topmount External intercooler

Chop away the bonnet a bit (where the scoop normally is anyway), alter the piping a tad so you can have your intercooler sitting just outside of your bonnet. Anyone done this? I've been thinking about it because you don't need to cut away at your bumper you still get the benefit of short piping and the benefits of a frontmount if you angle up a bit. I've never heard of it being done before but just thinking about it it seems like a no brainer? opinions?

also a heat shield underneath it to prevent heat coming up form the engine. But then where would the air go after it passes through.

Would be a heap less efficent than the stock shroud/scoop I would think. That is if Im reading what you're writing correctly. The big issue with tmic is the heatsoak.

No brainer is a good description

it would be small aswell. If it's external though with s heat shield underneath it would it still get heatsoak?

Could also rig up a water sprayer to help if heatsoak is going to be a problem while you at it, if not already,

that's ok then. I was just thinking is all. I've already got a rotated manifold fmic setup not yet installed. The external tmic is a flop idea then, always good fun to post my ideas best way to learn haha. One of these days I'll strike gold im sure of it Thanks.

I want v mount in my set up.

Can't see the ETMIC working any better than a normal tmic or fmic for that matter

I like reading people's buzzy ideas though keep them coming

haha thanks there good for alaugh is nothing else

 Zach said:

haha thanks there good for alaugh is nothing else

na it's good bro. A lot of people are to scared to voice their random ideas

so, while we're on random ideas.

what would happen if i were to get some gasket sealant and go around the outside of my rocker cover gasket lol.

it would look like someone vomited gasket goo onto your engine

and it will still leak.

you can pull it all apart, clean everything nicely, Threebond it all back together with washers under the bolts to compress the old gasket some more and see how you go. its a bit hit and miss

otherwise, new gaskets.

Lol that's awesome, blue tac

+1 to the above...Gotta love science!!

I suppose semi relevant to that point is the amount of top mount intercoolers you see with no shroud from the scoop

Fine when fan forced on the dyno but in real life half the airflow just goes naaaah ill scoot round the sides thanks

Just came across this and thought of this thread https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/8671

 hijacka said:

Just came across this and thought of this thread https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/8671

WOW! That makes a well designed WAIC look incredibly cheap to buy/install and far more functional too!

Best way to intercool? ...Water!

Let another discussion begin! Lol.