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<\/a><\/p>\nVery little data on how efficient it is, but I have read a number of happy reports with good results.\u00a0 Also, this one has been used in some current STS-V installations with good results.<\/p>\n
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One of my favorite FMHE solutions is the one at revanracing.com<\/a>, which has dual puller fans behind a heat exchanger.\u00a0 It is 26x12x4.5 (29″ wide with side mounts). Unfortunately although the width looks good the height is a bit tall for the STS-V nose where only 8″ is available.\u00a0 I would like to add 2 puller fans to the 7″ tall FMHE but I am not sure there is room yet.\u00a0 More study needed.<\/p>\n Another topic for discussion in intercooler cooling modifications is the flow rate for the intercooler pump.\u00a0 The stock bosch-sourced intercooler pump on the STS-V is a centrifugal unit and flows 8 gallons per minute (gpm) or similar.\u00a0 Some replacements claim flow rates of up to 30 gpm, which apparently can move the fluid through the core too fast to effectively remove heat.\u00a0\u00a0 This is something that would need more inputs for study — like temperature sensors at the in\/out of the laminova intercooler system, and in\/out of the heat exchanger and tests with datalogs in a variety of conditions.\u00a0 I think for now I will leave this topic for later, and let others experiment in this area.\u00a0 One of the features however of the 7″ FMHE is it has an easy place to put a temperature sensor.<\/p>\n On a separate note, at steady state driving the temperature change across a radiator is often only 10F.\u00a0\u00a0 The issue is how well the FMHE handles temperature transits such as wide open throttle induced sudden supercharger heat.<\/p>\n I am having a great time analyzing \/ studying the various engineering issues around intercooler cooling, and the body of work that people have done to test and install improved cooling solutions on their vehicles.\u00a0 I think the important thing is to review it all, then setup an appropriate experiment and test, test, test.\u00a0 That way we will have persuasive data on what works and what just costs money.\u00a0 It is not lost on me that all of the changes people are making may make very little difference in the real world.\u00a0 So my plan in general is consider, research, design an experiment, test the stock setup, select a mod, mod, test the mod.\u00a0 Hopefully that will yield persuasive data, and along the way make for interesting articles here on the blog.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have a variety of topics today, but maybe they will all come together in the end.\u00a0 If not, at least they will help me progress my thinking. PIDS The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) established a number of standard … Continue reading Pump Flow Rates<\/h2>\n
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