ARC Cool Fin
ARC Cool Fin
11-01-2017, 02:45 AM
Intercooler piping etc won't get very hot and has a big surface area anyway, so some extra fins will make no difference.
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11-01-2017, 02:45 AM #11hmm, I'm very sceptical about this. What gets so hot on your car and needs to cool down, so is a place where this could work ?
Intercooler piping etc won't get very hot and has a big surface area anyway, so some extra fins will make no difference.
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11-01-2017, 04:12 AM
steviewevie hmm, I'm very sceptical about this. What gets so hot on your car and needs to cool down, so is a place where this could work ?
Intercooler piping etc won't get very hot and has a big surface area anyway, so some extra fins will make no difference.
The pipe that leaves the supercharger and goes towards the fmic is hot because it is near the exhaust manifold and also the temp of the air increases at the outlet of the supercharger (due to kinetic energy increase).
From research i have done the ARC fins were fitted on a EVO (on the pipes of its intercooler). They manage to decrease the temp by 10C. So I suppose it works fine.
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steviewevie hmm, I'm very sceptical about this. What gets so hot on your car and needs to cool down, so is a place where this could work ?
Intercooler piping etc won't get very hot and has a big surface area anyway, so some extra fins will make no difference.
The pipe that leaves the supercharger and goes towards the fmic is hot because it is near the exhaust manifold and also the temp of the air increases at the outlet of the supercharger (due to kinetic energy increase).
From research i have done the ARC fins were fitted on a EVO (on the pipes of its intercooler). They manage to decrease the temp by 10C. So I suppose it works fine.
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11-01-2017, 04:52 AM
dimis The pipe that leaves the supercharger and goes towards the fmic is hot because it is near the exhaust manifold and also the temp of the air increases at the outlet of the supercharger (due to kinetic energy increase).
From research i have done the ARC fins were fitted on a EVO (on the pipes of its intercooler). They manage to decrease the temp by 10C. So I suppose it works fine.
Yeah but your intercooler should do that job, e.g. cooling down the heated output of your supercharger/turbo. Fair enough if you don't have an intercooler.
Were the fins on the Evo on the inlet side or outlet side of the intercooler ? If the fins lowered the temp of the outlet of the intercooler, sounds like that Evo setup was not right, e.g. not enough airflow to the cooler or too small a cooler for he application, or just a bad install.
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11-01-2017, 04:52 AM #14dimis The pipe that leaves the supercharger and goes towards the fmic is hot because it is near the exhaust manifold and also the temp of the air increases at the outlet of the supercharger (due to kinetic energy increase).
From research i have done the ARC fins were fitted on a EVO (on the pipes of its intercooler). They manage to decrease the temp by 10C. So I suppose it works fine.
Yeah but your intercooler should do that job, e.g. cooling down the heated output of your supercharger/turbo. Fair enough if you don't have an intercooler.
Were the fins on the Evo on the inlet side or outlet side of the intercooler ? If the fins lowered the temp of the outlet of the intercooler, sounds like that Evo setup was not right, e.g. not enough airflow to the cooler or too small a cooler for he application, or just a bad install.
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11-01-2017, 05:52 AM
Dimis - won't putting this on near the exhaust increase the temps as it will help the pipe transfer heat in as well as out?
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Steve the intercooler will only lower the temp so much and will probs not bring the temp down to ambient temps. Adding these to the piping will help cool it further.
Dimis - won't putting this on near the exhaust increase the temps as it will help the pipe transfer heat in as well as out?
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11-01-2017, 06:03 AM
edeath Steve the intercooler will only lower the temp so much and will probs not bring the temp down to ambient temps. Adding these to the piping will help cool it further.
ok, but if it's so good, why aren't the manufacturers installing them in the first place ? Sorry but it sounds rather like "fuel-saving" vortex generators and electric superchargers to me ...
Edited 22-02-2010, 03:40 PM by steviewevie.
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11-01-2017, 06:03 AM #16edeath Steve the intercooler will only lower the temp so much and will probs not bring the temp down to ambient temps. Adding these to the piping will help cool it further.
ok, but if it's so good, why aren't the manufacturers installing them in the first place ? Sorry but it sounds rather like "fuel-saving" vortex generators and electric superchargers to me ...
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11-01-2017, 06:17 AM
steviewevie ok, but if it's so good, why aren't the manufacturers installing them in the first place ? Sorry but it sounds rather like "fuel-saving" vortex generators and electric superchargers to me ...
and both those things work great:laugh::lol:
steviewevie ok, but if it's so good, why aren't the manufacturers installing them in the first place ? Sorry but it sounds rather like "fuel-saving" vortex generators and electric superchargers to me ...
and both those things work great:laugh::lol:
11-01-2017, 06:21 AM
edeath Steve the intercooler will only lower the temp so much and will probs not bring the temp down to ambient temps. Adding these to the piping will help cool it further.
Dimis - won't putting this on near the exhaust increase the temps as it will help the pipe transfer heat in as well as out?
Fins are used to cool the air temp. It is used in many applications (eg. on the cpu of the computers). Do not forget that loads of cubic meters of air enter the engine bay during driving. So the air in the engine bay recycles continuously. With the fins the air inide the pipes will lower by a small percentage i believe.
Stevie, it does not matter where you position the fins on the pipes (before or after the ic). The inntercooler is used to cool the air. So if you enter less air temp then the output will be less. (ok it depends on the size and the efficiency of the ic). In UK and especially during winter where the temp is low you might not see a significant difference but in worm climets like Greece i think the fins will help. During summer time in Greece you cannot touch the pipe near the throttle from the heat when you turn off the engine. (ambient temp is 35C plus).
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edeath Steve the intercooler will only lower the temp so much and will probs not bring the temp down to ambient temps. Adding these to the piping will help cool it further.
Dimis - won't putting this on near the exhaust increase the temps as it will help the pipe transfer heat in as well as out?
Fins are used to cool the air temp. It is used in many applications (eg. on the cpu of the computers). Do not forget that loads of cubic meters of air enter the engine bay during driving. So the air in the engine bay recycles continuously. With the fins the air inide the pipes will lower by a small percentage i believe.
Stevie, it does not matter where you position the fins on the pipes (before or after the ic). The inntercooler is used to cool the air. So if you enter less air temp then the output will be less. (ok it depends on the size and the efficiency of the ic). In UK and especially during winter where the temp is low you might not see a significant difference but in worm climets like Greece i think the fins will help. During summer time in Greece you cannot touch the pipe near the throttle from the heat when you turn off the engine. (ambient temp is 35C plus).
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11-01-2017, 06:48 AM
Asi well its only 20 pounds. wont harm trying it?
You could say that about one of those vortex thingies though. It's your money, up to you of course !
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steviewevie
11-01-2017, 06:48 AM #20Asi well its only 20 pounds. wont harm trying it?
You could say that about one of those vortex thingies though. It's your money, up to you of course !
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