I'm just finishing up the install of my new Greddy kit!

It occured to me that there is alot of room between the intercooler and a/c condenser. I wasn't sure if this was even a good idea so I searched this site and didn't find anything. However, I searched the internet and it seems that alot of other people are doing it to other cars.

I have room enough to fit a 9" x 9" x 4"deep fan, since I previously moved the receiver/dryer more toward the center of the vertical beam. I figured the receiver/dryer was blocking air flow through the radiator slightly so I moved it while the bumper was off. It would be nice to have the fan wired to intake air temp or even vehicle speed to have it come on while sitting still or even at slower speeds.

So, has anyone done this and/or have any pros/cons of doing this?

Thanks,

Erich

 

It helps when you're going less than ~10mph. It hurts when you're going faster than ~10mph. And it adds weight all the way at the front of the car (bad for polar moment of inertia).

 

just an idea instead of putting in a fan dedicated to the intercooler, since it doesn't get too hot why not install an intercooler sprayer like subaru guys have and use it when you need it instead of having another possible point of failure? it also may be a good choice since how often will your intercooler get hot and need to be cooled?

 

Interesting. How does it hurt when at higher speeds? And I'm not so concerned with the weight. I suppose it'd be like 5 lbs maybe? No big deal.

I've never had a turbo'd car before so I'm not sure how hot the intecooler will get. It just seemed to me like it might help during hot days, sitting in traffic. Maybe not?

 

but the main point of cooling the intake charge is to make power, I think? (which you really won't need if you are sitting in traffic) You are better off with trying to cool down the radiator using aftermarket fans if you are just trying to keep it cool while idling or stuck in traffic.

 

I should have explained a little more I guess. My thought is that it might help with the heat soak issues the S has in stop and go traffic.

 

Not true actually. During the summer on the highway my radiator fans must turn on to drop my coolant temps and it drops them quite quickly....just as fast as if I was idling...

 

Not quite the same but, I always wanted to install an intercooler with a fan on a N/A car to see how much it would help.








It would not be worth anything but to help your radiator get more flow.

 

At more then 10 mph around the same time you will be needing the intercooler because of spool time the natural wind will present more CFM to the intercooler then any fan will be able to produce. When you have your car tuned on the dyno the large fans they use don't even produce what natural road conditions are.

 

Um.... wow! That tells me that you're getting horrible airflow through you IC to your radiator. You might want to look into your engine bay setup to figure out how to get more air through the radiator.