Air to Air OR Air to Water???

DallasGT01 · 01-30-2009, 10:29 AM

well i got to talking to a few friends last night about my setup and what i should do...

and i was thinking 1 nasty a/a for the twins...

well...

One of them has a TT mustang that is running dual a/w and says i should go that way...

i am kinda torn between the 2...

i know the a/w would be better for track use...

he says his IATs staging are 55 degrees... and down the track its 65-70...

i am sure thats iced and all..

he says he can get me the parts (a/w intercoolers) for the price of a nice front mount that would be good enough for my level i am shooting for...

i have the hook up on a mini radiator/HE so i would spend about 200 on a HE then 150 on a tank that would stay in my bed then 40 on hoses then x amount on a PUMP... idk how big of a pump i will need could i use a stocker...

he says the best way to feed the pumps is through a Y same on return....

Nate.. anyone lol.. care to shed some light on me with this one...

as yall know truck is being built now.. TT 5.4 DOHC <~~~ sex on wheels!!!!

turbos are bigger then 60s... each IC would support 1000 hp.. which is where i would need to be.. roughly that would put me maxing them out at 1400rwhp...

thats with a 30% driveline loss....

typhoon43 · 02-06-2009, 08:45 PM

I'm not into full out drag vehicles, so I'm with A/A. No pumps to die, no water to leak. Simple...effective.

Evil03SVT · 02-07-2009, 08:31 AM

Dallas its all about what your purpose is going to be with your build. If you are building a street vehicle with occassional strip use then an air to air will work just fine for you. If you go all out race like myself then you would want an air to water for the best effeciancy in keeping that turbo or turbos cool down the 1320 on each pass.

TJ03f150 · 02-07-2009, 08:38 AM

my vote is air to air. simple and probably one less thing to worry about.

DallasGT01 · 02-07-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil03SVT

Dallas its all about what your purpose is going to be with your build. If you are building a street vehicle with occassional strip use then an air to air will work just fine for you. If you go all out race like myself then you would want an air to water for the best effeciancy in keeping that turbo or turbos cool down the 1320 on each pass.

i honestly dont plan on driving the truck everyday...

I have 21k on my odo and would like to keep it somewhat low... It will be a nice day vehicle...

dont get me wrong all our races around here if i drive there would take a solid 30 min to get to anywhere.. the LOCAL 1/4 mile is about 1 hr from me...

i dont want something that i will have to pull over and wait to cool down...

the way i see it...

2 a/w and a front mount HE with a 5 gal tank in the bed...

i think that would allow me to drive it around here... Also my son lives in houston so i would like to be able to drive it down there...

I just dont know how well the a/w would hold up..i mean i never had any issues with my stocker... so IDK...

i am 99% set on the a/w setup...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ03f150

my vote is air to air. simple and probably one less thing to worry about.

Tis is true...

Sinister04L · 02-07-2009, 04:54 PM

Water-Air for sure. With the proper set up and components, it'll be more efficient on the street, and 10 times more efficient at the track.

View Poll Results: What IC setup should i use???
AIR TO AIR	6	33.33%
AIR TO WATER	12	66.67%
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01-30-2009, 10:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
DallasGT01 ALL TALK NO WALK!!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: FRISCO TEXAS!!!! Posts: 2,005 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	Air to Air OR Air to Water??? well i got to talking to a few friends last night about my setup and what i should do... and i was thinking 1 nasty a/a for the twins... well... One of them has a TT mustang that is running dual a/w and says i should go that way... i am kinda torn between the 2... i know the a/w would be better for track use... he says his IATs staging are 55 degrees... and down the track its 65-70... i am sure thats iced and all.. he says he can get me the parts (a/w intercoolers) for the price of a nice front mount that would be good enough for my level i am shooting for... i have the hook up on a mini radiator/HE so i would spend about 200 on a HE then 150 on a tank that would stay in my bed then 40 on hoses then x amount on a PUMP... idk how big of a pump i will need could i use a stocker... he says the best way to feed the pumps is through a Y same on return.... Nate.. anyone lol.. care to shed some light on me with this one... as yall know truck is being built now.. TT 5.4 DOHC <~~~ sex on wheels!!!! turbos are bigger then 60s... each IC would support 1000 hp.. which is where i would need to be.. roughly that would put me maxing them out at 1400rwhp... thats with a 30% driveline loss....

02-07-2009, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sinister04L 120 lbs of whoop ace Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,095 View this user's gallery iTrader: 7 / 100%	Water-Air for sure. With the proper set up and components, it'll be more efficient on the street, and 10 times more efficient at the track. __________________ 04 DSG Lightning #3599 of 3781 GT47-88 Turbo 993rwhp/1012rwtq

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02-06-2009, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
typhoon43 I'm a Fool for Spool. Paid Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL. Posts: 2,826 NLOC member #: 2024 View this user's gallery iTrader: 8 / 100%	I'm not into full out drag vehicles, so I'm with A/A. No pumps to die, no water to leak. Simple...effective.

02-07-2009, 08:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Evil03SVT Hostile Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NNJ Posts: 677 View this user's gallery iTrader: 6 / 100%	Dallas its all about what your purpose is going to be with your build. If you are building a street vehicle with occassional strip use then an air to air will work just fine for you. If you go all out race like myself then you would want an air to water for the best effeciancy in keeping that turbo or turbos cool down the 1320 on each pass.

02-07-2009, 08:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
TJ03f150 Turbo V6 guy... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring/Woodlands, Tx. Posts: 651 View this user's gallery iTrader: 2 / 100%	my vote is air to air. simple and probably one less thing to worry about.