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Postby Miles » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:43 pm

Recently fitted my chargecooler from ART.
Results, Fantastic. Car has been completly transformed. Just keeps on going.
Get one..':D'':D'':D'
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Postby simontaylor » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:05 pm

Some pictures of Dave's installation.
Note the swirlpot/header-filler tank installed in the n/s engine bay side shelf. Dave said the system was very easy to bleed air out of it. Also the dump valve has been re-sited and the output has been fed back to the turbo input pipe to minimise blow off noise.

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Postby David Gentleman » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:56 pm

Cmon, I wanna see some pics of it finally lowered... :wink: 8)
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Postby spryboy1974 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:30 pm

Not the best position for the pipe work in my opinion,its soaking up all that heat from the exhaust!!! :o
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Postby David Gentleman » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:54 pm

Extremely negligible though, hence the reason why we use water in chargecoolers, as it is so difficult to heat up water quickly 8)

The pump flows 300cc/second, it has no time to warm either.. :)
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Postby spryboy1974 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:13 pm

True,but the pipework itself will be constantly heated and this will transfer to the water quicker?? :shock:
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Postby David Gentleman » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:32 pm

Dave's pipework isn't really on the exhaust, its just under the original boost pipes, which would probably suffer more heat soak issues that the clear piping as they have only air flowing through them rather than water, which as I mentioned is far harder to heat than air.

Its swings and roundabouts, his pipework may be near a heat source, though the plastic pipe is very non conductive, and the other flip of the coin is he has lengthened the water system quite alot by this placement, so if any water is warmed, there is alot more of it to try and heat up.
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Postby spryboy1974 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:41 pm

Swings and roundabouts like you say.
The car was never designed to have a charge cooler fitted,so the ultimate installation will never be acheived! :lol:
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Postby David Gentleman » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:52 pm

spryboy1974 wrote:Swings and roundabouts like you say.
The car was never designed to have a charge cooler fitted,so the ultimate installation will never be acheived! :lol:


Over the roof and down the bonnet... :lol:
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Postby spryboy1974 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:54 pm

Air and water cooled, what more do you want!!! 8)
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Postby clee » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:55 pm

CC's are well gay .ne ghey :lol:
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Postby spryboy1974 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:02 pm

Trust you to lower the tone! :lol:
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Postby David Gentleman » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:15 pm

clee wrote:CC's are well gay .ne ghey :lol:


..go and polish your interwarmer... :lol:
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Postby clee » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:26 pm

...I will then, you go and PS the optimal CC install :wink:
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Postby andyh877 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:29 pm

clee wrote:...I will then, you go and PS the optimal CC install :wink:


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