4genaccordfreak

Came across this S-Max Intercooler in a Topmount Peakboost kit I just picked up for my B18c build.
Been doing this almost 10 years and I have yet to use anything other than a Bar/Plate front mount.

Does anyone have some comparitive experience with this tube/fin style of IC to a traditional bar/plate?

Also, Yes, mine has the seperate co2/no2 inlet and outlet for internal cooling, although I doubt I will use it for a street setup.

Dimensions are: 22x10x4

http://www.speedmaxperformance.com/Intercoolers.php

for product pix.

Thanks in advance

DirtyDA9

What are your HP goals? For the most part a core is a core, until you get into the exrteme setup intercoolers. Godspeed intercoolers are great for most street setups, so I really don't think there will be any problems with this intercooler.

4genaccordfreak

HP goals will be moderate at around 400-450 on pump gas.

Briefly the setup is this.
B18c
Stock sleeves
9.0:1 comp
Peakboost topmount
Gt3076r
ID 1000's
Water/meth
Hondata S300

For a conservative setup I think it will flow okay for what I need this year.
Just wondering if anyone noticed any significant flow or power differences.

Any high-horsepower guys running something like this or similar to an air->water cooler setup?

DirtyDA9

So does water run through the coils or something? That's an interesting design of intercooler. I would like to know more about it. At first glance I thought it was just a normal core.

4genaccordfreak

As per their website:
The fittings on the side are made for the S-MAX co2 kit. Or any co2/no2 and typical coolant or chilled water can also be used for core cooling.
It's very much like a furnace heat exchanger. Haha!
But the fittings and cooling tubes are internally separate from the air-core section.

The one concern I have would be the flow characteristics. A bar and plate has alot of open surface area. This does not. The amount of tubes for air flow are much less in total area in comparison to an entire 3"x .25" plate for airflow. What I notice with this design is what I may sacrifice for flow I should make up in much cooler air charge.

Obviously for my setup this is less of an important factor. Although I am planning a much larger build for next year and if this design is good enough for larger flowing turbo.

If the air charge temperatures are much lower with this it may help me more than I think. The elevation here is about 3500ft give or take. The cooler I can get the charge the better. Air density is everything here.