Heavy, this is what I been working on for the last 2 weeks...
I recently fabbed up a CAI eliminating the poorly designed Procharger hot air intake. I've posted on several other forums as I'm sure people will like this idea..
As many know the Procharger layout for the S-197 is packed under the hood, and we are forced to draw hot air off the motor and hope the intercooler makes up for it. I changed all that and after showing you a few pics here, I can only speak to the intake temp change as I have not gotten back on the rollers.
The first shots are my fabbing stages, using dryer duct to map my line and then converting to 3" hard line in the final application.. This change lowered my intake temp by 18 degrees sitting stationary in a garage at running temperature with no fan blowing on the front of the car. With my large industrial fan (similar to a dyno fan) the intake charge bumped down another 6 degrees. 24 netted and that's not rolling down the street. I'm in the midst of fabbing a shield out of sheet metal to protect from water off the street.
Here's a few shots of the work as it progressed:
Dryer duct:
Mock up to Filter location
First idea for filter which got scrapped (used 7" filter for mock, used 9" for final version)
Dryer duct again for line locaion:
Finished product pics with added oil seperator:
It was a tight fit, but with a little heating to the long 3" metal hardline I was able to bend and dent in as necessary for a nice transition to the front bumper opening.
The shots were from off my garage floor, so I apologize for not having too much detail in the shots. I'm sure you can figure out the orientation though.
I recently fabbed up a CAI eliminating the poorly designed Procharger hot air intake. I've posted on several other forums as I'm sure people will like this idea..
As many know the Procharger layout for the S-197 is packed under the hood, and we are forced to draw hot air off the motor and hope the intercooler makes up for it. I changed all that and after showing you a few pics here, I can only speak to the intake temp change as I have not gotten back on the rollers.
The first shots are my fabbing stages, using dryer duct to map my line and then converting to 3" hard line in the final application.. This change lowered my intake temp by 18 degrees sitting stationary in a garage at running temperature with no fan blowing on the front of the car. With my large industrial fan (similar to a dyno fan) the intake charge bumped down another 6 degrees. 24 netted and that's not rolling down the street. I'm in the midst of fabbing a shield out of sheet metal to protect from water off the street.
Here's a few shots of the work as it progressed:
Dryer duct:
Mock up to Filter location
First idea for filter which got scrapped (used 7" filter for mock, used 9" for final version)
Dryer duct again for line locaion:
Finished product pics with added oil seperator:
It was a tight fit, but with a little heating to the long 3" metal hardline I was able to bend and dent in as necessary for a nice transition to the front bumper opening.
The shots were from off my garage floor, so I apologize for not having too much detail in the shots. I'm sure you can figure out the orientation though.
Nice modding and fab work!
