Intercooled vortech project

avbcon12

avbcon12

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So here it is, instead of posting this in the forced induction section I decided to show the progress here. I had a thread in the forced induction area of my SI-trim upgraded vortech if you want to read up on it.

***I need a 45* 3" silicone coupler if anyone has one!

heres the box of piping, couplers and t-bolt clamps.
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then with very little work I made brackets for the 31x12x3 intercooler. the upper angle iron sits on top of the front bumper shocks/ mounts and the bottom ones secure to the stock airdam mounts.
top mount:
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bottom mounts:
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then the intercooler mounted, dont pay attention to the dirty ranger airdam:
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in the next pic the intercooler looks tilted but its not, its just an awkward picure. I have to see how low it is when the cars on the ground. it may look too low but its really not.
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blower outlet piping, still need to figure out the angle to get the right coupler
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this is where the blow off valve is going to go:
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and now the drivers side piping, i flipped the intake around to make it work
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I extended the MAF harness to allow the MAF to be in the drivers fender

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Thats about it so far, I need to order or locate a few couplers and this thing should be on the road soon!

let me know what you think
 
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as it sits right now it is about 2.5" below the bumper. I wanted to get maximum airflow without covering up a bunch of the radiator. once i get it on the ground ill have to see if its too low. the ranger airdam is pretty large and still sits about 2" off the ground at ride height so the IC would be about 4-5" off the ground.

thanks!
 
Thanks a lot guys! I need to get a few couplers to finish the plumbing and it should be all set (fingers crossed) to fire up.
 
Mike,

I dont have any high res photos of that right now. sorry, wish I did

heres some progress pics of the BOV flange that SSNthe10s (Mike) helped me with.

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I don't want to sound like a dick but I think the intercooler would look better hidden. You will get plenty of air flow from the open air dam. I mounted mine flush with the bottom of the core support. It's hard to see if I have an intercooler or an aluminum radiator.


Nice build BTW.
 

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I moved it up a bit, it was more or less testing the way it was in the picture. I got the car back on the ground and it was too low for comfort... its only about 1" below the core support now, not 2.5". just about flush with the bumper
 
SVTSINR said:
I don't want to sound like a dick but I think the intercooler would look better hidden. You will get plenty of air flow from the open air dam. I mounted mine flush with the bottom of the core support. It's hard to see if I have an intercooler or an aluminum radiator.


Nice build BTW.
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more pics of your car please!:thumbup:
 
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