IC HOSE ROUTING AND PUMP PLACEMENT

[LIVEEZ]

I am going to redo my intercooler completely. I just ordered a new jabsco pump, and 2 U shaped hose so I can route the ic hoses in the passengers side fender. I have already removed my IC pipes.
Do I want to pump into the cche, then the aux ic, then the ic itself? Does the pump make the water hotter? Do I want the inlet of the intercooler to be the top or the bottom of the stock intercooler? I figured that heat rises and I would want the feed for the pump to be the hotter water at the top of the intercooler. What has everyone else done?
Thanks in advance

 

[InvisiBill]

The stock setup pumps the coolant into the top of the CAC, and out the bottom to the top of the CCHE. The pump then draws from the bottom of the CCHE.

Daron and I have gotten into the CAC part before, if you want to search for it. The heated coolant will want to rise up through the CAC, so I routed mine in the bottom and out the top. However, if you have any air in the system, the coolant will still "fall down" through the CAC if you're pumping it in the top, so it's probably a little safer. I honestly don't think it would make a huge difference either way, but I haven't done any testing to back that.

 

[SeattleSy#1255]

I have a question relating to this...I'm in the middle of rerouting the IC lines and i ran some hose from the pump to the IC...I was able to run this along the fender well passerger side with out having to use any 90's or have any kinks in the hose...it was simple...with the exception of maybe using 90's at the pump/heat exchanger and at the upper IC then where else are you guys using the 90 degree bends? I figure using less is better and a much smoother/better looking install. So i have figured 4 90's max. what are your experiences with this?

 

[myclone]

On 2002-03-05 00:27, SeattleSy#1255 wrote:
I have a question relating to this...I'm in the middle of rerouting the IC lines and i ran some hose from the pump to the IC...I was able to run this along the fender well passerger side with out having to use any 90's or have any kinks in the hose...it was simple...with the exception of maybe using 90's at the pump/heat exchanger and at the upper IC then where else are you guys using the 90 degree bends? I figure using less is better and a much smoother/better looking install. So i have figured 4 90's max. what are your experiences with this?

I used two 3/4" PVC 90s on the lower exchanger and ran both hoses through the passenger fender. I have a alum ford truck heater core in front of the rad so I had to run one hose out the drivers side of the core support to it. That hose runs along the bottom of the grille/above the frame and back through the core support into the pass side fender.

For the upper IC I didnt like using all those PVC 90s and clamps. Looks like ass IMO and I couldnt get the thermal hose covering over them either. I ended up going to Lowes (home depot would work too) and looking for a substitute. What I ended up doing was buying two faucet(sp?) kits that had a long metal pipe thingy that had a tight 180 deg bend. I cut these down as I only needed the 180 deg bend and a short (maybe 1/2") straight section to clamp the hose onto.

I ended up using two of the cheapest kits they had (~$35 for both) and they are copper/brass plated on the inside for corrosion resistance. They are made of alum I believe so they weigh close to nothing, they have a nice smooth bend for the water to navigate, and if you are into chrome they are already shiney and racy lookin.

HTH.

 

[Falco]

I'm using five of them. Two at the upper IC and three at the lower.

Something like this:

Not the cleanest, but it works.

HTH,