Intercooled vortech project

[avbcon12]

you got tuuuubes every where..

and??? thats what happens when you route an A/A intercooler :lol:

 

[Venmous28]

i cant wait so i can have tuuubes everywhere.. just need a core..

 

[avbcon12]

:lol: you should have seen it with the A/W aftercooler on there. I tried my best to hide all the coolant lines but they were still everywhere!

I just finished buttoning a few things up and think ill take it for a spin seeing tha tI just put my insurance on it again.

 

[Venmous28]

sweet.. getting a new tune??

whered you get your I/C core?

 

[avbcon12]

tuning it myself with the anderson PMS.

I got my core from ebay, 31x12x3

 

[avbcon12]

here are a few better pics after I took it for a drive and to fill it up with new gas! ~10 month old gas doesnt do so well with boost! I cant believe how well it drives without really touching the tune, I do have to mess around with the part throttle and light load tables a bit to get it perfect but it starts right up with no surging like I was having last year with the aftercooler. THIS BLOW OFF VALVE IS LOUD!!!!

Yes, I need a few more T-bolt clamps....

The MSD digital window switch is for the second fuel pump, kicks on at 3k rpm.

Didnt have a DVD in to show the bling but I was watching TV for a bit

22 gallon polished fuel safe cell and home made torque arm/ panhard bar

 

[Superstocker]

Who makes that gas tank? Car is beautiful man.

 

[avbcon12]

Fuel Safe makes it. Kevlar bladder thats foam filled and has a surge tank too for the intank fuel pickup http://www.fuelsafe.com/mustang.htm

thanks for the compliments!

 

[SVTSINR]

It's different with the intake turned around. I like it...Good job.

 

[avbcon12]

thanks, really nothing to it other than elongating some wiring (TPS).

 

[char]

awesome work man

 

[avbcon12]

thanks! its finally nice to be able to drive it and soon take it to a few meets/shows!

 

[Venmous28]

that pulley looks kinda big... :icon_wink

 

[avbcon12]

stock 3.33 pulley. larger crank though

 

[soap]

Sweet looking car!! You going to polish the inlet tubing on the driver side??

--Joe

 

[avbcon12]

Thanks!

its just fingerprints from being handled... needs some Mothers aluminum polish to bring it back.

 

[Sean]

So how did the performance of the A/W vs the A/A come out. Lower IATS ?

 

[avbcon12]

Im seeing much lower temps consistently. I see nothing more than 130* with no airflow. under boost I see temps more than 40* lower.

on the highway under light load on a 80* day I was seeing ~110* air temps

do you think I should get rid of the stock IAT in the #5 lower intake runner and use the MAF IAT sensor? are they calibrated the same? Im just thinking that the stock sensor is getting old for one thing and may not be very accurate and that its getting erally heatsoaked.


Overall its a much better setup for my driving habits than the aftercooler was. the aftercooler got heatsoaked very fast where as the intercooler doesnt.

 

[Sean]

Yeah I would relocate the IAT to the MAF. It will require playing with the tuneup a little bit but should work alot better. You will get better and more accurate readings as well.

 

[avbcon12]

are the stock sensors in a fox the same as the built in sensors in the MAFs? meaning, If i just run the wires from the stock one to the MAF will it work?