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« on: August 06, 2022, 05:49:53 PM »

Anyone ever tried to use a water cooler intercooler on the Audi TT MK1 1.8t?   Did it work?
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2022, 08:29:30 AM »

How long is a piece of string? Why wouldnt it work? 2000+ hp drag cars use them, so yeah they work decent. Again quality is something to think about, Ive seen cheap ebay cores leak causing the engine to hydrolock and cause damage.
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2022, 10:07:00 AM »

The only reasons to use air to water are:
1. Drag racing - pack the reservoir full with ice cold water or a coolant, do a pass. Drain, repeat.
2. When due to the engine design there is physically no way to fit an air-air intercooler. For example roots blowers that sit right on top of the manifold, and stupid stuff Audi did with the 4.0TT.

That's it.

An air-air intercooler is at least twice as efficient.
First reason is, going air-water-air is always going to be much less efficient than air-air because you need to do heat transfer twice! Hence why for drag racing you pack it full with chilled coolant, then you only have to go air-water and it's below ambient (but obviously once it warms up it's useless).
Second reason - keeping the coolant actually cool is much, much harder. Because the engine bay is constantly heating it up. So usually the coolant is way above ambient all the time. Further more to prevent the intercooler pump from wearing out very aggressive hysteresis is used to turn the pump on and off, so if you don't floor it for a while, usually your core is always going to be at least 20C above ambient. Compare that to an FMIC that gets cooled way down the moment you start moving and does not have the massive inertia of the water.
This is the case on all OEM systems. Audi 3.0 supercharged, VAG 4.0TT, BMW N63/S63 and MB. Although MB runs cooler than VAG and BMW solutions, they managed to have better separation.

On a 1.8T Audi TT you can fit a huge FMIC. It's going to be better than any air-water solution. Even for drag racing, it's enough to just CO2 blast the FMIC and it's almost as good IAT wise as the air-water.
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2022, 11:05:40 AM »

The only reasons to use air to water are:
1. Drag racing - pack the reservoir full with ice cold water or a coolant, do a pass. Drain, repeat.
2. When due to the engine design there is physically no way to fit an air-air intercooler. For example roots blowers that sit right on top of the manifold, and stupid stuff Audi did with the 4.0TT.

That's it.

An air-air intercooler is at least twice as efficient.
First reason is, going air-water-air is always going to be much less efficient than air-air because you need to do heat transfer twice! Hence why for drag racing you pack it full with chilled coolant, then you only have to go air-water and it's below ambient (but obviously once it warms up it's useless).
Second reason - keeping the coolant actually cool is much, much harder. Because the engine bay is constantly heating it up. So usually the coolant is way above ambient all the time. Further more to prevent the intercooler pump from wearing out very aggressive hysteresis is used to turn the pump on and off, so if you don't floor it for a while, usually your core is always going to be at least 20C above ambient. Compare that to an FMIC that gets cooled way down the moment you start moving and does not have the massive inertia of the water.
This is the case on all OEM systems. Audi 3.0 supercharged, VAG 4.0TT, BMW N63/S63 and MB. Although MB runs cooler than VAG and BMW solutions, they managed to have better separation.

On a 1.8T Audi TT you can fit a huge FMIC. It's going to be better than any air-water solution. Even for drag racing, it's enough to just CO2 blast the FMIC and it's almost as good IAT wise as the air-water.

Thank you very much for the information.  As you are likely aware the FMIC is far away from the turbo in the TT, so thinking the air to water was a good idea to remove any lag.  I do have a lot of space above the trans, because I moved the wire condiut under the fender.  The battery will sit (intended) beside the wheel/wheel well at the rear.  And I'm hoping to put the airfilter under the fender too down where the second intercooler on a quattro would normally sit. (US Driver side)  If FMIC is better option would there be much benefit in installing it similar idea to the Subaru and maybe put airflow through the bonnet/hood?  I guess now you're introducing heat from the engine/trans to it.   Also I live in Houston TX so the heat here every day is around 36 to 40 degrees centigrade.  We are at sea level though.    Hmmm. 
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2022, 11:09:36 AM »

And one last thing the HP I'm going to try and achieve is a mere 300 to 350hp.
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« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2022, 02:28:18 AM »

Thank you very much for the information.  As you are likely aware the FMIC is far away from the turbo in the TT, so thinking the air to water was a good idea to remove any lag.
Length of intake piping has a negligible effect. The length and quality of the exhaust manifold is much more important.
You are trying to solve a "problem" that you created in your head, but that does not exist in reality.

Also, the Subaru reference made me chuckle. Subaru is a perfect example of how NOT to do anything.
They have horrendous IAT and huge turbo lag compared to an Evo exactly due to the fact that they got the whole thing backwards.
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« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2022, 02:48:22 AM »

Stock RS4 RS5 2.9tt is also an example how not to build a water intercooler. Luckily they did not fit it in manifold...
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« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2022, 08:06:46 AM »

Length of intake piping has a negligible effect. The length and quality of the exhaust manifold is much more important.
You are trying to solve a "problem" that you created in your head, but that does not exist in reality.

Also, the Subaru reference made me chuckle. Subaru is a perfect example of how NOT to do anything.
They have horrendous IAT and huge turbo lag compared to an Evo exactly due to the fact that they got the whole thing backwards.
Ohhh.  Well shit.  Then there's no problem with FMIC.  It was many years ago I read something about the lag in a TT was caused by too much piping.  I just accepted that as the truth.  Alright then FMIC it is.  They also said that Scooby doo pulls out of corners quicker than a Ferrari.  And they were very reliable.   Glad I didn't buy a Subaru then.

Thanks MUCH!!
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