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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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I'd love to be able to mount a S or T trim and have the blower up high like the G trim kits. I could keep the stock fans, shroud, use all polished tubing and use that new lid that has the outlet on the left.

I am not sure if I'd bother with an intercooler at ~10#s. I know it is worth 30-40RWHP but is that worth an extra 1500-2000 bucks?

I would be thrilled with around 550-600RWHP unintercooled. 50# injectors parallel inline pumps hotwired and customs rails with regulator.

Chris
I like the way this guy thinks!

I will probably go with the intercooler...if not for the increased power, for the safety (100+ temps for 8 months out of the year...I'm convinced that I live in hell). Plus, nothing would look cooler behind the two bumper scoops than an intercooler.

Would there be issues with routing the intake with the blower mounted on top of the motor (using a front mount intercooler)? Just taking a quick look under the hood, it looks like it might be tight, but fully plausible. Anyone have trial and error results?
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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You could definitely do it for sure. Just take a little more work...
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 04:57 PM
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Yes, using an alloy K member and A-arms lowered my motor a bit.
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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Yes, using an alloy K member and A-arms lowered my motor a bit.
How'd that effect your handling? I've heard that there are handling issues with the current offerings of K-members. BTW, how much lower is your engine?
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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No handling problems. Engine is about 1 inch lower.
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