Help....installing ati supercharger
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Drifting
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From: providence ut
Help....installing ati supercharger
well I've made it to the intercooler install.....and I don't like the air dam or ram air scoop for the intercooler ......were is the engine,trans and oil cooler going to get there air?" it looks like with there set up the engine is going to run hot, maybe I should use the original air dam and maybe get more air for the engine radiator and let the intercooler get what it can............what are you guys doing ? I need some fast help come hell or high water this babys on the road by saturday..........thanks leadfoot
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Re: Help....installing ati supercharger (lead foot 85 vet)
Can someone explain why the L-98 kit has the intercooler mounted in the radiator shroud, yet the LT1 kit is mounted above the shroud?
Does this have to do with the radiator shroud design of the earlier year cars, and the radiator being straight up and down some how?
They have 3 types of ontercoolers anyhow. in the radiator shroud, above it, or dual intercoolers in the area under the headlight buckets.
:confused: :confused: :confused:
Then, which one is the better set up?
Leadfoot, as ATI seems to be regaining some credibility with the D series blowers, I was considering buying a kit.
One thing I was thinking I would do before I even started the install was taking all those rubber hoses and having them built by some shop who can do mandrel bends. The F body forum guys seem to still complain about them, I think after some time they like to balloon up. If you were to have them made out of steel etc... maybe at that time you can put a nicer curve in that funky tube that comes right out of the blowers discharge at that hard angle? Just a thought.
Can you post some pics when you finish? Lets us know how it goes.
Does this have to do with the radiator shroud design of the earlier year cars, and the radiator being straight up and down some how?
They have 3 types of ontercoolers anyhow. in the radiator shroud, above it, or dual intercoolers in the area under the headlight buckets.
:confused: :confused: :confused:
Then, which one is the better set up?
Leadfoot, as ATI seems to be regaining some credibility with the D series blowers, I was considering buying a kit.
One thing I was thinking I would do before I even started the install was taking all those rubber hoses and having them built by some shop who can do mandrel bends. The F body forum guys seem to still complain about them, I think after some time they like to balloon up. If you were to have them made out of steel etc... maybe at that time you can put a nicer curve in that funky tube that comes right out of the blowers discharge at that hard angle? Just a thought.
Can you post some pics when you finish? Lets us know how it goes.
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From: providence ut
Re: Help....installing ati supercharger (bill mcdonald)
bill you wouldn't believe the pain those bends are to install, if you couldn't get some play out of the rubber 90's you couldn,t put it to gether, plus they serve as vibration dampners, I guess it could be done but it would be trial and error until you got the perfect angle. The maf seems to be the weak link there is no room on the flange to clamp to and it comes of easy, also at this point the tubing is rubbing on differant parts at differant points........there is just on room under there..........leadfoot....more to come
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From: providence ut
Re: Help....installing ati supercharger (krivera)
one big two core,,,,,,,,it mounts low and the pipes are going to be the first thing draging through a gutter.....its going to take some mods to refit the mount, but if its going to make my engine run hot then I want your style, I wish I could of had a choice but you know hind sight is 20 20..leadfoot
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Re: Help....installing ati supercharger (lead foot 85 vet)
I got my D1-SC last week but my motor still at Agostino hopefull will be done next week. After reading the manual its going to be a very tight fit in the engine bay.
Bruce
93LT1 Conv w/ZF6
Blown 14Psi D1-SC/N2O
383ci is being build at Agostino
Bruce
93LT1 Conv w/ZF6
Blown 14Psi D1-SC/N2O
383ci is being build at Agostino
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