intercooler infront of rad?

[jt15833]

saw a picture of this in my magazine. The intercooler sits where the radiator usually sits and the radiator is push back 3 inches.

the top of the IC is flush with the top of the radiator.

I would only do this with proper ducting as I know it will have been moved out of the best airflow path.

A huge upside to this would be that you could easily drop a few feet from your piping. Any input?

[MeanGreenS13]

haha yeah, can you say heatsoak? im proud of my 7" spacing between the FMIC and Radiator...

[lostmenoggin]

i had my IC setup like that in my last car. mitsubishi evo8 IC, mishimoto 2 row radiator and FAL 220 fans. never had a problem with overheating.excuse the dirtiness..

[MeanGreenS13]

off topic a bit, any complaints about the mishimoto radiator?

[Bwana]

I know Ryan runs a setup like you're talking about, or did at one point.

[lostmenoggin]

the mishimoto radiator works perfectly. the only complaint i had was when i went to mount my FAL fans. i had to cut a half-circle notch on the fan right by the inlet of the radiator to make sure i could get the hose on far enough to clamp well. but otherwise it fits in the bay perfectly, doesnt leak and keeps temps low!

[float_6969]

I've got my radiator in the stock location, but put the intercooler inside the core support, in front of the radiator. Works great, no real heat soak problems that I've seen. I have ducting so the air HAS to do through the intercooler. it works great.

[MeanGreenS13]

i usually like to modify the stock KA condensor fan, they work great and bolt right up to a mishimoto or koyo radiator. They keep your engine nice and cool

[jt15833]

How much heat transfer could there be?

I know the hot radiator's energy will try to transfer to the colder intercooler. But how much can it accomplish?

At idle I could be running both fans pulling air through and at speeds air would be flowing through. How much of the heat would flow against the air force? Would a complete, small gap between the intercooler and radiator help?

[lostmenoggin]

driving there would probably be none. even just idling i dont think there would be that much to worry about.