Re: IC tank separation question
Originally Posted by smpshady
Ok, more questions.
#1:
In BrianBrave's IC separation thread:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...lant-tank.html
What is the benefit of doing the "BrianBrave" setup over the modified setup?
attached is my proposal, it would merely be an overflow tank just in case, b/c I am running the stock HE.
I am trying to keep as stock as possible, and I do a lot of sitting in traffic (no air flow to engine radiator, and I like using my AC).
#2:
I don't plan on ever using ice, and I imagine that the hose routing would require a lot more work... would putting the reservoir in between the HE and the IC pump benefit cooling at all? NOTE: not going to add ice.
#3:
Excluding the cap, would the tank need 2 or 3 inlets/outlets - 1-inlet,1-outlet,1-overflow outlet (like on the stock tank)? Does it need the overflow outlet just in case or for air/fluid expansion? I only plannned on keeping the tank half full.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Steve
My setup uses a "circulation/flow tank" so that you gain extra coolant capacity (about .95 gallons) flowing thru the system at all times. This allows heat to be spread out over more fluid and will quicken recovery time from high IAT's. I can pop the cap on my custom IC tank and watch the fluid flowing like a fountain.
BBdiagram.jpg
This setup also allows for the rapid dissipation of any trapped air. With a surge tank (the modified setup), the coolant in the tank is stagnant. It's only purpose is to provide the coolant a place to go when it expands, draw from when it cools and provide pressure to raise the boiling point of the coolant.
Mine did take a little extra hose routing - but like I said in the write up - I used only existing hoses. (Along with relocating the pump)
Last edited by BrianBrave; Jul 23, 2009 at 02:46 AM.