Interchiller install (whipple GT350) and initial report

[mepawn]

So don't make 26psi of boost if your AC fails.

The heat exchanger isn't going to cool it down much anyway aren't you already seeing 200 degree IATs?

It just seems like if you keep the heat exchanger (and don't bypass it) you're just limiting the effectiveness of the interchiller

I got 200+ IATs from my pump also being under powered and having only 2 gallon reservoir tank with IATs at 109 deg from cruising for about an hour before the race. There were a bunch of factors all of which i am addressing. Im looking for redundancy along with never being at risk of the ac shutting off from the evap getting to 35 deg.

But i will be putting in a bypass as well to maximize the interchiller when i want it to

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[DougS550]

I got the stage 2 FI Interchiller as well and got delivered yesterday. Didnt realize it came with an extra condenser. But i guess im going to try and make it all fit, somehow, someway. I just cant stand the idea of not having something if the ac fails especially since im pushing 26psi through a vmp gen3r. Generates a bunch of heat

I had to cut about 2-1/2' out of my crash bar to mount my FI Interchiller Into and I also modified brackets to get everything to fit. I am guess I had no more then 1/4" gap between my FI Interchiller and FI Condecer Fan housing. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[mepawn]

I had to cut about 2-1/2' out of my crash bar to mount my FI Interchiller Into and I also modified brackets to get everything to fit. I am guess I had no more then 1/4" gap between my FI Interchiller and FI Condecer Fan housing. Good luck and keep us posted.

Update. I think i have figured out a way to get it all to fit, well most of it.

So i dont have the factory crash bar, i have the tube front end as it was weight savings so this gives me some additional space.

I am mounting the secondary condenser in front of the original condenser and then forgoing the fan on it. I need to not use the fan to get it all to fit. I am then mounting the VMP multipass heat exchanger with 1" NPT fittings in front of those condensers and that leaves about 1/2" gap between the condenser and the heat exchanger. The interchiller then gets mounted on the bar but instead of it of center shifted towards the engine bay it will be shifted forward towards the bumper. This leaves about another 1/2" gap between the interchiller and heat exchanger.
Now for the fun part, the lower grill interferes with the interchiller about 2". I can remove the lower grill and that saves me about an inch but then the lower grill clips interfere. These will have to be clearanced/cut to everything to sit flush as intended.

 

[DougS550]

Update. I think i have figured out a way to get it all to fit, well most of it.

So i dont have the factory crash bar, i have the tube front end as it was weight savings so this gives me some additional space.

I am mounting the secondary condenser in front of the original condenser and then forgoing the fan on it. I need to not use the fan to get it all to fit. I am then mounting the VMP multipass heat exchanger with 1" NPT fittings in front of those condensers and that leaves about 1/2" gap between the condenser and the heat exchanger. The interchiller then gets mounted on the bar but instead of it of center shifted towards the engine bay it will be shifted forward towards the bumper. This leaves about another 1/2" gap between the interchiller and heat exchanger.
Now for the fun part, the lower grill interferes with the interchiller about 2". I can remove the lower grill and that saves me about an inch but then the lower grill clips interfere. These will have to be clearanced/cut to everything to sit flush as intended.

I thought about installing the small round tube to replace my front crash bar but; I didn't want to loose the support from my OEM crash bar gives to the front middle of my bumper. I didn't want my bumper to only be supported by the upper and lower mount screws. I do think I will buy one and weld a 1/4" rectangle plate on the front and make it to where I can adjust the contact on the top inside lip of the bumper Up and Down so I can adjust the height some when installing. I would also weld tab mounts on the aft part of the Round Crash bar to bolt and secure my interchiller on. I dont want to use adel claps to hold the IC onto the cross bar. Right now I raise my crash bar full up and them tighten the mount bolts to keep my bumper as high as possible due to I have ground issues with lower bumper shroud.

 

[mepawn]

I thought about installing the small round tube to replace my front crash bar but; I didn't want to loose the support from my OEM crash bar gives to the front middle of my bumper. I didn't want my bumper to only be supported by the upper and lower mount screws. I do think I will buy one and weld a 1/4" rectangle plate on the front and make it to where I can adjust the contact on the top inside lip of the bumper so I can adjust the height some when installing. Right now I raise my crash bar full up and them tighten the mount bolts to keep my bumper as high as possible due to I have ground issues with lower bumper shroud.

Yeah my side clips on the bumper are broken and I have quick release pins holding the sides of the bumper plus the top mount screws.

 

[mepawn]

I thought about installing the small round tube to replace my front crash bar but; I didn't want to loose the support from my OEM crash bar gives to the front middle of my bumper. I didn't want my bumper to only be supported by the upper and lower mount screws. I do think I will buy one and weld a 1/4" rectangle plate on the front and make it to where I can adjust the contact on the top inside lip of the bumper Up and Down so I can adjust the height some when installing. I would also weld tab mounts on the aft part of the Round Crash bar to bolt and secure my interchiller on. I dont want to use adel claps to hold the IC onto the cross bar. Right now I raise my crash bar full up and them tighten the mount bolts to keep my bumper as high as possible due to I have ground issues with lower bumper shroud.

So here is the install so far! Got everything mounted an all ac lines ran along with the bumper being trimmed to fit.
Just waiting on some fittings to run my 1" lines.

 

[mepawn]

So here's the update so far. Got everything plumbed up now and got a diverted valve for the HE/Interchiller. I have it set up so when the interchiller is in drag mode the valve bypasses the HE and the water is dedicated to the interchiller.
Got everything to fit very snug with 1 inch lines and am currently waiting on the thread sealer to set. Initially tried Teflon tape but that leaked at almost every fitting. In addition, i added steel plate to the front of the interchiller to protect it from any potential debris.

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