Best Intercooler for a DD?

[Chummel]

Which is better for a daily driver, an air-to-air intercooler or an air-to-water? As this will be my DD, I don't want to worry about heat soak or high IATs. Air to water is a more complex setup, does this mean more chance of issues?

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[sqidd]

If set up correctly a A2W is more efficient.

 

[Sam@Coastal]

If we are specifically talking about the 2015s in a daily driven application so far the air to air cars have been more efficient for me. The whipple cars without the optional fans get brutally hot if your not moving and they seem to heat soak more at a stop and take much longer to get back to a reasonable temp once your moving. I don't really think the exchanger fans are an option in a warmer climate, they are 100% needed down here in Florida in my opinion. I have done several of both types on s550s and so far that's what I've experienced.

 

[sqidd]

If we are specifically talking about the 2015s in a daily driven application so far the air to air cars have been more efficient for me. The whipple cars without the optional fans get brutally hot if your not moving and they seem to heat soak more at a stop and take much longer to get back to a reasonable temp once your moving. I don't really think the exchanger fans are an option in a warmer climate, they are 100% needed down here in Florida in my opinion. I have done several of both types on s550s and so far that's what I've experienced.

Sorry, the dork in me has to point this out (bold above). Taken as written that is incorrect. A2W will always be more efficient than A2A. That is basic science/math. Water will transfer more heat than air every single time.

The word you want to use there is effective.

 

[esacteksab]

Kind of hoping Killer Chiller releases something for the S550 http://killerchiller.com/products/2010-2014-s197-mustang-kit

 

[ProChargerTECH]

If set up correctly a A2W is more efficient.

Until a relay fails, or a pump fails, or the customer does many many back to back pulls and starts to heat soak the fluid.

But yes, they work good.

However air to air's work wonderful, and have no moving parts/electronics to fail.

 

[sqidd]

Until a relay fails, or a pump fails, or the customer does many many back to back pulls and starts to heat soak the fluid.

But yes, they work good.

However air to air's work wonderful, and have no moving parts/electronics to fail.

There are A2W systems that don't heat soak.

 

[sqidd]

Kind of hoping Killer Chiller releases something for the S550 http://killerchiller.com/products/2010-2014-s197-mustang-kit

Killer Chiller = snake oil.

 

[ProChargerTECH]

There are A2W systems that don't heat soak.

We use A/W in the two areas,

Marine
(since you are sitting on the worlds largest body of cold water, no intercooler pump to fail or relays since we use the boats water supply)

Racing
(for when ice is use to bring temps well below ambient)

However it still stands, on something that gets used DAILY for lots of miles.
We continue to prefer the method that has no moving parts.
And still allows for killer power production, killer track times, and no fade.

 

[sqidd]

However it still stands, on something that gets used DAILY for lots of miles.
We continue to prefer the method that has no moving parts.
And still allows for killer power production, killer track times, and no fade.

The system graphed has none of those issues.

 

[esacteksab]

Killer Chiller = snake oil.

Really? Why?

 

[Process]

Coming from a 4 digit HP GT500 that ran large whipples, if you did not run fans on your HE and enlarged HE Fluid tank, your normal driving IAT's sky rocket especially during normal driving.

Both setups work well, just do it smart. But generally physics state liquids conduct heat better than air. You just have a lot more points of failure in an A2W setup. Pumps, kinked hoses, low coolant, a heat exchanger and an intercooler etc.

 

[ProChargerTECH]

Coming from a 4 digit HP GT500 that ran large whipples, if you did not run fans on your HE and enlarged HE Fluid tank, your normal driving IAT's sky rocket especially during normal driving.

Both setups work well, just do it smart. But generally physics state liquids conduct heat better than air.

Careful, he will tell you that this post doesn't apply to his.

But agree with you on all accounts.

 

[LHousePhoto]

I don't have anything to contribute, I just wanted to say, I like how sassy ProChargerTECH is.

That pushes ProCharger to the top of my list if I go s/c instead of TT.

 

[Process]

It's probably because I've annoyed him to high heaven over the past six months.

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