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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: the caveman on February 09, 2008, 06:55:40 am

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: the caveman on February 09, 2008, 06:55:40 am

still juggling ideas and may have found a good place to put an intercooler in my transporter. Problem is that it would have to small - like maybe a foot by 8 inches- 30 cm by 20cm. any suggestions?

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: syncroserge on February 09, 2008, 07:50:13 am

12X8 in. is reasonnable..and it's about the size of the tdi intercooler.

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: the caveman on February 09, 2008, 10:21:14 am

i guess i'll have to wander down to a couple of vw graveyards and see what i can find. But i remembered that some vr6's had an oil cooler with a small fan behind it. i will see if that can be used.

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: G60ING on February 10, 2008, 05:16:05 am

Quote from: "the caveman"

But i remembered that some vr6's had an oil cooler with a small fan behind it. i will see if that can be used.

The key is making certain it flows enough air and then does it cool it.

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: the caveman on February 10, 2008, 09:16:18 am

well even small is better than nothing. i really don't want to have to cut anything out of my transporter as it's pretty solid and clean. if it was older and beat up i wouldn't care if i had to make room for something large.

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: jackbombay on February 10, 2008, 11:14:39 am

stock TDI IC has an 8X8 core, the end tanks bring it to about 12" long.

Title: I'm man enough to ask: what's the smallest intercooler?
Post by: the caveman on February 11, 2008, 07:22:43 am

it's been a couple of years since i've had one in my hands so i don't remember how large the A3 ones are. that does sound right. i guess i'm off to the scrapyard. thanks all