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Ya put it back to stock. Remove the "cold" air filter and get an airbox. Let the airdam feed the filter as intended. It works better then the AutoZone special cold air. Put a stock tstat in it as well. Engines need to run hot, it's how they are designed. 160 tstat will not properly cool the car in the summer. It will stick open and keep circulating coolant not allowing it ample time to cool down in the rad. Use the OEM tstat for that engine.
Cardboard is good as a proof of concept. The thing we can't see is the side bits on the bottom of the shroud. I'm guessing those were left open which is a no no. It'd probably also be a nightmare to cut those pieces out. This is the shroud I made for my car.
If/when I make another/redo this one, it'll be all aluminum as the plastic distorts with heat. I may do that sooner than later as I can just trace the plastic bits onto an aluminum sheet, cut it out, and snap it all back together.
Ya put it back to stock. Remove the "cold" air filter and get an airbox. Let the airdam feed the filter as intended. It works better then the AutoZone special cold air. Put a stock tstat in it as well. Engines need to run hot, it's how they are designed. 160 tstat will not properly cool the car in the summer. It will stick open and keep circulating coolant not allowing it ample time to cool down in the rad. Use the OEM tstat for that engine.
His filter is basically in the stock location, you're thinking LS.
Wouldn’t have been easier to get those two pieces used from a yard or Hawks and just bolt them on?
Doubtful, I don't have a local junkyard and I would rather not spend money to have stuff not work. And or not fit, as I have pusher fans in front of radiator etc.
Originally Posted by Supercharged111
I'd try popping a couple of these guys into the bumper to help feed the cores.
Could even bypass the intercooler and have them blow on AC and radiator only if there's room.
Thats interesting, where would you have em feed from?
Originally Posted by SS RRR
Dude... c'mon...
I know, much disapoint. So little hot cam. Moar optispark.
Originally Posted by Bspeck82
Ya put it back to stock. Remove the "cold" air filter and get an airbox. Let the airdam feed the filter as intended. It works better then the AutoZone special cold air. Put a stock tstat in it as well. Engines need to run hot, it's how they are designed. 160 tstat will not properly cool the car in the summer. It will stick open and keep circulating coolant not allowing it ample time to cool down in the rad. Use the OEM tstat for that engine.
While trollin' is a lot of fun, I will be nice. That is not a functional filter. Furthermore, the coolant too fast to cool off is a myth, please look into it. Faster mass flow, faster temp shed.
Originally Posted by Supercharged111
His filter is basically in the stock location, you're thinking LS.
Correct, sort of.
I would be interested to see more of the air dams you made for your car. If I can prove my stuff works, I was thinking of laser cutting aluminum and pop rivet in place or similar
160 tstat will not properly cool the car in the summer. It will stick open and keep circulating coolant not allowing it ample time to cool down in the rad. Use the OEM tstat for that engine.
Wrong info there....180* all day long in the summer with my 160* stat.
Forgot all about this, here are some more pics of my shroud. I started with cardboard. Hell, I dyno'd with cardboard last year as I was in the middle of making it.
This goes all the way up into the upper shroud, there's a lip it tucks behind on top. The side pieces were more of an asspain to concoct. I probably made a half dozen sets of these things before I got a shape I liked. This was not one that I liked. I believe this was the piece that I liked. Here you can see the lip I was talking about before. I put this expanding foam tape on the bottom, it grows to 1" thick. Same thing up top. Here you can see the side extensions I added so no air could sneak around the shroud. If you make one, use aluminum. The plastic deforms significantly with heat.
Well the intercooler feeds in theory from the hole in bumper, and radiator feeds from the air dam. But, at the moment its a straight shot thru the stacks.
Still got the lip? Thought about going front breather with ducting? I'm remembering now the 3rd gen drew through both for air. I haven't put eyes on a stock LT shroud, but my 99 tub takes it all in from the bottom.
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