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Glenn
02-17-2010, 12:59 PM
The April issue of MM&FF has a neat ad on page 25 concerning KB's new liquid cooled SC up to 4.2LC. Coolant flows directly into the blower lobe case. This is most interesting. It would seem that no intercooler is now necessary? Very nice setup and good looking unit.

Glenn Ford :burnout:

FordNut
02-17-2010, 01:22 PM
The April issue of MM&FF has a neat ad on page 25 concerning KB's new liquid cooled SC up to 4.2LC. Coolant flows directly into the blower lobe case. This is most interesting. It would seem that no intercooler is now necessary? Very nice setup and good looking unit.

Glenn Ford :burnout:

It still would need an intercooler. Not a bad idea, though.

Two things that cause the blower case and rotors to get really hot, friction of moving parts and the physics of compressing the air.

Two things that cause the air to get hot, the heat from the blower and the physics of compressing the air.

Directly cooling the case should prevent the portion of air charge heating that comes from the blower itself, but the physics of compressing the air will still make the air charge hot and necessitate the intercooler. Keeping the temperature of the blower controlled should allow for tighter tolerances and probably higher efficiency resulting in more boost.

Zack
02-17-2010, 01:23 PM
By the time 2010 is over, anyone having less than 1000rwhp will be WAY behind the curve, lol.

Glenn
02-17-2010, 04:20 PM
It still would need an intercooler. Not a bad idea, though.

Two things that cause the blower case and rotors to get really hot, friction of moving parts and the physics of compressing the air.

Two things that cause the air to get hot, the heat from the blower and the physics of compressing the air.

Directly cooling the case should prevent the portion of air charge heating that comes from the blower itself, but the physics of compressing the air will still make the air charge hot and necessitate the intercooler. Keeping the temperature of the blower controlled should allow for tighter tolerances and probably higher efficiency resulting in more boost.

Brian:

Good infor. - Thanks

Glenn