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JuXsA
01-26-2006, 02:42 PM
I have a DSM IC. I have been thinking about doing watercooled since I have limited room in the CSXT. I have had a water cooled computer for several years and it seems to me that doing this for an IC wouldn't be very difficult.

What I would do is redo the end tanks and put 2" or 2.5" inlet/outlets on it. The endtanks would be tapered.

Then I would use some sort of lexan and epoxy (or use some sort of RTV) it to the front and back of the IC but I would screw in some fittings to use .5" OD vinal tubing. The water inlets would be on different sides and on different corners of the IC.

Next I would get a radiator like this:
http://www.cooltechnica.com/Merchant...=R-Triple120mm
to hook up the tubing to.

I would then hook it up to this pump: http://www.dangerdenstore.com/produc...&cat=25&page=1
I have had the lower model of this pump on my computer for over a year now with out failure, and it has been running the entire time with out me turning it off. I know its a good pump.

I would make some sort of reservoir, not sure what kind of material I would use though.

What I figure is that with as small as the IC is I could have it in the engine bay just above the tranny. The actual IC plumbing would be very short because it owuld only have to travel just over a foot from the turbo to the intlet and maybe a foot from the outlet to the intake.

Here is a really crappy drawing of my design. What do you think? Would you slap me and call me crazy? Or would you slap me and call my brilliant?
http://www.geocities.com/juxsa/modifieddsm.jpg

The S is Silent
01-26-2006, 03:17 PM
You need to put end-tanks on the opposing sides of the intercooler as well for the water to flow. It looks like you left these out in your sketch. Do a search on ebay for liquid intercoolers or something and you'll see what I mean.

JuXsA
01-26-2006, 03:32 PM
what I would do is use lexan and put that over the fins. and then put a pipe inlet on the top right corner and then on the otherside put an outlet on the bottom left corner. I would have to make some fort of raised box to make it work right though.

The S is Silent
01-26-2006, 03:38 PM
Ok, I see where you describe that now, you might want to consider using inlet zones. Have it fed by 4 smaller inlet lines (like in the corners or whatnot), and having a large exit on the exit side, so you know you are utilizing the entire area. Or even baffle off the inlet sections to force the flow to go everywhere.

JuXsA
01-26-2006, 04:59 PM
you think something like this would work? How well would one of these DSM IC's flow if it had 2.5in outlets and the IC plumbing was real short since it was in the Engine bay?

I have 2 other ICs. I have a 944 IC and a dual core IC but the 944 would need new endtanks since it wont fit in my CSXT and the Dual core one is also taller then I want. Plus I really want the IC to have the inlet/outlet on the same sides so that I can keep my A/C if I ever decide to get it fixed.

Tony Hanna
01-27-2006, 03:36 PM
The DSM ic's flow great. About the equivalent of a custom cooler made out of 2 stock cores. At 28 psi, I was only getting about a 2 psi drop across one. That was with the tiny stock inlet and outlet.
HTH,

Frank
01-28-2006, 10:04 AM
I am personally going with a PT1000 air/water intercooler with a Geo Metro intercooler for the water cooler. This should be one of the most efficent setups that our cars could use?!?!?


Frank

mech1nxh
01-28-2006, 10:32 AM
[QUOTE=Frank]I am personally going with a PT1000 air/water intercooler with a Geo Metro intercooler for the water cooler. This should be one of the most efficent setups that our cars could use?!?!?


Frank[/QUOTE


P.T.?....precision turbo?? I could only find info on air to air....link please!!!
T.I.A

Frank
01-28-2006, 12:30 PM
The PT1000 has a bigger core and thicker core, and bigger inlets/outlets then this PT900 model.

http://www.precisionturbo.net/ART/PT900w.jpg

JuXsA
01-28-2006, 01:00 PM
how about something like this?
http://www.stockreco.com/aaaa10026.jpg
Core - 4.5" x 10.125" x 4.5
3" inlets

mech1nxh
01-28-2006, 11:12 PM
The PT1000 has a bigger core and thicker core, and bigger inlets/outlets then this PT900 model.

http://www.precisionturbo.net/ART/PT900w.jpg


Thanks .....
so you are building for the 1k H/P level ???
or leaving headroom for later, also what coolant pump are
you planing to use?

t.i.a

Frank
01-28-2006, 11:17 PM
Actually the deal I cant pass up. I just want really cool charge air temperature for good efficency and clean power. I dont know what pump yet. Havent thought that part out yet.

Frank
01-28-2006, 11:18 PM
how about something like this?
http://www.stockreco.com/aaaa10026.jpg
Core - 4.5" x 10.125" x 4.5
3" inlets


This core for the PT1000 is something like 5" thick, 11" tall and 9" long.


Frank

JuXsA
01-29-2006, 01:34 AM
This core for the PT1000 is something like 5" thick, 11" tall and 9" long.


Frank


holy crap thats a big IC for a watercooled one.