I'm swapping my stock intercooler with a forge unit and need a diverter/ sprayer, any ideas?

 

Why don't you weld one on like this: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...6-post125.html.

 

That's a great looking piece I just don't think my fabrication skills are on quite that level.

 

^^ This is a good idea. It does have a couple of issues but a very good mod. If you live in a cooler climate, NE, then I'd leave it alone - I've had a Forge onmy car for 4+ years, no real bad heat soak but for heavy traffic in Boston - as long as you can maintain 24+ mph you're good to go.......

 

Better yet, go back to stock and get an Alta or DDM diverter. Proven to work better than aftermarket IC's.

 

A stock 88k miles ic with an alt a diverter will woke better than a new forge and a new scoop?

 

Yes

lots of data has been put together supporting this very conclusion. Stock IC has the best recovery and lowest pressure drop.

 

I got my Alta without a diverter and just used thick Weatherstripping

 

Lots of data post #7 pages & pages....

Here in the NE - the Forge will outperform the OE. There is less loss of boost & the TE is quite good for an IC of this size. The GRS & Forge have an inner core design that is more faverable for boost. It is not a simple formula that can be applied to loss of boost - thermal efficiency.
There are 2 long threads on this subject, however I can't seem to find the first of them ( 3 - 4 years ago???). I tested an OE, Alta classic & Forge - put them on a Superflow, bassed on the result the Forge was best.
Arguments have been made about mass - if you have a 3# brick of aluminum or a 6# .10" sheet of aluminum, which mass will cool fastrer???? Surface with a pourpose is the name of the game when it relates to an IC.

That said: The best bang for the buck was an Alta diverter for the OE IC - with ice I would make on a cookie sheet - it would fit perfectly in the Alta diverter & I could re-load from a cooler with 5+ pieces of ice - better yet was a trip to the local S&S to get a cooler full of dry ice.........

 

He's right. And if you want to eliminate heat soak faster, you would be better off with a more aggressive scoop to increase air flow.

I changed to a GP IC, and while running the M7 Extreme Scoop, temps run for 10-12 deg above outdoor temps, and recovery is pretty fast once back on the highway.

 

I agree on the scoop. I have the M7 Extreme Scoop as well. After all my research, the only intercooler upgrade I have considered is the GP model. Since I have the IC off my old '02 MCS as a spare, I'm going to send it off to http://www.cradin.com/ to get a thermal coating for $75. Maybe at some point in the future, I will get a shroud welded to it as well.

 

Be careful with the coatings as they can reduce the airflow thru the IC which is much more important than heat dispersion.

 

I'm leaning tword the forge but now I need somebody to build me sumthingnwith sprayer heads and a diverter on it