I have a 1999 GT with the non intercooled vortech S trim s/c kit on it. I recently fabbed up a large front mount intercooler and piping.
When it was all connected and i tried to run it, the bypass valve would open and close rapidly and cause the engine to run crappy and die. It does this at all load ranges and boost ranges.
The bypass valve dumps right back into the intake tube before the supercharger like vortech had it. It is a DRAW - THRU system just like vortech's normal setup.
...even stranger, When put back to the origional vortech pipe, everything works fine.
So my question is, why does adding about 3 extra feet of piping and an intercooler cause this?
Thanks for any help, This one has me scratching my head good...
BTW, I tried feeding the bypass valve from both before and after the intercooler with the wild thought that maybe having it after the IC was creating a pressure wave that had the right frequency to perpetually increase in force. Thus making the valve open and close quickly.
When it was all connected and i tried to run it, the bypass valve would open and close rapidly and cause the engine to run crappy and die. It does this at all load ranges and boost ranges.
The bypass valve dumps right back into the intake tube before the supercharger like vortech had it. It is a DRAW - THRU system just like vortech's normal setup.
...even stranger, When put back to the origional vortech pipe, everything works fine.
So my question is, why does adding about 3 extra feet of piping and an intercooler cause this?
Thanks for any help, This one has me scratching my head good...
BTW, I tried feeding the bypass valve from both before and after the intercooler with the wild thought that maybe having it after the IC was creating a pressure wave that had the right frequency to perpetually increase in force. Thus making the valve open and close quickly.