Water/Air Intercooler resevoir

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:35 pm

Just trying to figure out what to use for the fill. Any ideas?

Shaun41178(2) · Post by **Shaun41178(2)** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 5:09 pm

anything that holds water will pretty much work.

Just have to make sure you can adapt the proper diameter hoses to it to flow the coolant.

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 5:54 pm

My intercooler has 3/4 barbs, the front exchanger has 7/8 barbs, my pump has 3/4".

I was trying to figure out what to use with a cap and where to put it. I'd like to hide it somewhere or maybe put it where the battery was (WCF box up front). This won't be a pressurized sytem, right? It won't get very hot. Do I even need an overflow or even a cap? Maybe just fill the hoses at the highest point? Not sure if I could get the system full that way.

The Dark Side of Will · Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:04 pm

I helped a friend design a W/A setup for his turbo MKIII MR2. He used a front exchanger from a Syclone, a PWR barrel IC, and some kind of fabbed aluminum washer bottle for an NSX or something weird.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:38 pm

The Dark Side of Will wrote:I helped a friend design a W/A setup for his turbo MKIII MR2. He used a front exchanger from a Syclone, a PWR barrel IC, and some kind of fabbed aluminum washer bottle for an NSX or something weird.

Yeah, stock NSX's use a fabbed aluminum washer fluid container.

Use some kind of a tank. That way you can drop in ice if you want. :thumbleft:

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:36 pm

I went through about 20 junkyards Saturday and didn't find an NSX (ok, I really didn't).

I do have a couple of buddies with NSXs, but I don't think they will give me their tanks.

Now I am thinking of just using an overflow bottle with a couple of 3/4" barbs bolted in it. Any reason that wouldn't work?

The Dark Side of Will · Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:47 pm

None whatsoever.

Shaun41178(2) · Post by **Shaun41178(2)** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:54 pm

That will work just fine.

Like I said you only need something to hold the water. Any sort of container will work. Just need to get the proper fittings in there.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:13 am

You need a carbon fiber/titanium tank, with reinforced unobtanium superfittings. :la:

The Dark Side of Will · Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:30 am

Woven superconductive carbon nanotubes...

Kohburn · Post by **Kohburn** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:29 am

The Dark Side of Will wrote:Woven superconductive carbon nanotubes...

nanotubes and buckeyballs have been tested extremely hazardous to living tissue - moreso than asbestos

but they sure are fun