Ok guys I'm thinking about moving my intercooler res to the spare tire well in the rear. other than the obvous weight advantages and more water are there any disadvatages to this??? like time it takes for coolant to get to the front of the car??? Just checking to see if I'm not taking something into consideration that I'm missing.
IC coolant tank in trunk pros/cons
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kind of in between Its not my DD but i do intend to take it out on the weekends\track. I have a truck for a DD. so yeah thats taken into consideration. I'm running a spec stage 5 clutch so its no where near a dd.
Know a bunch of fellas that are running the cells in the trunk and most all of them are pretty much track cars. Great for maximizing icing strategies and takes weight off the front of the car and put's it in the rear.
I've raced with several guys with this setup and often times when they return back to the pits after a run, there is still ice in the reservoir. This is a superior way to maximize lower IAT2 temps with ice.
Only real cons are obviously elimination of conventional spare setup, the additional weight of the extra water, (even though it's at least in the rear...), and the cost of a crap load more ice!!!
I've raced with several guys with this setup and often times when they return back to the pits after a run, there is still ice in the reservoir. This is a superior way to maximize lower IAT2 temps with ice.
Only real cons are obviously elimination of conventional spare setup, the additional weight of the extra water, (even though it's at least in the rear...), and the cost of a crap load more ice!!!
like IronTerp said....no spare....extra weight (approx 50lbs but its in the right place!)
the ice part wont matter unless you go to the track and ice it down, which in that case youll use a lot of ice. I use 100lbs of ice in 6 runs but I use A LOT.
the ice part wont matter unless you go to the track and ice it down, which in that case youll use a lot of ice. I use 100lbs of ice in 6 runs but I use A LOT.
thanks guys I think i'm going to look into getting this does anyone sell kits or do you have to piece it together?
Chiseled Performance sells the tank w/ pump. the rest is up to you
There are no cons, only pros.
Locating the tank in the trunk will creat more work for the pump having to overcome the flow restriction and extra mass of coolant and reduce it's output to a fair degree. A bigger pump would help.
That is incorrect.
it would have to alittle. it does make sense in away. don't most people who relocate to the rear run a larger pump. I seen the chiseled with the intank pump. the rest is huge AN fittings and hoses hu?
I won't be able to run ice in mine but it seems like it would stand to reason that water temp would remain cooler longer if the tank was mounted in the trunk. I may try this once I get my car out of surgery and get it tuned. The question is would if be enough of a difference without ice to be worth the trouble of locating it back there.
I never see the coolant in the I/C reservoir get much more than tepid on the stock setup....
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