ssglass Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 just noticed that when the engine is hot that the intercooler coolant is very cool, not even luke warm, it is definitley pumping i can see it coming out of the hose into the resevoir. shouldnt it be as warm as the radix itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 The intercooler fluid flows through a heat exchanger under the blower, so it does pick up some engine heat from conduction, and some more heat through the hoses via radiation. Under non-boosted conditions, this is offset by the cooling action of intake air flowing through it, along with the cooling done by the heat exchanger out in front of the radiator. Under boost, the situation changes, as the intake air becomes hot and the intercooler tries to remove the heat and get rid of it through the heat exchanger out in front of the radiator. under non-boosted conditions, I find the intercooler fluid (as it exits the intercooler) runs about 7-10 degrees higher than the outside air temperature. If you could stick your finger in the reservoir while you ran it under boost, you would find it gets much hotter On a hot day, under boost, I have seen it get to about 130 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssglass Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 ok thanks for the info. greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSplaytoy Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 I have seen a guy use dry ice in a resavoir with a vortech, can you do it with a radix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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