The BEST Intercooler? | Water to Air VS Air to Air Intercoolers [TECH NUGGET] 

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On my GT4, and using the stock WTA intercooling core; I upgraded the front radiator to accomodate a newer, aluminum one. Added two fans to the front of it (pushing) that turn on when the stock system kicks the pump on (aka when a throttle signal is detected), AND added Water/meth injection to boot. Car was able to boost FAR past its stock limits, granting around 330awhp, and 350 ft/bs torque. Accompanying mods were: Full cat back including downpipe (3in). Greddy Airfilter. 3rd gen 3sge intake (or exhaust) cam. Adjusted cam timing and a boost controller. Also heat wrapped the intercooler, since it sat right above the cylinder head. Stock HP numbers put it at 245hp, with around 220-230 at the wheels. Car was daily driven for 2 years, and the intercooler pipes just about ALWAYS stayed cold to the touch. Oops, didnt mean pips, as the stock intercooler has short rubber (in my case poly) adapters that lead from the turbo (about 4in long) to the intercooler, and the one from the intercooler to the manifold (about 3in long). If you need a pic for reference, just google Celica GT4 engine bay. Temps never rose above what my buddies car ATA system would rise to, and the car was also put through: togue/autocross/drifting/light rallying. Only time temps really rose higher than ATA intercoolers, was during our late night runs around the island, where the car was usually continually driven hard for 2-4 hours straight. So it was kinda expected to be a bit high. I am posting this, since there is still so much ignorance and mis-information about WTA intercoolers and whether or not they can adapted to a street driven vehicle, or what its main cons are against ATA intercoolers. From my experience, the largest two "cons" against ATA setups are, complexity of design and weight (the amount of water in the system, and water pump, plus the addition of another radiator). The biggest pros are obviously reduced intake temps (like, REALLY LOW), far better response, torque and horsepower. Another pro, is that you can confuse everyone that looks at your car, when they wonder why you have two radiators, but seriously, the pros outweigh the cons in a street application. I believe they dont on race or sports competition situations (contrary to popular belief).

Skid factory and HPA doing a vid on heat exchangers? What a day to be alive!

For drag racing air/water gives you much better recovery time

Can you do a video on intercoolers bar and plate vs tube and fin?

You guys are the best

i use snow water injection

If you mix 33% salt with ice you will get -2 degree Fahrenheit fluid instead of 33 degree Fahrenheit fluid a full 35 degrees colder

Is Air to Water Intercooler system can use in drifting specially if you swap a 6 cylinder or 8 cylinder engines on S chassis platform ADVANTAGE or DISADVANTAGE ?

What about freon to air

Please stop saying heated ear it is heated air LMAO

Water to ear huh? =)

Is he saying ear, or air?😆😜

Nah it was water to hair

I don’t like hot ears 👂

You say word very weirdly

What about the 'DEi cryogenic c02' kit ??? How does this compare ???

Ear to ear

First comment! I'm setting up a v mounted air to air intercooler for my rx7.

What about Turbo Lag? In a Drift Car, weight and the additional radiator may not be a big issue. I would prefer to waste 50whp but gain reaction time from the turbo.

Cirrect me if I'm wrong but front ducting isn't just there for the intercooler. Watercooler, oilcooler and the engine itself gets cooled by smashing through the air.

how big does the heat exchanger for the air to water intercoolers need to be? is it the same size as normal engine radiator?

Can the water to air intercooler be used in a street car application?

About the heatexchangers, are the cores "ordinary" (2-3 row) radiatorcores with endtanks and fluidfittìngs? Can't find any info on that.

This is indeed excellent! By the way, what is the brand of the Water to Air Intercooler and the Heat Exchanger used in the Titan Supra?

Great tips Ben!

1:05 - may not actually be a problem as an air-air charge cooler will also be placed to the front and they are less efficient to boot. Iced water is indeed MUCH colder, but at least as important is the thermal mass of the liquid - it takes much more heat energy to warm up than an air-filled air-air heat exchanger that, on the start line, is getting NO cooling air through it and, if building boost on a 2-step, that may be significant. Other advantages of air-water-air are the greatly simplified plumbing. The air-water section can be best designed for efficiency - pipe length, bend, diameter, etc. For the water-air heat exchanger (if used) they are much more efficient than air-air, smaller tanks (ends) are needed, pipework is of a much smaller diameter and bends aren't as important, so installation is much easier. As mentioned, this also makes them much easier to rear mount efficiently. [edit] Forgot, their increased efficiency also means they can be smaller and so more easily concealed for the stealth look and, with some creative work, may even allow integrating with the A/C system (like Chrysler did) to chill the cooling liquid, ready for when it is actually needed! :-)

Can you use dry ice to keep the water cold

When is someone going to use freon from an ac system to make the coolest intercooler!!??

Heated ear is the enemy? CHECK! Less oxygen for volume of ear? CHECK! Water to ear? Are you sure I won't get an ear infection?