water pickup for inter cooler
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water pickup for inter cooler
what is the best water pickup for a small inter cooler. Also where should it be mounted. This is for a single engine boat. currently i am using a pickup similar to that on a drive shower but larger mounted on the cavitation plate. It is working fine until WOT. at 4700 rpm I get 8 psi but at 5200 I get 0 psi.
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Imco makes one that has an adjustable cutting edge. It looks very simular to the Stainless Marine pickup. You need the adjustable edge to dial in the pressure.
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I'm told that the standard pickup isn't capable of supplying enough water to both the engine and the cooler. You also want the cooler to not receive water when off plane. If prevent a vaccume break, it would have to be teed in after the water pump, so the cooler would always see water.
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Originally posted by REDCHECKMATE
I run all the water from sea water pump thru oil cooler then thru intercooler.
I run all the water from sea water pump thru oil cooler then thru intercooler.
I would think the results would be better with a seperate pick-up or atleast pick it up before the oil cooler.
Hotboats pick up is also runing on the right side of the cav plate w/ a right hand prop (drive shower is on left). I thought there might be a problem when it was being hooked up.
I would go with the transom mount.