Raptor VLC (liquid cooled)

[immortality]

Hi Tim,

for exsisting customers to upgrade to a raptor VLC do we need to send the charger back to you to retro fit the VLC housing or can it be we do it ourselves?

(good opportunity to promote the VLC with it's own dedicated thread )

[Raptorsc]

Immo

Yes the charger needs to be returned and in some cases charger will need to be disassembled and reassembled so the compressor cover to compressor wheel clearance can be optimised. (Ask RCVX the difference a tight compressor clearance can make)

Otherwise the charger comprises a cooling jacket on the compressor housing, a small radiator, a pump and a coolant reservior.

Vehicles currently fitted with VLC, Magna V6, Territory 4.0, Falcon BA XR6, AUDI A4 (guessing on the model)

Supercharger temperature drops by around 40 Celcius (a lot) and allows people to run their charger faster for higher boost pressures with greater charger reliability but importantly the charger dischargers MUCH cooler air than if not cooled.

Pics ....... later

[MaN|aC]

Is there any chance of you guys to install it on mine?, im moving up to Bundi early next year

PS i dont care how long it takes because after this year its going to be kept in the shed lol

[Raptorsc]

Maniac

It would be our pleasure to uprate your charger for you. No problem

[mking]

is this more efficient then an intercooler? and if so what are the gains over a cooler

[Raptor Charged VX]

yes the right adjustment can make the world of differnce.

[psivyv6]

how much does this cost?

[Raptorsc]

Some info on VLC

Ford BA 6cyl automatic, previous best 237rwkw @ 12psi on a back to back run

Ford BA 6cyl Automatic with VLC kit fitted 250.5rwkw @ 9psi on back to back

The gains are just a touch less than intercooling (as originally promised) - pretty awesome

[psivyv6]

is there still big gains if the car is intercooled?

[Raptorsc]

No, not at all.

The intercooler will be doing the full job, the VLC gets 80% of the way there on its own, but adding it to a cooled system will yield no extra horses

[vzberlinav6]

i got the vlc charger but where the cooling housing was situated, the hose fittings kept hitting strut tower when mounted on the bracket. it wasnt test fitted before being sent out.

[Raptorsc]

All VLC charger water outlets are now aligned with the charger intake, this will be the only form in which the VLC will now be manufactured .......... because it works in all situations.

[BONO]

How much will it cost to modify . i have a raptor V.

pls advice cost $$$ as wre all on a budget

[BONO]

How much will it cost to modify . i have a raptor V.

pls advice cost $$$ as wre all on a budget

[Raptorsc]

Bono

Yes we are all on a budget, that includes us as well

The VLC option is $1100 now.

Includes new compressor cover with water jacket
12 V water pump with H/D elecrical relay
PWR heat exchanging radiator and mounting kit
Nylon water lines with push fit fittings
Polished alloy coolant reserviour

[BONO]

Thanks tim

[BONO]

4got to mention tim

u have any pics of some already installed ??

[Tadgh]

hey tim how much extra boost can i run, do i need a tune and how much for the smaller pulley?

[Raptorsc]

Tadgh

Voice from the dead there mate

I cannot clearly remember your setup, did you go intercooled?

Will provide more answers in turn

[Tadgh]

yeah mate i have been pretty busy with my flying and have been even more broke living on austudy so have been trying to not think about doing much to my car lately but i should be finished and earning coin again very soon so it's game on.

mine is still not cooled and i still got the intercooler sitting on my garage floor, I have been watching everyone else intercool theirs and am not sure the gains are worth the hassle, I was thinking if the vlc could cool it enough to run extra boost than i would not encounter the loss of boost people seem to get from intercooling. Just weighing up my options at the moment. Also what is the absolute maximum amount of boost the V can produce as i am thinking instead of stroking i may build a high revving 3.8l which would go better with the centrifugal blower.

[orthaeeoul]

iv been thinking of intercooling. but i like this idea better. u say 80% effectivness? can that be increased? maybe bigger cooler or faster coolent movment? would that work?

[Raptorsc]

Tadgh

high rev would be a plan, add extra 1000rpm with good parts an you would be cranking out some numbers

[Tadgh]

cheers will let ya know when it's happening and will be in touch for a much more detailed chat

[Raptorsc]

Tadgh

How much burnout work in a year does your machine get you reckon?

[Tadgh]

umm hard to say, i try to get out to archerfield every month plus willowbank a fair bit in winter but don't bother in summer. have gone through about 8 sets of 2n hand tyres in the last 6 months but i had no engine in my car for 3 of those 6.