Why so few parallel intercoolers?
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Why so few parallel intercoolers?
I'm thinking about using a honda radiator and doing a side-by-side intercooler setup for my next build, but it doesn't look like very many people are doing it. It seems like a pretty good option if you're replacing the radiator anyway, why don't more people do it?
Like this, but probably not quite as pretty:
http://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment...7&d=1178213381
Like this, but probably not quite as pretty:
http://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment...7&d=1178213381
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A V-mount setup is very similar to an “Over-Under”
Both can be described as parallel. The more conventional systems are stacked in series and where ambient air flows through one heat exchanger then the other.
I am pretty sure based on experience that reducing the frontal area or volume of the radiator won’t work well on a track driven Miata. So this rules out side by side in my opinion.
To go parallel on a Miata in my opinion it would need a V-mount Over-Under setup. Then tuning the flow balance through such a system would be quite difficult I think. Very easy to get it to where all the flow will go through one heat exchanger and mostly bypass the other. I doubt it is a system where that you could get right without significant testing data collection and tuning.
Bob
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this probably isnt what your talking about but is using an aftermarket honda radiator
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic....r=asc&start=75
havent seen it overheat yet
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic....r=asc&start=75
havent seen it overheat yet
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