my newest project has started

[SaleenGT2001]

nothing big so far. i plan on having the IC mounted tonight. i may even go ahead and reclock the blower. anyways this will be about a 2-3 weeks project. hopefully it will be finished before my wedding on sep 9. i gotta leave some nice marks in front of the church. heres a couple of pics.

haha, you even get to see my sexy toes!

i have to thank Harold Raynor of Raynor machine works for helping me out. he is a great guy and always helps me out anytime i need it and never charges me a dime! he is the man who did every bit of the cutting.

check out the access holes, they look like they were there from the factory!

looks like it may hang a little low! i'm gonna have to watch those bumps now!!

i wanted to see what it would look like with the bumper on......not too bad

 

[hotmustang331]

Hmm, so are you going to cut your bumper? I was going to do that, but I dont think I will now. We would have to cut my grill delete and other things to get any extra air flow .

And did you just goahead and pull the foam off? I was, but seen ther was no way to get it to go back on unless we taped it on haha.

And what are you going to do with the power steering cooling line?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

why do you need to cut your grill delete for extra flow?? mine wont see air being pushed in at the top , but it will also not be behind a big metal bumper and faom. and yes i am cutting the support BUT i am welding a solid steel 2" rod in the top of the support. it should be stronger than the factory boxed metal stuff. the foam is held in by 2 rivets and a couple of foam sections that stick into the metal bumper support. mine was missing one of the rivets for some reason. i think my car may have been in a slight front end collision before i got it, but that is another story. anyways with the bumper support cut i wont have to move the PS cooling lines.there is plenty of room. as far as putting the foam back on i just plan on sticking those faom tabs into the support that should hold it in condisering the bumper is pressed against it. maybe throw in a couple of zip ties to hold it in place a little stronger. i should have finished pics of the intercooler mounting up tonight.

 

[hotmustang331]

why do you need to cut your grill delete for extra flow?? mine wont see air being pushed in at the top , but it will also not be behind a big metal bumper and faom. and yes i am cutting the support BUT i am welding a solid steel 2" rod in the top of the support. it should be stronger than the factory boxed metal stuff. the foam is held in by 2 rivets and a couple of foam sections that stick into the metal bumper support. mine was missing one of the rivets for some reason. i think my car may have been in a slight front end collision before i got it, but that is another story. anyways with the bumper support cut i wont have to move the PS cooling lines.there is plenty of room. as far as putting the foam back on i just plan on sticking those faom tabs into the support that should hold it in condisering the bumper is pressed against it. maybe throw in a couple of zip ties to hold it in place a little stronger. i should have finished pics of the intercooler mounting up tonight.

Well my IC is so big that I have to mount it behind the bumper...if I did it the way yours is it would probably be dragging the ground LOL. (seriously) So thats not an option for me .

I was wanting to cut the top of the metal bumper and the bottom of my grill delete, then make a plate on the top of the grill delete that forces air down into the IC thats behind the bumper. (Only think that will be showing in my upper grill is solid aluminum...so air will be hitting a wall instead of going through the IC and radiator)

 

[SaleenGT2001]

why did you use such a large IC? what are the demensions of it?

 

[tag4car]

that first pic looks so evil, damn that makes me love our platform all over again!!

 

[hotmustang331]

Ha, I bought it off of Ebay for $585 and I was like "hmm paxton for $1400 or one twice as big for $585" LOL.

OUTSIDE TO OUTSIDE OVERALL including outlets...from what I remember measuring it.

27 3/4 X 3 1/2 X 18

Core is 24 X 3 1/2 X 12

This is how it looks (upside down)
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[SaleenGT2001]

the only differance between your core and mine is the one extra inlet and yours is 1/2" thicker. the overall on mine is 31x12x3 with a 24x12x3 core.

 

[RedDaemon]

bless your mortal soul. its the most logical way to install an IC in our cars but one of the most dangerous, once its cut its cut...

 

[hotmustang331]

the only differance between your core and mine is the one extra inlet and yours is 1/2" thicker. the overall on mine is 31x12x3 with a 24x12x3 core.

How is yours designed? Is it 18 inches tall? Our cores are simular, but one side is 3.5 and the other is like 2 1/2 making it 18 inches tall. I know that it will drag or be very close to it if I mount it like that. How low is yours going to hang?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

mine wont be close to dragging. it should be about even with the bottom of the bumper. BTW if anyone plans on cutting your support you better have some heavy duty equipment. we tried an industrial band saw first and broke 2 blades the milling machine did a good job but would have taken forever. we finally just got out the old reliable torch. that did the trick. it isnt as pretty as i wanted but it worked. i'll have some pics up sometime tomorrow.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

updated pics at the first post. i'll keep adding them there until the project is finished. now i just have to prime the support so it wont rust and then weld in the extra support bar!

 

[hotmustang331]

Looks good....now I see how your IC is setup. It should have plenty of clearance...
Better paint the bumper before it rusts . (unless its some material that doesnt rust???)

 

[SaleenGT2001]

i didnt have any primer or bolts to hold the IC. i will go to lowes tomorrow and pick up everything i need. my piping kit will be here friday and i am ordering the mini race, pulley and belt from MPH tomorrow.

 

[hotmustang331]

Pulley?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

i'll be losing boost thru the IC. i'm swapping out my 3.5 for a 3.2 pulley. it will keep me around 11-12 psi. thats what tim recomended.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

updated, pics at top! it sits a little bit too far to the left. i may end up oblonging the holes and sliding it over.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

piping kit just came in. i'll start running the pipes tomorrow.

 

[96_SVT_VeNoM]

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haha, you even get to see my sexy toes!

 

[deftsound]

damn your car is sexy!