FMIC on a LT1 formula
#8
Re: FMIC on a LT1 formula
Ah- I wish I had saved some of the pictures I used to have on my other computer. I think they look good either way- personally, I like both the open look if done right, and also some guys have colormatched the mesh which also looked good too.
#9
Re: FMIC on a LT1 formula
I have a TA, but it's similar enough. I mounted my intercooler horizontally underneath the nose. Requires a little trimming on the bottom of the nose, but the air damn forces air up and through. There's actually aluminum brackets holding the front of it in place now, those top two pics were taken at mock up and the bottom one was taken after I put the nose on the car last night.
#11
Re: FMIC on a LT1 formula
When we dyno tuned it the IAT's were about 5-10* above ambient with zero airflow going over the IC. Haven't done any street logging yet, but will be shortly. Car runs a bit hot right now but I'm attributing that to lack of fan capability. The way the IC is installed, there's FAR better airflow up to the condensor/radiator than if I had the IC mounted upright. I'll do some logging sometime in the next couple of days and see if I can't come up with any good firm numbers for ya. It is definitely NOT the low point up front. I was VERY careful to make the mounting point slightly higher than the radiator crossmember, so I'd have to hit something REALLY high to ding the intercooler.
#12
Re: FMIC on a LT1 formula
It looks as though all the airflow has to go through the IC before it can get to the radiator. With my front mount it doesn't interrupt the stock air flow design for the radiator and also allows lots of air for the IC- which then can make it to the radiator.
#13
Re: FMIC on a LT1 formula
How far forward of the radiator crossmember/air dam is your FMIC mounted? I think it would need to be mounted pretty far forward to not be an obstruction with the solid bottom sitting right there.
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