impeller pump...