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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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???Heat Exchanger/Intercooler/Aftercooler???????

WTF? I've tried the search button a few times now. I've also browsed along thru several threds and what not. I just want to be sure that what I think I know is correct. I'm assuming that for us SS/SC guys Heat Exchanger/ Intercooler/ Aftercooler are all the same exact part, roght? Ok...... These are water to air cooled, right?
Meaning they hold water/coolant and are cooled by air, right? Simply put a Heat Exchanger/ Intercooler/ Aftercooler is what a radiator is for the motor? I just want to be sure I'm on the right track.

Because if I am, I'm thinking that why not move the A/C condenser as far forward as is practical and replacing the stock Heat Exchanger/Intercooler/Aftercooler with a bigger all around Heat Exchanger/Intercooler/Aftercooler between the A/C condencer and the Radiator. Or.... Even leaving the A/C condencer and the Radiator where they are and replacing the stock Heat Exchanger/Intercooler/Aftercooler with a bigger all around Heat Exchanger/Intercooler/Aftercooler in the front? Maybe, do a bi-Heat Exchanger/ Intercooler/Aftercooler one big on up to and a smaller one like Cobalt Addiction's in the little space for the lower grill in the front facia?

I'm just throwing ideas out there. Any coments/questions/whatever you got. I can take it.

Thanks.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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I just removed my a/c condenser (due to someone dropping my car off a jack) so I"m working to get a much bigger rad developed through cobalt addiction.... hopefully have it soon and I"ll let you guys know how it turns out...
there H/E works great too by the way... add a little meth injection and you'll see some low IAT2's
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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I'm getting rid of my whole a/c in my car since it doesn't work and I never bothered to get it fixed.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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And the spare tire, and rear seats
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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hahaha.... Im going the same route...
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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Our cars have an intercooler/aftercooler and a heat exchanger. The intercooler is physically built into the intake manifold and there are hundreds of paper thin fins in there with fluid running between them. The fluid exits the intercooler and travels down to the stock heat exchanger which is munted between the factory a/c condenser and the radiator. Stupid placement if you ask me. It fills up one side of the exchanger after flowing back and forth through the fins and then begins to flow down the other side of it back and forth until it reaches the pump which then spits the water back up into the intecooler where it does it's thing. What we have been doing recently to drop the ridiculously high temperatures from running smaller pulleys (Started on the RedLine forums I believe) is to run a different heat exchanger either in series or standalone with the factory intercooler. Most of us have done the factory Mustang Cobra one or bought the upgraded LFP unit. Works VERY well. I think on the dyno my IAT2 was at most like 120 degrees on the fourth run. Ambient air was somewhere around 70. Not too shabby for stitting still on a dyno. Here is a picture of the factory Cobra unit mounted on my Red Line:

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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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^^^Good info. Thanks. Very nice. I like. How much did the cobra H/E cost you?
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