Intercooler clearance?
When I had my inter cooler up front it was about 1.5-2" away from the radiator due to space and my iat's were 150+ and my engine would overheat. Moved it in a different location and all problems went away. I would say you need Atleast 5" air dam between ic and rad but your condenser is only 100-120 degrees and doesn't have that much btu output to possibly effect iat's drastically so I would say it don't matter
When I had my inter cooler up front it was about 1.5-2" away from the radiator due to space and my iat's were 150+ and my engine would overheat. Moved it in a different location and all problems went away. I would say you need Atleast 5" air dam between ic and rad but your condenser is only 100-120 degrees and doesn't have that much btu output to possibly effect iat's drastically so I would say it don't matter
The 1" thick air to water IC provided by Magnuson on the gen 1 CTS-V blower mounts onto the front of the AC condenser and covers it completely. Not exactly the same thing, but it's a point of reference.
I just don't want to nullify the intercooler's function if it can't let air pass through and around it.
I have the clearance to run about 1/4"-1/2" behind without major modifications, but if I need more, I'll have to strategize a little more.
