WRX style intercoolerunder hood???

[2GturboTALON]

I was just wondering has anyone thought of putting an intercooler under the hood like a WRX and makin a custom hood? Might look cool

 

[n3gativerr0r]

Thats about all youd pick up is the look. The placement of a intercooler on a WRX is actually a terrible design. My guess is the guys at subaru did it mostly for the marketing of the "functional" hood scoop. Almost all serious wrx tuners convert to a front mount design.

The temps above your engine are going to be hotter than in the front of the car so it will hurt your cooling efficiency.. not to mention now you have a intercooler in the way of getting at your motor. That and if you ask me a nice front mount looks better than any hood scoop.

 

[Defiant]

Might look cool

Consult an opthamologist, immediately.

I'm afraid it'd clash with the bright green scoop on the roof, yo dawg.

 

[suicidal2af]

Thats about all youd pick up is the look. The placement of a intercooler on a WRX is actually a terrible design. My guess is the guys at subaru did it mostly for the marketing of the "functional" hood scoop. Almost all serious wrx tuners convert to a front mount design.

The temps above your engine are going to be hotter than in the front of the car so it will hurt your cooling efficiency.. not to mention now you have a intercooler in the way of getting at your motor. That and if you ask me a nice front mount looks better than any hood scoop.

It's actually a fairly efficient location. For one, while it is right in the hot engine compartment, it has ambient air being forced through it. Secondly, the WRX has about 1.5 feet of ic piping. Shortroute what?

The major downside to it is that you can't fit a very large core.

 

[NewB2dsm]

Thats about all youd pick up is the look. The placement of a intercooler on a WRX is actually a terrible design. My guess is the guys at subaru did it mostly for the marketing of the "functional" hood scoop. Almost all serious wrx tuners convert to a front mount design.

The temps above your engine are going to be hotter than in the front of the car so it will hurt your cooling efficiency.. not to mention now you have a intercooler in the way of getting at your motor. That and if you ask me a nice front mount looks better than any hood scoop.

Or maybe b/c for the WRC a top mount might help so you dont hit rocks, trees, ext with it and can not have a leak.

 

[DSMSpyder99]

PLEASE dont post WRONG information on something you dont know what you are talking about . The 2005 WRC WRX uses a V-mount Intercooler and Radiator

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/01/imprezawrc05_engine.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/01/imprezawrc05_03.jpg

Or maybe b/c for the WRC a top mount might help so you dont hit rocks, trees, ext with it and can not have a leak.

 

[green92gsx]

Horrible idea to say the least in a dsm. Even if 80* of air is flowing into the core you still have 100*+ of engine heat baking the shit out of the intercooler under it.
Talk about heat soak.

 

[i jus 8 ur vtec]

my roomate has a wrx and 80 percent of them go to front mounts because they say they work better.............so i wouldsay stick with the front mount..because cooling is better.....the chance to go with bigger cores is better......and working on your engine wont be a hassle............if you want the ''hood scoop'' look just throw in a hood vent



Monty

 

[CanadianTalon]

PLEASE dont post WRONG information on something you dont know what you are talking about . The 2005 WRC WRX uses a V-mount Intercooler and Radiator

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/01/imprezawrc05_engine.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/01/imprezawrc05_03.jpg

Call me crazy, but do I see a turbo mounted basically straight up and down?

 

[leet]

Yeah, because it's not crowded enough as it is under there