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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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IS this worth it ? First time I see an after-cooled s/c vette
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JBSblownc5 used one for a while with his custom Vortech system, he switched to paxon recently, im sure he will chime in with its pros and cons, he made over 700HP with it
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is it okay to put an after cooler on a stock engine with 8 PSI - i guess the price will up a bit but I don't know if it's safe
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Aftercooling is common place. An air to liquid heat exchanger is less common, but is the standard cooler on Kenne Bell, Magnacharger, and the Vortech setups.

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Originally Posted by Cr4zYH3aD
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IS this worth it ? First time I see an after-cooled s/c vette
call Geoff at Next Level Performance in Florida, I had that kit and it needs a lot of improvements for it to be reliable and effective
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