33oh

I came over from CR, trying to come where the smart people post.

Interested in learning about engine management better. I'm already supercharged (just an M45, but it's fun.)

Basically, I bought the car in August 2011 bone stock, and about have it where I want it now. It's a 91.5 NA6.


Bone stock (and wrecked):




Now:

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

what's that on the charge pipes behind the rad?

concealer404

iTrader: (3)

Looks like really big wire loom.

33oh

It's "ARC Cool Fins" - no idea if they do anything or not, but figured I'd try it out in [temporary] lieu of an intercooler. Actually read a lot of good things about them online, but again - haven't seen if they help (and doubt they actually do.)

Joe Perez

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Presupposing that they actually do "work" (in that they transfer an appreciable amount of heat between the charge pipes and the outside air), you have created what Corky Bell refers to as an interheater. IOW, you are transferring heat from the warm air that has just passed through the radiator into the charge pipe.

That said, I doubt that it's doing much actual harm. The amount of heat being transferred from the smooth, open inner surface of the charge pipe to the air passing through it is going to be extremely minimal. There's a reason that "real" intercoolers have such complex, convoluted insides, and it's not just for show.

pusha

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Murph

Is that a monster can in the engine bay?

pusha

iTrader: (5)

yeah, he's sponsored

33oh

Yeah I change the can out alot, radiator overflow can since I deleted the large tank. Will eventually buy a real one, just not top on the priority list since the soda cans work fine.

dk wolf

Sup bro.
Don't let people know we're from CR. Bad juju.

33oh

So this is where you're hiding?

dk wolf

Not hiding man.. I'm in plain site.
Dazednconfused took his trolling too far and I got blasted with collateral damage. But whatever... totally worth it. You'll soon realize how totally sucky that website was.

I'm pretty low key on this forum though. Glad to see you around though
look forward to your build

33oh

Haha yeah I do know how sucky it is already, why I'm looking elsewhere to roam. Good to see you too man, you get your hands on an NA over there yet?

dk wolf

Still in the courts fighting to re instate my license.

Hard to yell at a lawyer who only speaks da japareeez

pusha

iTrader: (5)

ITT: stick bundles

concealer404

iTrader: (3)

Stick bundles having a circle jerk because they're from a site for stick bundles.