I am about to install a PE turbo on my spyder. The previous owner had started to plumb it up to water cool the turbo - but I bought the car before he could finish. See the blue connections below.
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Many air to water inter cooler set ups are already easy to heat soak as it is, especially if you boost for prolonged periods. Trying to cool a turbo with a line from the inter cooler sounds like I am asking for trouble - I'd expect my inter cooler to be severely overworked and unable to properly do its actual job of cooling my intake air. I would much rather tap off of the factory coolant system - but where to tap off of?
It would be much, much better to T off of the engine's coolant line that is nearby for the turbo because the engine's coolant system is very robust and capable of handling that kind of heat – but where to T-off???
As to where to T off of, I am not sure. Please speak up if you have done this before or know some one who has or know where to look for some guidance. By the way - I have searched for days to no avail.
Thanks in advance.
Fred
Many air to water inter cooler set ups are already easy to heat soak as it is, especially if you boost for prolonged periods. Trying to cool a turbo with a line from the inter cooler sounds like I am asking for trouble - I'd expect my inter cooler to be severely overworked and unable to properly do its actual job of cooling my intake air. I would much rather tap off of the factory coolant system - but where to tap off of?
It would be much, much better to T off of the engine's coolant line that is nearby for the turbo because the engine's coolant system is very robust and capable of handling that kind of heat – but where to T-off???
As to where to T off of, I am not sure. Please speak up if you have done this before or know some one who has or know where to look for some guidance. By the way - I have searched for days to no avail.
Thanks in advance.
Fred