[DeTomaso] Intercooler Radiator Placement Question

[John Bentley (jab)]

Chris,

Ok, where the f did you get this super-charger intercooler combo!?! :)  What kind of injection are you using?

I'm in that not-so-comfortable place between not having a big enough pile of money laying around to let someone else do it for me, and not knowing enough to do it myself.

Do you have any pics of your system?

I just hope I live long enough for Fred T to get tired of his wicked supercharged work-of-art so he'll sell it to me!  :)

JB


 

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of Chris Difani
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:42 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Intercooler Radiator Placement Question

Guys:

Once again here I am with another peculiar question.... (and before this 
question "starts", thank you all for your thoughts and information on my EFI 
"where should the return line be" question).

I've got a supercharger with an intercooler in my Pantera. The intecooler is 
a air-water type. The question here is where's a good place to hang the 
radiator in the rear of the car?

The radiator is 15" by 14", and 1.3" thick. I'll run 5/8" ID hose to it, 
wherever "it" may be. The system has a circulation pump so it doesn't rely 
on gravity or heat syphoning. I've got a small header tank for this as 
well.... or I may use a Degas bottle instead (haven't decided on that one 
yet). The radiator will need a small fan on it too, for active cooling.

The capacity of this system is 1.5 gallons, the system cycles on at 140°F 
(temp sensor at the intercooler) and/or when the boost is "on". These 
condtions may be "adjusted" when real life sticks it's ugly nose into my 
bright and shiny calculations... later this summer... maybe... The "on" temp 
is adjustable, and the "on" boost point is also adjustable.

Originally I thought I'd simply hang this under the AC condenser at the rear 
of the car, and use the AC fan for double duty.... And I may still do 
that.... but I'd rather have the collective group's intelligence applied to 
this instead of my minimalist intelligence.... I've heard mention of things 
like this being installed behind the rear tires, "inside" the fenders... but 
I'm not exactly sure just what that entails... or if it was some kind of 
peculiar substance pipe dream astral communication... or when I was stuck 
under the dash.... when there wasn't any circulation to my brain....

So anyway, got any good thoughts on this?

Chris

Chris Difani
'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
Sacramento, CA
Email: cdifani at pacbell.net 
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