Simple way to get the most out of your Stock Intercooler & eliminate heat soak.
Hey all, I just thought I'd like to share with you all what I did today.
Wanting to find a way to keep the stock intercooler "cooler" & to develop more power and eliminate heat soak once and for all as it's the biggest killer on the MPS.
In pre-testing The intercooler was so hot I couldn't touch it for longer then 1-2 seconds max and would never get back to cold after driving as heat would always
rise up into it.
So I made up some heat shielding to stop the unwanted heat (Lots of it) rising up through the intercooler core and robbing power.
I started by cutting some 1.6mm aluminium sheeting to size to fit under the core and held in with the standard intercooler brackets.
I also spaced it up on the bracket to have a slight air gap over the engine and another air gap to the intercooler, This is good for air flow and better cooling.
I'm happy to report that in the testing it works VERY, VERY well and I'm suprised that Mazda didn't already have some sort of heat sheilding in place to begin with as we
all know hot air rises.
After taking the car for a "spirited drive" the car runs ALOT better now and pulls harder then before run after run after run, I then stoped and started a few times go let the heat soak well and truly set in.
I got out and felt the intercooler core WAS COLD STILL. YAY!!!!!!!
After sitting the car for a good 30+ mins I then checked the temp of the intercooler again and it was JUST warm and could still keep my hand on it with no trouble at all.
I took the car down the road 200m, pulled over and the intercooler was COLD AGAIN!. So not only does it prevent heat soak it take a few minutes to cool the intercooler down again like it had never been started in the morning. (And I could never get that to happen before)
Plus features of the mod:
*Cheap to do
*Takes less then 30 minutes to fit
*Looks stock still
*Stops water getting into the coil packs
*Stops heat-soak
*Keeps the intercooler Colder for longer
*More power
*When it does sit for a long time ONLY gets just warm
*Takes a few minutes to get rid of the heat soak and gets it back to pre-start temps. (COLD)
Here are the pic's.
In this pic below you can see the air gap that will cool air to still flow through the core. And the bigger gap at the bottom of the core to let water run off.
The Aluminium Sheeting is on an sloping angle in order to do this.
Here you can see the "Spacer" I used to create an air gap from the engine using a bigger nut as a spacer.
Cover back on and looks stock
Enjoy Cheers.
Last edited by NQMPS; 11-06-2012 at 08:52 AM.
Had:
Mitsubishi Evolution III ~12.0@114mph~
Mitsubishi Evolution VII ~12.8@106mph~
06 MPS 3 True Red
Now:
~07 Ralliart Colt ~14.85@96mph~
~2010 Velocity Red Luxury MPS 3.
3" CAI, K&N, Race pipe, Silicone Intake pipe, Custom Intercooler heat shield, LED Conversion, Gloss Black Wheels.