Sea Strainer Water Pressure
02-19-2019 | 07:14 AM
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I would leave the plumbing alone and put an electronically controlled valve before the intercooler, that is either boost referenced, rpm referenced, or intake temp referenced. Closed it dumps the water overboard, open flows through the intercooler. How ever you set it up, if it fails it should end up putting water through the intercooler.
02-19-2019 | 03:18 PM
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Are you carbed or Injected? Anything that introduces fuel above the intecooler will have that loaded up effect from off Idle . Especially after extended Idle.
I have a throttle body injected whipple engine in here now , what a sloppy pig that is off idle! Blows black smoke when you crack the throttle. Hind site
I would have replaced the intake with a port injected style to clean up the fueling.
I think you will have fuel condensing in the intercooler fins regardless.
Hell , just test it , bypass the intercooler water, do your normal planning procedure , and see if it helps having a dry warm intercooler core.
I dont think you will gain anything , but Ive been wrong before.
I have a throttle body injected whipple engine in here now , what a sloppy pig that is off idle! Blows black smoke when you crack the throttle. Hind site
I would have replaced the intake with a port injected style to clean up the fueling.
I think you will have fuel condensing in the intercooler fins regardless.
Hell , just test it , bypass the intercooler water, do your normal planning procedure , and see if it helps having a dry warm intercooler core.
I dont think you will gain anything , but Ive been wrong before.
02-19-2019 | 03:34 PM
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From: Paducah, Ky
I’m replumbing my setup a bit and would like to try and get a little info/experience for reference before I buy all the required parts and pieces. I’m mainly doing this to removed my intercooler from being constantly fed from the two stage pump. Right now lower feeds Hardin big strainer, to two stage pump, then one stage to motor cooling and one stage to intercooler.
How im thinking of replumbing:
lower to strainer,
strainer to single stage pump to feed motor.
1” npt 10psi pressure relief valve off of other strainer port, then to intercooler. So in theory once pressure in strainer exceeds 10psi then the intercooler gets water.
So my question is will enough pressure build up in the strainer to open the PRV with the normal pump still pulling water out of it? At what point would it get to that ppessure? Ideally it’d be when planing, 10-15mph.
I was was thinking of buying the pressure relief valve and attaching to the strainer and running a hose from it out of the engine comp to where I could see if/when water begins to flow out. For these testing purposes would it cause damage not to have water running through the intercooler? I could try and get out early her in WI when the water and air is still cold.
Thanks guys
How im thinking of replumbing:
lower to strainer,
strainer to single stage pump to feed motor.
1” npt 10psi pressure relief valve off of other strainer port, then to intercooler. So in theory once pressure in strainer exceeds 10psi then the intercooler gets water.
So my question is will enough pressure build up in the strainer to open the PRV with the normal pump still pulling water out of it? At what point would it get to that ppessure? Ideally it’d be when planing, 10-15mph.
I was was thinking of buying the pressure relief valve and attaching to the strainer and running a hose from it out of the engine comp to where I could see if/when water begins to flow out. For these testing purposes would it cause damage not to have water running through the intercooler? I could try and get out early her in WI when the water and air is still cold.
Thanks guys
02-19-2019 | 08:31 PM
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02-24-2019 | 04:14 PM
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The ECM is set up with multipliers in the Fuel and Spark Tables , it should compensate for the increased boost , by reading MAP and Knock Values.
Better be careful! The best thing to do is Email Whipple.
Better be careful! The best thing to do is Email Whipple.
