Hey found a new tuner
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Hey found a new tuner
They just finished their supercharger for V6 and V8 Mercedes models, and it only takes 8hrs to install.
hopracing.com
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Originally Posted by hubert
They just finished their supercharger for V6 and V8 Mercedes models, and it only takes 8hrs to install.
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I know just checked the site my self and found that its not working, i found them in Europian Car magazine they tuned a Clk 430.
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I've test driven House of Power's Vortech CLK430, provides great power delivery and clearly a contender in supercharged benzos. His Stage 1 runs a conservative 5.5 psi boost and does not include an aftercooler, however my understanding he will offer a Stage II & III for the power hungry 
Currently he's laying down 407 HP at the rollers 
Currently he's laying down 407 HP at the rollers
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Originally Posted by figure1a
So, I'm pretty lame when it comes to super chargers... but what does the after cooler do and would one want the aftercooler or not?
The primary benefit of this system is intended to employ thermal transition and deliver significant cooling with minimal friction losses.
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The primary benefit of this system is intended to employ thermal transition and deliver significant cooling with minimal friction losses.
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Originally Posted by Whitey
"thermal transition".......what does that mean?
Vortech uses a Mondo (Igloo) Race cooler, the "Igloo" depends entirely upon thermal transition.
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In a typical supercharged car, boost is made at wide open throttle, and boost makes heat. Most cars use boost imtermittently and the engine is running in a vacuum most of the time. Therefore most of the time, a supercharger is generating little heat. In this typical mode of operation, with an air to water system there is continouously cooled water stored in the reservoir since there is virtually no heating from the charge air. When the engine is used under boost conditions, the heated charge air will begin to exchange heat into the water. The heat in the water is then exchanged from water to the air in the "radiator" thus a thermal transition.
Vortech uses a Mondo (Igloo) Race cooler, the "Igloo" depends entirely upon thermal transition.
Vortech uses a Mondo (Igloo) Race cooler, the "Igloo" depends entirely upon thermal transition.
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Thanks for such a detailed explanation Rich....but how does it "exchange" hot air into water I wonder.......
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Thanks for such a detailed explanation Rich....but how does it "exchange" hot air into water I wonder.......
Just to clarify: Exchange hot air into THE water; not into water :p
At the temperatures consistent with aftercoolers used in cars, water is about nine times more conductive than air. (Think about a hot frying pan. If you want it to cool quickly, do you dunk it in water or do you wave it around in the air? Which method cools faster?..) The more conductive nature of water over air allows both a smaller design of the cooling mechanism and a more effective design.
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Originally Posted by Richard023
At the temperatures consistent with aftercoolers used in cars, water is about nine times more conductive than air. (Think about a hot frying pan. If you want it to cool quickly, do you dunk it in water or do you wave it around in the air? Which method cools faster?..) The more conductive nature of water over air allows both a smaller design of the cooling mechanism and a more effective design.
Explained in true Martin "Yan Can Cook" fashion....hee, hee.
