v type intercooler and radiator set up.

[eldiabloz13]

Has anyone seen the super street augst 2006 issue? It has a subaru on the frount but in the mag it has a sweet looking set up. Im almost sure its on a NSX. The pic is kinda crappy but do you guys think this set up could be adapted to our cars. Im not saying have those same angles as the IC and radiator but somewhat the same?

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[ILLiCliPSE]

Ya...V-mount ICs are cool. You'll see them a lot on drifter cars and JGTC or Tsukuba Time Attack cars. I can imagine that it wouldnt be TOO hard, yet anything can happen. I dont think anyone makes a kit for it.

 

[eldiabloz13]

nice. It seems like a smart idea. so both get good airflow and everything like that

 

[brute]

It's not hard, you just need to fabricate mounts. Other than that, it's just plumbing the lines.

NSX's are rear engined...

 

[eldiabloz13]

ohh so the car in that cant be a NSX. The engine is right there and you can see the left pipe goes to the throttle body about 4in after the outlet on the IC. So what kind of car may it be

 

[Lunch_Box]

I believe Greg Collier on here has a v-mount set up in his race car.

 

[v8killar]

I see them alot on fds. Wouldn't you need alot of room at the front of the car for this type of setup??

 

[xveganxcowboyx]

I see them alot on fds. Wouldn't you need alot of room at the front of the car for this type of setup??

I think that's almost a necessity. The stock layout makes a front mount difficult on them.

If you assume you'll go into the area in front of the radiator that you'd usually use for a front mount then you probably wouldn't need to much room.

 

[eldiabloz13]

Well i was thinking cutting the frame all the way to the lights. You have a little room for your turbo then the rad fans.then the rad. then the IC usually. Well start the like this...... turbo stops at the line and the v starts like this.....l < ). It couldent be that degree as in the pic but still a good flow rate. Im sure a 2g has a better chance with this then a 1g though other wise id give it a try. ALso the intercooler and radiator on that set up is huge. So we can just use a smaller one and get away with it and still get adiquite flow.

 

[flacopower]

I think that's almost a necessity. The stock layout makes a front mount difficult on them.

actually the reason a lot of fd guys don't run fmic is because they have lots of overheating problems.. my best friend owns a fd..

 

[eldiabloz13]

whats a fd?

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Do we have any better pics or diagrams of this kind of setup? I can't see anything in that little picture.
And I second the "what is fd?" comment.

front door..
four door
fast driver..
fabulous driver
flippin' dark..
formula drag?
familial dysautonomia
fire department
floppy disk..

oo! is it Father's Day?

 

[greengoblin]

FD is a 3rd gen RX-7 and the produce tons of heat so putting an intercooler in front of the radiator is not such a good idea.

 

[eldiabloz13]

Nope thats the best pic i can do w/o my laptop. If anyone else can help it would be much appreciated

 

[flacopower]

Do we have any better pics or diagrams of this kind of setup? I can't see anything in that little picture.
And I second the "what is fd?" comment.

front door..
four door
fast driver..
fabulous driver
flippin' dark..
formula drag?
familial dysautonomia
fire department
floppy disk..

oo! is it Father's Day?

FD3S.. its the chassis code for the third generation tt rx7s.. the problem is that while rotaries make a lot of power, they are very gas and heat inefficent..

 

[nightspeed87]

i dont see how that would work on a dsm unless you put different bumpers ( bodykit ) or something and did some custom fabbing, Because I feel like theres very little room to even put a front mount on our cars in the first place, it basically hogs all the air from the radiator.

( greg colliers car has the drift body kit by the way )

 

[slipstream808]

Wait, I'm sorry, what is a V-mount?

 

[eldiabloz13]

Yeh i hear you nightspeed but im sure it can be done. Matter of fact just by basic measurements it will work. You just need a smaller radiator and IC. Your clearence on the front of the car would be a great deal less(I KNOW I KNOW...as if it isnt bad enough right.) Yes and i agree with the body kit remark also. It wouldent look right w/o a body kit bumper. Personaly i think its only a 2g thing. Ill check out if the 1g can come close tomorrow.

Now also a V mount is where the radiator sits at a angle and so the the IC. In the shape of a V but going like this on a car <..The top part of that would be a IC and the bottom would be the radiator. Can you see the pic at the top i know it sucks but any chance you do?

 

[95-talontsi]

FD3S.. its the chassis code for the third generation tt rx7s.. the problem is that while rotaries make a lot of power, they are very gas and heat inefficent..

as opposed to the non tt models

 

[v8killar]

i think a V mount on our cars would be awsome. No overheating problems and it would just look sweet.

 

[eldiabloz13]

Ok well how about this. WHO would like to see this set up on a dsm. 1g if i do it. If i get enough people to say do it then ill give it a shot and see if it truely can be done.

 

[brute]

I think it'd be a waste. But if you do it, try to log coolant temperatures, charge temperature, dyno pulls both before and after, etc.

 

[eldiabloz13]

Well im going to graph it tomorrow. Get some measurements and see what basis i need for it to work. I just see that i lose some time,tube metal and maybe a bumper.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

I found this,
so here's our better picture.

http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1286

 

[pnishr]

As has been mentioned: This has already been done on a 1g. Greg Collier is currently running this setup. Find him, and search his posts about the build of his current race setup. It can be and IS done. If you want to try it, I encourage it, in fact, you could probably PM Greg to ask about it. Good luck, let us know how it goes. I'll eventually be setting one up similarly, but a wider V with the IC as high as possible, and a vented bumper.

Oh, and if you're running a V, it's for better cooling, so switching to a smaller radiator would negate the benefits, so perhaps a different bumper is kinda a necessity, unless you can really cram that crap in there.