Miata Mailing List: August 1998, Message #663

If you think about it, it would be fairly simple to do.

We need:

A larger (like a modine or something) radiator with holes cut in it like
this
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If you visualize this sitting in the car (Standing In front of it) The ssc
outlet tube on the right goes slightly down and thru the radiator to  the
front, where it attaches to the intercooler. It exits the intercooler on the
left side and goes back thru the radiator to the intake manifold. We'd need
to figure out some insulation to go around the tubes where they pass thru
the radiator, but that should be no big deal.

Simple. No xtra long tubes or anything like that. If my guesstimate is
correct, you wouldnt be adding any more than a foot and a half of xtra
tubing (less throttled volume = less tip in hesitation = Bigger smiles)

I think someone could do this without too many problems.

One catch though, if you do, it was my idea, and if you star selling them, I
get one free.

-Colin


-----Original Message-----
From: Rene Mapua <madmen@pworld.net.ph>
To: sscor@avatar.com <sscor@avatar.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: Crack smoking and the SSCOR 9+ PSI bad cat


>Wow. I'm cracked! And I want an intercooler!!!
>
>Rene
>Wet and Red 96
>
>At 09:36 AM 8/5/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>I thought about this a lot when I had my Sebring installed - intercooler
>>tied directly into the cross over pipe with some sort of vent in the hood
>>area, ......
>>
>>Anyway, when visiting the Dealer Alternative in NJ, I saw Seth's liquid to
>>air intercooler that he designed for his turbo.  Basic idea is that the
>>liquid goes through the tortuous path rather than the air.  His prototype
>>seems to work pretty good and he expects more improvements with fine
tuning
>>the system.  So we know it can be done, non, 17 Aug 1998 11:21:05 +0000


Dewaine,
              I arrived on the scene just after a similar accident a few
nights back, I didn't stop as there were already a large number of people
and support vehicles. I did see a very badly mangled Miata and I'm still
wondering, hoping that the driver isn't somone I know, I feel for you as I
feel for them, you are both OK and we are all thankful for that. Good Luck

JEFF & KELLY (99 Grace Green, MX5099)
OZTEAM VOODOO
TEAM MEGUIARS
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
MX-5 CLUB NSW VICE-PRESIDENT
MCA #42017
Where do I want to go tomorrow?
-----Original Message-----
From: Dewaine Norris <dnorris@bicoastalindustries.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@realbig.com>
Date: Monday, 17 August 1998 23:55
Subject: Smushed Miata--Occupants Basically OK


>Good Morning, All--
>
>This is very difficult to write, but Molly and I were involved in an
>accident Thursday night in her '99 Blue/Tan.  In many ways we are very
>fortunate.  Oubring install to substitute an intercooler.... an intercooler housed
>>in a "box" that would have cool air tubing attached. The incoming cool
>>air could be picked up by a scoop or vent down by the spoiler - the
>>heated air could be vented wherever it would be convenient.
>>So, in brief, why not bring cool air to the intercooler instead of
>>bringing the intercooler to the cool air? Custom stuff, I suppose. But
>>if they build it.....
>>dave and miatank - no crack, but a little rum
>>
>>This is a GREAT idea!  Mike Chaput & Moss...  Are you listening?
>>I don't think you want to let this one get away!
>>I hear a soft voice from a corn field...  <If you build it they will
>>buy!>
>>I'll step to the front of the line!
>>Tony
>>93 LE
>>>I thought I'd share mine and
>>>suggest that someone out there should make a custom radiator with say a
>>3"
>>>hole on either end  so that you could put intercooler tubing through to
>>the
>>>radiator so we could install an air to air intercooler in FRONT of the
>>>radiator without adding 3 miles of tubing (which increases throttled
>>volume,
>>>and thus tip-in hesitation) like all the rest of the intercooler setups
>>that
>>>I've been seeing on the net.
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