\So I have a water/air intercooler. It works, but not fantastic. One of the reasons is I have it plumbed to my radiator. So I’m probably starting with 140-150 degree water to “cool” the incoming air. Everybody thinks I should have a dedicated system for the intercooler to get cooler water. I ordered a new cooler with its own fan.
The problem I see is I need to account for expansion. That means I need a way to fill and bleed it and a pressure cap, and I suppose, another overflow tank just like the radiator. I really don’t feel like all the extra stuff.
How about running coolant from the cold side of the rad to the new little cooler, on to the intercooler and then back to the hot side of the rad? Then the cooler would always be starting with 140-150 degree water. It could cool that down as close to ambient as possible before entering the intercooler. I wouldn’t have to do any of the other stuff to account for expansion.
I would have thought this has been tried. Anybody know of it? Anybody think of a problem with it?
I think it's absolutely worth a try and as long as whatever cooler you use is sized correctly I don's see how it could not work.
