I was wondering this my self. Or would the water get to hot and boil even then? May have to run antifreeze through it instead of straight water.
Only in the winter though.
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Not quite sure what you mean here. I think if you have a completely separate cooling system between your compound stages. But if the boiling point if water is 212 degrees. I think adding a little antifreeze would be a good ideal to play it safe. I wouldn't want that intercooler to explode from steam!
If you pull the coolant from the exit of the radiator the coolant should be much cooler to ambient air temps and thus be able to cool the charge air closer to ambient air temps as well. Discharge back into the radiator return. Use a separate pump.
I may have to try this rather than running a separate radiator. As far as a pump goes, coolant comes out of the water pump and goes directly into the oil cooler. Pretty sure you could drill and tap the block in that passage and let the factory water pump feed the w/a. You may or may not need to discharge back to the block since returning to the radiator would rob GPM from the cooling system. Depends on the application and how much cooling you need. It would also act as a coolant bypass. The less electric crap you have the better.
My biggest reason for going with a w/a setup is to reduce the cubic inches between the compressor wheel and the valves. I'm building a w/a that sits on top of the engine and bolts right to the head.
I may have to try this rather than running a separate radiator. As far as a pump goes, coolant comes out of the water pump and goes directly into the oil cooler. Pretty sure you could drill and tap the block in that passage and let the factory water pump feed the w/a. You may or may not need to discharge back to the block since returning to the radiator would rob GPM from the cooling system. Depends on the application and how much cooling you need. It would also act as a coolant bypass. The less electric crap you have the better.
My biggest reason for going with a w/a setup is to reduce the cubic inches between the compressor wheel and the valves. I'm building a w/a that sits on top of the engine and bolts right to the head.
Best bet is to get some used a/c condensers and craze fittings on the end. There cheap and will cool better than anything else. Go to scrap yard for them to check out the different sizes. They are build for pressure and heat already and the plate design cools much better than the tube and fin design.
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