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Offline RawrX8

Intercooler sizing
« on: August 14, 2012, 01:34:00 PM »
Couldnt find exactly the information I wanted over on the club. Maybe someone here might have good information here. Max sizes you can fit on the FD? Tank to tank and seems like 12-14 inches tall is where ive seen most stop. Thanks.
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Offline usmcpi

Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2012, 05:21:59 PM »
do you have a tape measure?

Offline RawrX8

Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2012, 05:18:32 PM »
Har Har ;) Should have included that I don't have a bumper. I ended up buying a 12.5x22x4.5 treadstone fmic. Still waiting on a bumper :(
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Offline Speedfab

Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2012, 07:53:50 PM »
12x24 cores (such that the total width with tanks ends up in the 30-32" area) or somewhere close to that size seem to work pretty well in 3rd gen RX7s.  I wouldn't go any taller than 12" on the core, and in fact a little shorter is fine.  I've built a lot of intercoolers for these cars.


unless you own a turbo ls9 rx7 you do not know what the fuck you are talking about.

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Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2012, 08:53:17 PM »
12x24 cores (such that the total width with tanks ends up in the 30-32" area) or somewhere close to that size seem to work pretty well in 3rd gen RX7s.  I wouldn't go any taller than 12" on the core, and in fact a little shorter is fine.  I've built a lot of intercoolers for these cars.

Nuh uh.

Offline Ls1-fd

Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2012, 09:04:40 PM »
I used TR12 Treadstone intercooler.
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Offline RawrX8

Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2012, 09:08:13 PM »
Nuh uh.

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Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2012, 09:21:08 PM »
Tracy what's your feeling on downflow vs crossflow intercoolers on low-pressure, high CFM boosted applications like a 10psi LSx? 

Offline mefarri

Re: Intercooler sizing
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2012, 11:21:25 PM »
I used TR12 Treadstone intercooler.

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