Originally Posted by LantanaTX
Corky also really liked the idea but as an engineer wants to study it some more. I am excited that a BEGi sytem might include an idea of mne! What makes Corky like it is some testing he did on his Miata kits. Like I said earlier. His single round charge pipe leaves the turbo passes through the wheel well then down and into the intercooler. He measured a 30 degree drop just on this 40" pipe before entering the intercooler. Now if you look at the leangth of the charge pipe and if you could route this through 3-5 small pipes, you will basically have a charge pipe that has an intercooler effect. I really like this idea because like you said, we can enter and exit on the same side of the radiator which also was driving up the cost of the intercooler. Another advantage is you will not have a intercooler blocking the cooling air to the radiator. A big advantage for me only is that I will still have room for my pusher fan that is mandatory on a V8. Not only would we eliminate the traditional intercooler but all the brackets and mounting hardware. This would make the install much easier too! Just route the pipe up from underneath in front of the condensor, keep it tight to the passenger side and into the engine compartment then follow the contoured relief on the side of the E320 engine cover.
Looks like we are up to three. Anyone else in on this? Maybe someon knows how to make a list?
Another benefit of no FMIC: no need to carve on the core support and neck down the charge pipe to fit. If you recall, on the Needswings, you have to squish a rubber tube through the passenger side. More couplings = more areas for boost to leak. Using a metal pipe would require you to widen the opening.
As for the list:
- JHM2K
- LantanaTX
- (open space to keep Frank on bottom)
- frankeyser
^^^ Copy and paste into the first post, if you like.
