I am looking to do the front mount intercooler It seems that Godspeed who sold it before, is no longer on ebay any other suggestions any knows where I can get an intercooler with that size. Or can I go with the 28x6x2.5''?
* intercooler 28 x 6 x 2.75"
* 3 x 90 degree aluminium bends with added straight length
* about 2.5 inches of the aluminum tubing, you can use the scraps from the other piping
* 3 x 2.5 silicone couplers
* 1 x 2.5" to 2" reducer coupling
* 1 x 2.5" 90 degree coupling
* 2 x 5/16 screws about 1" - 1.5"
* 3 x 5/16 screws about 0.5" - 1"
* clamps to go along with the coupling... 10 i think plus a smaller one for the turbo
* Mack daddy 3/8 drill bit, i used whats called black carbon bit... has to go through what i believe was made from the skin of superman (the bumper)
* drill
* sawsall with metal cutting blade
* jack and stands
Stick to 2" piping (inlet/outlet on the intercooler too) as well, 2.5" is too big and causes performance loss. Plus everything else on the car is 2", so there's no reason to change sizes all over the place.
Oh, and also, I didn't drill into my bumper. That intercooler lines up perfectly with holes that were pre-drilled into the bumper. I just got an "L" bracket from Home Depot, cut it to size and drilled holes where I needed them. It's stunning how stable it is as well.
Stick to 2" piping (inlet/outlet on the intercooler too) as well, 2.5" is too big and causes performance loss. Plus everything else on the car is 2", so there's no reason to change sizes all over the place.
Oh, and also, I didn't drill into my bumper. That intercooler lines up perfectly with holes that were pre-drilled into the bumper. I just got an "L" bracket from Home Depot, cut it to size and drilled holes where I needed them. It's stunning how stable it is as well.
Sry gents for bringing this one back not too long after it trailed off. This is the route I want to go in hopefully the not too far off future but I'm wondering about clearance issues. socrazy2992 just posted up some pics of his wagon, http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1281142&postcount=1, with the IC sticking out just a bit below the lip spoiler. Has anyone run into issues with that?
With my Aero sans matched lip spoiler (due to careless parking and a deer) I'm a bit eh about this. I do intend on replacing the pretty bits at some point. I figure the solution may be just to get a slightly smaller ie shorter IC but I wouldn't want to sacrafice usability there. Can anyone who's done the front mount for an Aero or otherwise post up their clearance? Or measure up the difference? Is it even an issue?
Sry gents for bringing this one back not too long after it trailed off. This is the route I want to go in hopefully the not too far off future but I'm wondering about clearance issues. socrazy2992 just posted up some pics of his wagon, http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1281142&postcount=1, with the IC sticking out just a bit below the lip spoiler. Has anyone run into issues with that?
With my Aero sans matched lip spoiler (due to careless parking and a deer) I'm a bit eh about this. I do intend on replacing the pretty bits at some point. I figure the solution may be just to get a slightly smaller ie shorter IC but I wouldn't want to sacrafice usability there. Can anyone who's done the front mount for an Aero or otherwise post up their clearance? Or measure up the difference? Is it even an issue?
It took forever I started at about 7 that afternoon didnt really finished till about 11 30 or so and I still wasnt done I had to double check everything. The thing is I found out that it was leaking. it made this whistling sound at high revs so I have to go back and make sure that everything is tight. Thanks for checking up
Silicone will get softer with heat... Tighten your clamps as much as possible, then drive and get it up to operating temperature. Once it is hot, you tighten everything AGAIN. Then you shouldn't have any more issues
Air leaks will cause all kinds of wonkiness with the computer. I suggest you get those fixed first before you worry about your IAT (beyond checking that it is plugged in properly of course).
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