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I don't get why people have such a hard time with the hot side pipping? Mine has plenty of room. Here is the mock up. Cold side will still be the bitch.
If I had all that nonsense I would just go over the top. I regret not going over the top now. I also regret not putting in my reroute when the tranny was out and I could get to it. I have spent a hour looking at this and I still don't see how to do it. I am going to look into the NB throttle body but the main issue is my radiator hose straight OWNS that space now.
Fine. I am going to do it. I wonder what he had in here. What else would you want sensor wise other than temp?
I put a 30 psi pressure gauge for coolant pressure. It tells you if you have a coolant leak issue way before your engine temp skyrockets. I had to use a 90 degree fitting for it to clear the coil pack.
Got the reroute in. Really wasn't the pain in the *** I thought it would be. Hardest part was just getting the old gasket off. I went ahead and replaced the heater hose. Hopefully it does not leak. I ended up making my own gaskets combined with grey sadness in a push tube. The CAS has been replaced at some point. Went ahead and did the valve cover gasket. No way I would do the CAS without pulling the cover. I am not really digging how things are ran in the engine bay. I am going to get it running then start cleaning things up and mounting things more professional. Plenty of room for the intercooler pipping now. Intercooler pipping is super easy with a couple of 90s and a straight section. Still need a tube put on for the Idle.
I already had the reroute. I didn't have the NB throttle. I should have done the reroute while I had the tranny out anyway. The pipping was really easy after the reroute even with the monster track speed radiator. All I have left on the pipping is to add a barb for the Idle Control. SADFAB goodness. I like and recommend the bracket.
Temped in my coil wiring. I have a GM harness extender on the way but I wanted to see if I could get running while I wait. This is what I came up with for a intake. Kind of hard to put a intake on this set up because of how high and forward the turbo is. Especially on a NA. I trimmed the 90 to another 90 and it just touches the headlight mechanism. I have a K&N cylinder shaped filter with a angled 2.5" inlet I am hoping will fit under the hood. Thinking of mounting a plate around the downpipe as a heat shield. Hoping with some heat wrap around the heater and brake lines it will work. You can just see in the pic how I hooked up the oil feed. I ordered a an4 male to female 90 and routed the feed line under the manifold around towards the front.
I am hoping the man finishes his design sooner rather than later. I am scratching my head on how to do it. The current plan is to just wrap the heater hoses and brake lines in something. I may put reflective tape on the plate but it doesn't have easy mounting point.
I am hoping the man finishes his design sooner rather than later. I am scratching my head on how to do it. The current plan is to just wrap the heater hoses and brake lines in something. I may put reflective tape on the plate but it doesn't have easy mounting point.
I am also kind of at a loss here. I just can't see where a good mounting point would be. And its going to be a lot of cutting, testing, cutting, testing etc.I will do it eventually tho. I picked up some of that fiberglass header wrap in hopes that it will help. Its better than nothing so I may as well give it a shot.
I had to trim the silicone 90 down and still it rubs a little. I think it is as good as it will get. Considering a cowl setup but worry about ALL THE RAIN.
So just to make it easier on the next guy with a NA that wants to eBay intercool my set up actually went in pretty smooth. My mounting is pretty ghetto because I don't have a welder or the provisions at my place to really use of without some major wiring upgrades. I am not going for big HP right now so if you are I would go with a bigger and better intercooler. My car also came factory without AC and PS so it was super easy hot side. My cold side was hard. I have a trackspeed monster radiator and basically had to do the reroute to make it happen. With the reroute it was easy. I also have one of those custom outlets that go forward straight to the radiator.
I tapped the intercooler above the outlet on the cold side which was plenty thick and almost had 3 full threads for the IAT but a bung would be better (once again no welding for me)
I mounted the intercooler with strapping from ace hardware I bolted the strap long ways across the intercooler using all 3 holes then bent it straight up and over through using existing bumper mounting bolds. I added one bolt through the plastic whatever it is called underneath.
Hot side Coming off the turbo clocked down
90 2" to 2.5" silicone coupler
straight 2.5" tube
small 90 2.5" tube
silicone coupler to intercooler
Cold side off intercooler
straight silicone
small 2.5" 90 tube
straight silicone
large 2.5" 90 tube
silicone 90 turned up
straight 2.5" tube up to throttle body
silicone 90 into TB
IAC bung is going on the straight tube going up to the TB