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Originally Posted by GTS Dean
I agree completely. Hot, sticky tires are going to throw gravel right through that coarse mesh and ding up your fins. Not to mention the first couple of really nasty muddy puddles you hit will clog them up and kill their thermal conductivity. I would not use anything larger than a 10 Mesh screen in that application. OTOH, I would never vent there in the first place. They call that a splash shield for a reason.
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Dean, everybody has an opinion.
All the big HP cars with monster front mount intercoolers WILL run hot on a hot day at slow moving speeds.
The side mounted intercoolers can be as large as 13.5" wide, 5" thick and 11" tall.
27 X 5 X 11 = 1485 CI
Look at a front mount intercooler setup that is 32" wide, 5" thick and 8" tall
32 X 5 X 8 = 1280 CI
1485/1280 = 1.16 = 16% more heat sink capacity and overall airflow volume.
Which one do you think will flow more air through it?
1. The front mount intercooler with an oil cooler, AC condensor, radiator core, radiator fan shroud and radiator fans behind it?
OR
2. 16% bigger cores with nothing behind them?
Not to mention the side mount intercoolers will not block the airflow to the radiator like the monster front mount ones!
Dean, I know you have been around for a long time and know a great deal, but I would bet the guys in hot climates with the FMIC's would give their left one for a pair of side mounted intercoolers like the ones in Carl's or JID's cars when they are at speeds below 40 MPH.
This is the best way to do it period.