Hey there, Ive found a 550mm x 140mm x 65mm intercooler for my car but my question is will it flow enough for big power? im going all out so want my intercooler to be able to keep up. any help?

Cheers, Sam

It will probably flow plenty, the problem is how little cooling it will do along the way.

I probably won't go with anything less then 600x200 TBH (for a 3SGE running about 7psi), considering the GReddy Type-31 is the smallest core for the 3SGE and it's 600x184x76, I would stick with that as a minimum.

How much power are you after?

Heaps lol. forgies, link etc

To some 200KW is heaps, to others, 600KW is nothing.

Please elaborate so we know what we can help you with.

You must have a figure your chasing in your head right? Your not just building and hoping for whatever you can get?

300kw atw would be nice and acheivable with the huge masterpower turbo i have, but more than that would just be awsome lol

For that I prob wouldn't go any lower then 600x240x76, just make sure you get a decent intercooler and not a Trademe spec'd intercooler and you should be ok

something to think about it the type of cooler. bar and plate or tube and fin.

Bar and plate creates more pressure drop across the core but in doing so can achive a lower out let temp but you have to put more air into get it out.

Tube and find on the other hand won't achieve as low a drop in temp as bar and plate as it has less surface area to remove the heat. but it does allow better flow. Which in turn creates less pressure drop.

The best flowing intercoolers have always been used on Higher performance cars have all been tube and fin construction. Using as many tubes as possible.

A good example of one is a GT-R cooler

A good example of a bad cooler is a XR-6 turbo. requires almost double what goes into to get it out.

also 300kw atw out of 2lt = LAG

2jzgte :D

Hrmmm Masterpower. Is it journal bearing?

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... Or ball bearing ( your turbo )?