The purpose of me doing this is that I wanted something different... I don't really want a v mount or a front mount intercooler. I think im gonna stick to my guns here and still go with the half sized double/triple core radiator in combination with the air duct I can make to feed the intercooler. Hopefully the air flow from the duct along with a slim fan pushing the air up through it would be enough. If it doesn't work then hey u all can say u told me so lol. But if nobody has done this before then im gonna give it a try If guys with evo's can run half size radiators then why not a turbo s2k?

 

I am curious to see how many runs you can do/ how long you drive before you start over-heating on a half sized radiator

 

That was going to be my next suggestion for the op, an air to water intercooler in that spot

 

With those do u need an additional pump? and how efficient are those in comparison to air to air? like would the same size front mount cool better or worse than the same size water to air?

 

nvm just did some research on those. Don't really wanna go that route either. I think im gonna stick to the duct and a fan and a water sprayer for the intercooler. Ill keep everyone updated on how it goes later on once I get closer to completing my kit. I do want to track my car sometime further down the road but ill need another DD before I can do that. Once I get my motorcycle back together and sold I should have enough for most of the kit. Yea im sacrificing my bike to build my S

 

Air/water doesn't even compare to air/air. The actual size of the air/water core compared to a air/air that is rated for the same hp is much much smaller. Although it does require a water tank and extra pump, the benefits outweigh that. As for a daily driver, which I believe you use your car for, I understand it's not too practical beings the water source will heat up pretty quick and defeat the purpose.

A good half size dual pass radiator has the possibility to be comparable to a full size radiator. All the turbo civic/integras run a half size. I never had a cooling issue on any Honda engine to be honest. I'm currently using a Ron Davis dual pass and fan does not come on often. Although this is with an external water pump.

 

If you do put an intercooler in that spot and use a half radiator, make sure the intercooler has ducted inlets and outlets. You're going to want a vented hood that you can use to exhaust the intercooler cooling air. As long as you have cool air to that location, you're not going to have any problems.


Tim

 

Yea the hood im making fits snugly against the top of the intercooler and goes straight out to atmosphere... I absolutely love making fiberglass things and I would like to make a business out of it. Heres the hood im making, these pictures are a few weeks old and its a bit more finished now.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

While were on that issue if anyone wants something custom made out of fiberglass for their s2k let me know. Id do it just for the materials cost just for the practice and to get my stuff out there.