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Charge cooler cores
welderman - 7/7/12 at 08:43 AM

As topic anyone know where I could get a small core to make a charge cooler.

Thanks

rusty nuts - 7/7/12 at 10:01 AM

Radiator specialists? Or possibly make your own, once saw a radiator being hand made for a De Dion Bouton each fin was cut, stamped to crimple it and then soldered to a tube to make the core

welderman - 7/7/12 at 11:32 AM

How would I make my own core, I can make an inter cooler and have made a Chargecooler from and old core, but want a smaller core and cand find one

40inches - 7/7/12 at 05:08 PM

How small? I have a Valeo intercooler I was going to take the core from (damaged plastic end).
Size is180mmx200mmx85mm
Description
Description
I paid £30 for it.

welderman - 7/7/12 at 05:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
How small? I have a Valeo intercooler I was going to take the core from (damaged plastic end).
Size is180mmx200mmx85mm
Description
Description
I paid £30 for it.



Ooh. Will just have to measure up. But will get back to you tomorrow if that's ok

Will an inter cooler core do the same job though ?

paulf - 7/7/12 at 09:30 PM

Would a heater radiator used in reverse do the job?.
Paul

40inches - 8/7/12 at 09:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
How small? I have a Valeo intercooler I was going to take the core from (damaged plastic end).
Size is180mmx200mmx85mm
Description
Description
I paid £30 for it.



Ooh. Will just have to measure up. But will get back to you tomorrow if that's ok

Will an inter cooler core do the same job though ?

Would have thought so, needs a water jacket either side of the rad, I think it would make a nice compact charge cooler,that's what I was going to do anyway

mtechmatt - 8/7/12 at 10:17 AM

Theres a place called arrow radiators near us in Melksham, they are very good You can always just plate an intercooler up in ally and that would be very similar, though perhaps not quite as efficient as OEM (flow management etc)

Matt

welderman - 8/7/12 at 10:27 AM

I jacketed the first one I made up but was not sure on restrictions for air / water flow. Think I'm going to just do the same. I think !