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ls72.....im kinda jealous of the no fender wells! makes for a whole lot more room. mine being pro tour i used them, made for a whole lot more test fitting
here' another under hood if it helps.....
This is cxracing largest intercooler with hood latch.. Look my build thread. Last couple pages theres videos and pics.It can be done just got to modify a few things
I had to trim the bumper filler panel a lot to fit a 3.5" thick core and it blocked airflow. Also blocks the radiator, so ended up lowering it down with a custom rad support to try and get more air to it and my rad.
Funny thing is i got pics of ur car saved on my phone. I got the same rhodes core support as u and did a google search and got 3 pics saved of urs to give me some reference on hanging rad.and other stuff. Didnt know the came off this site.QUOTE=MelloYello;19793887]This is how I had mine before. If I had a 3" thick core it wouldn't of had to trim hardly anything.
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Funny, I believe I had the same IC, and my orig trimming looked just like that.
Sadly, as I upped the boost, IAT's skyrocketed.
My car has had a pinned glass hood since 1997.
Here is where it is now with the new custom IC.
This dropped IAT's on the order of 60 degrees.
4" core.
Anyway, if you want to keep the stock hood latch, you sacrifice cooling. Unless you move the radiator way back.
I have Corvette accessories, shortest possible. But the crossover pipes need to go somewhere.
if you run the pass side Log manifold, prob no issue.
Funny, I believe I had the same IC, and my orig trimming looked just like that.
Sadly, as I upped the boost, IAT's skyrocketed.
My car has had a pinned glass hood since 1997.
Here is where it is now with the new custom IC.
This dropped IAT's on the order of 60 degrees.
4" core.
Anyway, if you want to keep the stock hood latch, you sacrifice cooling. Unless you move the radiator way back.
I have Corvette accessories, shortest possible. But the crossover pipes need to go somewhere.
if you run the pass side Log manifold, prob no issue.
Ron
That looks badass. I like how that intercooler came out.
Funny, I believe I had the same IC, and my orig trimming looked just like that.
Sadly, as I upped the boost, IAT's skyrocketed.
My car has had a pinned glass hood since 1997.
Here is where it is now with the new custom IC.
This dropped IAT's on the order of 60 degrees.
4" core.
Anyway, if you want to keep the stock hood latch, you sacrifice cooling. Unless you move the radiator way back.
I have Corvette accessories, shortest possible. But the crossover pipes need to go somewhere.
if you run the pass side Log manifold, prob no issue.
Ron
I think I just came down with some OCD! Any way you can line up the intercooler with the rally stripe? Lol.
I had to trim the bumper filler panel a lot to fit a 3.5" thick core and it blocked airflow. Also blocks the radiator, so ended up lowering it down with a custom rad support to try and get more air to it and my rad.
Another option to improve airflow is trimming out the license plate section on the bumper for those of you that don't need plates. Looks like Mello did that here.
I am still debating on an IC'er, I picked up a Procharger IC'er cheap, it is the 3 core sheet metal one, like a 27" x 6" x 3", they rate them at 825 HP- I ran one before on a 69 chevelle, I don't know if their core is more efficient than an overseas one or not-with the big bumper nova I have plenty of room, lol.
Another option to improve airflow is trimming out the license plate section on the bumper for those of you that don't need plates. Looks like Mello did that here.
Yep I did, and I can still put my plate back on to cover the hack job lol.
Intercooler tucked up nicely and making good power with very reasonable IAT's...
You did a nice job on fitting that in. I'm sure it works well to a certain level of power. What type of IAT's are you seeing and at what boost level after a run or long pull?
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