Intercooler Install
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Melting Slicks
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Intercooler Install
I'm going to build a 25" x 6" air damn that will force air into the cooler at a 45 degree angle.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '12
MMM Plumbing ****!You did a nice job cramming all that pipework in there. Too bad the intake run (between the i/c and the carb) couldn't be routed in front of or around the radiator. Very nice!
Drifting
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I'm going to build a 25" x 6" air damn that will force air into the cooler at a 45 degree angle.
http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31940
http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31940
Pro
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From: Miami FL
St. Jude Donor '11, '14
Many years ago a customer brought us a slammed truck with a Vortech and an intercooler that was parallel to the ground. It had a lip spoiler at the back edge of the core. The EFI tune was rich with almost no timing. Leaning it out and/or advancing the timing caused instant detonation. Moving the air temp sensor around proved the intercooler was worthless as installed. It seems the air would go around the spoiler rather than through the core.
We cut a hole in the front bumper (fiberglass) and built a duct down to the intercooler and moved the spoiler the the front edge of the core. The intercooler became so effective we were able to lean the curve, add timing, and eventually drop a pulley size for more boost.
If the above is over the top, consider a scoop rather than just a spoiler.
My .02
Rob
We cut a hole in the front bumper (fiberglass) and built a duct down to the intercooler and moved the spoiler the the front edge of the core. The intercooler became so effective we were able to lean the curve, add timing, and eventually drop a pulley size for more boost.
If the above is over the top, consider a scoop rather than just a spoiler.
My .02
Rob
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Melting Slicks
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I have been thinking about a scoop, or a fan. Any pics for me for inspiration?
The way I would build the dam it would be more like a scoop than a dam, like I said it would extend 6" from the back of the cooler, and at a 45 degree angle from it. But I guess adding a second bend in the dam and extending to make a scoop might funnel in more air.
Btw, the intercooler is actually at a 20 degree angle. It's not flat.
The way I would build the dam it would be more like a scoop than a dam, like I said it would extend 6" from the back of the cooler, and at a 45 degree angle from it. But I guess adding a second bend in the dam and extending to make a scoop might funnel in more air.
Btw, the intercooler is actually at a 20 degree angle. It's not flat.
Many years ago a customer brought us a slammed truck with a Vortech and an intercooler that was parallel to the ground. It had a lip spoiler at the back edge of the core. The EFI tune was rich with almost no timing. Leaning it out and/or advancing the timing caused instant detonation. Moving the air temp sensor around proved the intercooler was worthless as installed. It seems the air would go around the spoiler rather than through the core.
We cut a hole in the front bumper (fiberglass) and built a duct down to the intercooler and moved the spoiler the the front edge of the core. The intercooler became so effective we were able to lean the curve, add timing, and eventually drop a pulley size for more boost.
If the above is over the top, consider a scoop rather than just a spoiler.
My .02
Rob
We cut a hole in the front bumper (fiberglass) and built a duct down to the intercooler and moved the spoiler the the front edge of the core. The intercooler became so effective we were able to lean the curve, add timing, and eventually drop a pulley size for more boost.
If the above is over the top, consider a scoop rather than just a spoiler.
My .02
Rob
