Factory air to water aftercooler
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03-07-2010 | 04:28 PM
Diesel Bomber
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From: Kingwood, WV
that's sexy 
i just bought a plate-fin transcooler, it accomodates 1/2 in line with like a 900 cfm fan...i'm hoping it'll keep up with my transmission but idk if that'd even be enough to keep up with the aftercooler. i'm sure itd be enough to cool it back down after a pass, or a pull on the dyno but a continuous climb up a hill it'd probably fall behind. maybe if you were to increase the capacity of the system that way it isnt needing to recycle coolant gallon for gallon that flows thru the aftercooler.
i just bought a plate-fin transcooler, it accomodates 1/2 in line with like a 900 cfm fan...i'm hoping it'll keep up with my transmission but idk if that'd even be enough to keep up with the aftercooler. i'm sure itd be enough to cool it back down after a pass, or a pull on the dyno but a continuous climb up a hill it'd probably fall behind. maybe if you were to increase the capacity of the system that way it isnt needing to recycle coolant gallon for gallon that flows thru the aftercooler.
#13
03-07-2010 | 04:37 PM
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From: Capo Beach, CA
Originally Posted by seandonato73
i work at a diesel machine shop. most if not all the bigger engines we see use a water to air aftercooler, i tend to think they didn't use them in pickups because of the size, some of the ones on B Cummins stick up pritty far, which could lead to hood clearence issues. but if you can make one fit it should work great
I theorize that the performance increase comes from the fan-shape of it allowing air to spread to all of the cylinders more evenly as much as it comes from the aftercooling affect.
#15
03-07-2010 | 11:14 PM
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From: lebanon, Pa
#16
03-08-2010 | 01:15 AM
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Thanks for the replies guys!! I think im gonna just hook it in to the engine coolant and try it that way. I have every thing 2 do it just the ambition. LOL gonna do some test runs with current air to air first im gonna install a boost gauge before the air to air so i can record the pressure drop. and compare with the air to water. I lucked into this one on e-bay picked it up for $150.00 very good shape as are the lines.
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03-08-2010 | 11:22 AM
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From: Capo Beach, CA
Thanks for the replies guys!! I think im gonna just hook it in to the engine coolant and try it that way. I have every thing 2 do it just the ambition. LOL gonna do some test runs with current air to air first im gonna install a boost gauge before the air to air so i can record the pressure drop. and compare with the air to water. I lucked into this one on e-bay picked it up for $150.00 very good shape as are the lines.
I would've bid you up to at least $250.
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