@fcunionberlin the snow isn’t the problem, because every radiator, if you touch it also when the engine is turned off, the radiator is hot, so the snow will melts and it turns into water, and btw the heat is not the problem on snow rally, the engine works better with cold air, if you watch these car as also intercooler wich is another small radiator that heat down the air before the turbocharger pump it into the engine to make the combustion more efficency
really you can, I’ve seen it done. I know a guy who’s taken a coolant radiator from a car, welded his own end tanks on and used as an intercooler/radiator for an ancient dodge cummins. he was only using at as a last resort for a farm truck but still, you can interchange them (the core at least) BECAUSE THEY DO THE EXACT SAME THING!!!
It’s still inaccurate to call it a radiator, just like calling silver “gray” simply because it’s a shade of gray is. Even if it’s a type of it, it’s not accurate to call it that way.
So no, it’s not a typical radiator, so you should not call it that way. It’s an intercooler; that’s why it was given that specific name: it has a specific purpose that a normal radiator doesn’t.
just to clarify: an intercooler is a type of radiator used specifically to cool the charge air coming from the turbo compressor, it is still a radiator in that it it moves heat radiating from the fluid within, be it air (most turbo intercoolers) or water (common engine radiator and some turbo intercoolers). The same device is used in your air conditioning system as well as your heater core to regulate cabin temperatures.
That’s the ONLY design both have, which means that it’s an intercooler that they’re showing here. All external intercoolers look like the one in the pic and so do all radiators. Rally cars are no exception.
The person talking IS CONFUSING the parts. He’s saying that that’s a radiator when it’s an intercooler. All forced induction engines—especially ones of racing cars—NEED to have an intercooler to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density. In forced induction engines, heat is made by the compression process when air mass is being forced into the engine’s intake manifold—an intercooler reduces dramatically that heat.
July 28th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
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July 28th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
@fcunionberlin the snow isn’t the problem, because every radiator, if you touch it also when the engine is turned off, the radiator is hot, so the snow will melts and it turns into water, and btw the heat is not the problem on snow rally, the engine works better with cold air, if you watch these car as also intercooler wich is another small radiator that heat down the air before the turbocharger pump it into the engine to make the combustion more efficency
July 28th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
@pituco84 i reckon is mcrae, isn’t it?
July 28th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
really you can, I’ve seen it done. I know a guy who’s taken a coolant radiator from a car, welded his own end tanks on and used as an intercooler/radiator for an ancient dodge cummins. he was only using at as a last resort for a farm truck but still, you can interchange them (the core at least) BECAUSE THEY DO THE EXACT SAME THING!!!
July 28th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
they both work for the interchange of heat to cold.. but they are not the same…. u cant place a intercooler to work as a radiator.. or backwards.
July 28th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
It’s still inaccurate to call it a radiator, just like calling silver “gray” simply because it’s a shade of gray is. Even if it’s a type of it, it’s not accurate to call it that way.
So no, it’s not a typical radiator, so you should not call it that way. It’s an intercooler; that’s why it was given that specific name: it has a specific purpose that a normal radiator doesn’t.
July 28th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
just to clarify: an intercooler is a type of radiator used specifically to cool the charge air coming from the turbo compressor, it is still a radiator in that it it moves heat radiating from the fluid within, be it air (most turbo intercoolers) or water (common engine radiator and some turbo intercoolers). The same device is used in your air conditioning system as well as your heater core to regulate cabin temperatures.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:03 am
you realize that they dont speak English she they get names confused when forced to translate
July 29th, 2010 at 12:10 am
You fail at trolling. And why the hell are you even mentioning an S2000? I never even mentioned that car nor any specific car. STFU.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:18 am
Are you fucking stupid? s2000 ??? no TURBO.
July 29th, 2010 at 1:10 am
chewing gum…is he kidding?
July 29th, 2010 at 2:01 am
Are you fucking stupid? All rally cars use turbocharged engines. Turbocharger: Forced induction. STFU, n00b.
July 29th, 2010 at 2:50 am
theres no forced induction in rally racing.
July 29th, 2010 at 3:31 am
Yes, what they’re showing here is an air-to-liquid intercooler.
July 29th, 2010 at 4:17 am
Look, here are some pictures, which should help you know:
External intercooler: upload(dot)wikimedia(dot)org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Ic-extrior.jpg
upload(dot)wikimedia(dot)org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Automobile_radiator.jpg
That’s the ONLY design both have, which means that it’s an intercooler that they’re showing here. All external intercoolers look like the one in the pic and so do all radiators. Rally cars are no exception.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:14 am
The person talking IS CONFUSING the parts. He’s saying that that’s a radiator when it’s an intercooler. All forced induction engines—especially ones of racing cars—NEED to have an intercooler to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density. In forced induction engines, heat is made by the compression process when air mass is being forced into the engine’s intake manifold—an intercooler reduces dramatically that heat.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:33 am
in rallying radiators may look simular to intercoolers, in this case this is a radiator, engine cooling is not run by intercoolers,,
there are no intercoolers,,, in rallying,,,,,,,
July 29th, 2010 at 6:04 am
its called a charge cooler. it uses cold water to cool the air comming from the turbo.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Never heard of that. there is water spray systems and nitrogen spray on the intercooler.
But i just check my refenses and youre are rigth, its is most used in extreme tunes such as dragracing and motorsports.
July 29th, 2010 at 7:01 am
well i reckon so but not really sure too it up
July 29th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Ok, so it beside the intercooler???
July 29th, 2010 at 8:07 am
it is for turbo’s and supercharges they use water to cool the compresed hot air coming out of the turbo or supercharger
July 29th, 2010 at 8:58 am
What do you mean??
July 29th, 2010 at 9:30 am
but there is air to water intercooler
July 29th, 2010 at 9:53 am
thats one huge radiator, cool video