Pics of my intercooler setup

[phoenix64]

Here are some pics finaly. I used the tail pipes and over the axel pipe from my old edelbrock exhaust system. All told the set up cost 452$.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/717770/2

I really thought I would gain something with this intercooler. Needless to say I was very dissapointed.

[96whitemaro]

that intercooler looks pretty crappy sorry to say. what hp and boost is it rated for? did you put it after or before the radiator?

[Mighty Thor]

Wasn't it more functional the way you had it before with the old one?

[phoenix64]

Are you kidding?

Tiago made 340 RWHP with a similar design, but 40% smaller intercooler.

Its a spearco bar and plate core, its rated 1150cfm. It made just over 800hp on a ford 302 at 21psi. Close to twice what I am flowing.

How would it pull the intake temps down to ambient if it was mounted behind the radiator?

[phoenix64]

Originally posted by Mighty Thor:
Wasn't it more functional the way you had it before with the old one?

I had that wierd right angle pipe that just connected the turbo to the TB before. Sadly that poor flowing pipe made more power than the intercooler. Though just slightly.

[pr95blackbird]

Originally posted by phoenix64:
Are you kidding?

Tiago made 340 RWHP with a similar design, but 40% smaller intercooler.

tiago also has done alot more to his 3.4L than a turbo setup.....

[phoenix64]

Originally posted by pr95blackbird:
tiago also has done alot more to his 3.4L than a turbo setup..... [/QB]

I was just saying 340hp worth of air is 340hp of air. The intercooler doesn't care what kind of engine is pushing it.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by pr95blackbird:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by phoenix64:
Are you kidding?

Tiago made 340 RWHP with a similar design, but 40% smaller intercooler.

tiago also has done alot more to his 3.4L than a turbo setup..... </font>[/QUOTE]p/p heads/intake thats it

[pr95blackbird]

viper: yes but the heads do change the performance aspect of the vehicle. what i am meaning to say is that if you take a 1995 3.8L and turbo it with whatever components you want, and take the same year engine which has been rebuilt with all new parts, lubed, torqued to spec etc... and apply the same kit as to the first engine, the second one will produce more power.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by pr95blackbird:
viper: yes but the heads do change the performance aspect of the vehicle. what i am meaning to say is that if you take a 1995 3.8L and turbo it with whatever components you want, and take the same year engine which has been rebuilt with all new parts, lubed, torqued to spec etc... and apply the same kit as to the first engine, the second one will produce more power.

yes i know this... but the motor was not rebiult he just swaped the head and intakes... witch on a 3.4 does alot.... but your making it sound like the hole motor had something done, withc is false, i don't want any one to get the wrong ideas

[pr95blackbird]

Originally posted by viper04af:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by pr95blackbird:
viper: yes but the heads do change the performance aspect of the vehicle. what i am meaning to say is that if you take a 1995 3.8L and turbo it with whatever components you want, and take the same year engine which has been rebuilt with all new parts, lubed, torqued to spec etc... and apply the same kit as to the first engine, the second one will produce more power.

yes i know this... but the motor was not rebiult he just swaped the head and intakes... witch on a 3.4 does alot.... but your making it sound like the hole motor had something done, withc is false, i don't want any one to get the wrong ideas </font>[/QUOTE]ohh ok, sorry about that

[grayman]

that is not a cheap *** intercooler core by any means.

Have you tuned the car for the intercooler yet, though? Have you been able to compare the 'before intecooler' air temp with the 'after installing the intercooler' air temps in order to advance timing as well as recieve the benifits of a denser air charge?

[phoenix64]

Originally posted by grayman:
that is not a cheap *** intercooler core by any means.

Have you tuned the car for the intercooler yet, though? Have you been able to compare the 'before intecooler' air temp with the 'after installing the intercooler' air temps in order to advance timing as well as recieve the benifits of a denser air charge?

When you say tune do you mean timing? I have just used a slightly more aggresive than stock IAT timing retard, so as the IAT sensor sees the temps go up it pulls timing. About 4-5* at WOT non intercooled vs intercooled.

Non intercooled, I'm seeing peak IATs of 100* above ambient. With the intercooler, IATs have yet to go more than 20* above ambient.

Intercooled mid december, I saw peak IATs of 18*. When ambient is -20* running 10-11psi, there was a huge difference intercooled vs nonintercooled.

[grayman]

hmmm.
80* difference IAT's. You should be able to notice that...and then exploit it as well. hmmm.

[phoenix64]

Originally posted by grayman:
hmmm.
80* difference IAT's. You should be able to notice that...and then exploit it as well. hmmm.

I thought so too.

80* should be 8% more hp. or about 30hp.

Like I said winter time at higher boost its a whole different ballgame.