Need pic's of lowered/tilted radiator C5
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Need pic's of lowered/tilted radiator C5 Picked up a blower kit, looking to modify my radiator support so that I can have a larger filter/inlet pipe to the blower going over the actual radiator. Steve01ss hooked me up with some pictures to a lowered one in the past but, I lost the link. I'd like to look at it again if anyone has it. I have searched all over the place. I just installed two C6 procharger kits, which use SHIMS, to lower the support, which allows for a better filter to blower inlet size but, it is still sandwhich'd to allow for proper clearence.
If you read this post...
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/archi...p/t-56881.html
...it's very interesting to me how much was picked up in the quarter mile MPH. 124mph before up to 131mph after the radiator/larger filter/pipe mod. Friggin crazy. But, they did NOT lower the radiator, they TILTED the bottom, forward, causing the radiator to naturally get shorter/lower.
Thats what I wanna do....instead of cutting, and dropping the radiator support, on my already low car.
Thanks for your help, and any pictures, or advice that you may have on doing this.
Thanks G's.
J
If you read this post...
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/archi...p/t-56881.html
...it's very interesting to me how much was picked up in the quarter mile MPH. 124mph before up to 131mph after the radiator/larger filter/pipe mod. Friggin crazy. But, they did NOT lower the radiator, they TILTED the bottom, forward, causing the radiator to naturally get shorter/lower.
Thats what I wanna do....instead of cutting, and dropping the radiator support, on my already low car.
Thanks for your help, and any pictures, or advice that you may have on doing this.
Thanks G's.
J
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My Procharger kit had a new cradle that lowered and tilted the radiator - here is a link to most of the install but you can see the radiator in a few:
http://www.ramclutches.com/Corvette/...ding_proch.htm
http://www.ramclutches.com/Corvette/...ding_proch.htm
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Sweet man...thanks. Did you buy a A&A or ECS kit?...... or did you have your custom made/tilted?
It looks easy but...I dunno...maybe i'm looking too deeply into it. Did you have to use a new waterneck hose? since it was farther away now, or was there enough room to slide it down a little, and still be able to hold pressure?
Thanks for the link. Any numbers on that car yet?
J
(thanks again)
It looks easy but...I dunno...maybe i'm looking too deeply into it. Did you have to use a new waterneck hose? since it was farther away now, or was there enough room to slide it down a little, and still be able to hold pressure?
Thanks for the link. Any numbers on that car yet?
J
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Originally Posted by Stick only
My Procharger kit had a new cradle that lowered and tilted the radiator - here is a link to most of the install but you can see the radiator in a few:
http://www.ramclutches.com/Corvette/...ding_proch.htm
http://www.ramclutches.com/Corvette/...ding_proch.htm
how do you like that Aeromotive fuel system?
has it given you any problems?
How many miles do you have on it?
I havent seen many people run that and I was thinking about running that one over the ecs fuel system.
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Originally Posted by PA Z06
Good to hear your getting ready for the summer J
Thanks brother.
It's been crazy, plotting, planning what to do, what to get...etc etc. In some ways fun....some ways, stressful.
I'd say, in the next couple of weeks, hopefully two, maybe three, the car will be together.....ready to rock and roll some cars and bikes on the highway.
I can't wait! I'm doing soo many things on the car now,...it's no longer just a motor swap ya know, I gotta do this, I gotta do that...etc etc. Should be fun.
As always....i'll keep you posted. And we'll work on pic's
peace out
