Stillen/GTM Supercharger Pros, Cons, and Questions
#16
Mike- Great post, this is the perfect platform for GTM and STILLEN to answer questions that people might have on the kits.
Josh has done a really nice job of answering the questions on this thread but I just wanted to jump in and answer the question about where boost is being measured.
During our testing we are actually measuring boost from two locations. One before the intercooler, and one behind in the manifold. This is so that we can see if there is any boost drop across the intercooler. The 7.9 psi that we have recorded is being measured in the manifold behind the intercooler.
Josh has done a really nice job of answering the questions on this thread but I just wanted to jump in and answer the question about where boost is being measured.
During our testing we are actually measuring boost from two locations. One before the intercooler, and one behind in the manifold. This is so that we can see if there is any boost drop across the intercooler. The 7.9 psi that we have recorded is being measured in the manifold behind the intercooler.
#19
We did have a slight loss across the intercooler but we re-designed the intercooler so that we no longer have that. Even if there was a little bit of boost loss across the face of the intercooler it really doesn't matter because the boost pressure going into the engine is what really matters.
#20
Administrator
We did have a slight loss across the intercooler but we re-designed the intercooler so that we no longer have that. Even if there was a little bit of boost loss across the face of the intercooler it really doesn't matter because the boost pressure going into the engine is what really matters.
If it's the one behind the bumper then I don't see how there would be boost loss accross it anyways when boost isn't passing through it in the first place?
If it's the one inside the manifold, then how can boost drop not be important?
#22
Whiddles is right...The loss was almost nothing. We just made some modifications to improve the intercooler so that there as no drop in boost and the intercooler is actually more important. And like I said...The 7.9 psi that we stated was AFTER the intercooler...So the engine was still seeing nearly 8 psi...It's not like it was 7.9 before the intercooler then dropped...
When looking at an air to water intercooler setup the intercooler is inside the manifold and the heat exchanger is mounted out front by the radiator.
When looking at an air to water intercooler setup the intercooler is inside the manifold and the heat exchanger is mounted out front by the radiator.
#23
Administrator
What powers the water pump in your cooling system Kyle?
#26
What is the size of the frount heat exchanger? Any pictures of it mounted?
Say a member has a Ionic or Auto X grill. Can the heat exchanger be mounted behind the large opening?
Also can the heat exchanger.... say be powder coated black with STILLEN in red across the front?
Example
Say a member has a Ionic or Auto X grill. Can the heat exchanger be mounted behind the large opening?
Also can the heat exchanger.... say be powder coated black with STILLEN in red across the front?
Example
#28
An air-to-air and air-to-water essentially do the same thing, which is cool the intake charge, just via different methods.