Re: [VintageLambo] Turbo Charge/intercooling for the Jalpas

Doc, Martin De Campo has a freon charged inter-cooler on his twin turbo Calloway Alfa GTV- While it can"t touch my Jalpa (*grin*) ...it"s a FAST little BEAST!Anyone wish to comment on the chances / possibilities of utilizing such an inter-cooler system on a Lambo???The A/C system seems to really get that boost extra dense due to the 45 degree temp it is claimed to chill the incoming intake air flow down to.... HLL3 (still out of JAIL...buuuahahahahahahaaaa! NO jail can hold me! *evil grin*) >>> Just a thought I was tossing around the other day. I know Laust has a current turbo project going on, and I"ve heard rumblings about other turbo projects too. Has anyone given any thought to using a liquid charge cooler to improve the thermal efficiency of the pressurization process? I did some PV=NRT crunching the other day, and it seems the value of the charge cooler would be of great benefit. The only car I can think of that uses one is the Lotus Esprit of some vintage. The increase in volumetric efficiency by turbocharging is partially offset by the decrease in thermal effieciency. Since the Jalpa is a mid engine car, a standard intercooler wouldn"t be very practical. But, a liquid chargecooler with small fluid lines to a front mounted radiator would be not only feasable, but fairly easy. the front radiator wouldn"t need to be very big, and the circulation pump can be any number of small 12V remote mounted units. Seems like just more and more plumbing, but the results might be quite startling. I"m thinking of a turbocharged boat engine, and the fact that I have an unlimited amount of cool lake water, leads me to the idea of setting it up. Increase both VE, while keeping TE fairly constant. Doc <<<