Dmax intercooler.....the jury is still out
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I know what you mean about it feels stronger and runs faster without then it does after it is installed.
I'm with the others that it is time for a set of e fans, your stock fan is just not pulling enough air while you sit and idol.
if you have the stuff, or you can pick up some things I would like you to do a test on your piping set up.
it is easy.
cap the ends of your pipes, before the motor and from the supercharger.
home depot has pipe caps that should fit.
get a valve stem from a tire shop, drill a hole in one of the caps for the valve stem and install the stem.
if you know how much pressure your system can hold pressurize the system and look for leaks. if your running 8 take the system up to 13, if your running 10 take it up to 15.
hose everything with soap and water.
a good system should show a 0.5 drop in pressure, you said you have gone from 8 psi and down to 6 after the install with no increase in power. something is bleeding off somewhere.
I'm with the others that it is time for a set of e fans, your stock fan is just not pulling enough air while you sit and idol.
if you have the stuff, or you can pick up some things I would like you to do a test on your piping set up.
it is easy.
cap the ends of your pipes, before the motor and from the supercharger.
home depot has pipe caps that should fit.
get a valve stem from a tire shop, drill a hole in one of the caps for the valve stem and install the stem.
if you know how much pressure your system can hold pressurize the system and look for leaks. if your running 8 take the system up to 13, if your running 10 take it up to 15.
hose everything with soap and water.
a good system should show a 0.5 drop in pressure, you said you have gone from 8 psi and down to 6 after the install with no increase in power. something is bleeding off somewhere.
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Originally Posted by PappyDan
I know what you mean about it feels stronger and runs faster without then it does after it is installed.
I'm with the others that it is time for a set of e fans, your stock fan is just not pulling enough air while you sit and idol.
if you have the stuff, or you can pick up some things I would like you to do a test on your piping set up.
it is easy.
cap the ends of your pipes, before the motor and from the supercharger.
home depot has pipe caps that should fit.
get a valve stem from a tire shop, drill a hole in one of the caps for the valve stem and install the stem.
if you know how much pressure your system can hold pressurize the system and look for leaks. if your running 8 take the system up to 13, if your running 10 take it up to 15.
hose everything with soap and water.
a good system should show a 0.5 drop in pressure, you said you have gone from 8 psi and down to 6 after the install with no increase in power. something is bleeding off somewhere.
I'm with the others that it is time for a set of e fans, your stock fan is just not pulling enough air while you sit and idol.
if you have the stuff, or you can pick up some things I would like you to do a test on your piping set up.
it is easy.
cap the ends of your pipes, before the motor and from the supercharger.
home depot has pipe caps that should fit.
get a valve stem from a tire shop, drill a hole in one of the caps for the valve stem and install the stem.
if you know how much pressure your system can hold pressurize the system and look for leaks. if your running 8 take the system up to 13, if your running 10 take it up to 15.
hose everything with soap and water.
a good system should show a 0.5 drop in pressure, you said you have gone from 8 psi and down to 6 after the install with no increase in power. something is bleeding off somewhere.
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There's a couple of things you should try before changing directions. First try launching by brake starting since you have a massive intercooler there might be a little lag. Make sure you are launching in boost. Second you might want to try a smaller pulley to get more boost. Third change your tune to suit. It sounds like the IC has reduced the cooling efficiency of your radiator.
I know for sure Ive trimmed at least 0.5 seconds from my 0-60 with the intercooler. However my IC is mounted below the radiator.
Good Luck.
I know for sure Ive trimmed at least 0.5 seconds from my 0-60 with the intercooler. However my IC is mounted below the radiator.
Good Luck.
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Originally Posted by Jamesbond2509
There's a couple of things you should try before changing directions. First try launching by brake starting since you have a massive intercooler there might be a little lag. Make sure you are launching in boost. Second you might want to try a smaller pulley to get more boost. Third change your tune to suit. It sounds like the IC has reduced the cooling efficiency of your radiator.
I know for sure Ive trimmed at least 0.5 seconds from my 0-60 with the intercooler. However my IC is mounted below the radiator.
Good Luck.
I know for sure Ive trimmed at least 0.5 seconds from my 0-60 with the intercooler. However my IC is mounted below the radiator.
Good Luck.
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Has this been mentioned: "Cylinder charge temperature vs. airflow. This table determines how much the charge temperature is biased toward the IAT or the ECT. When disabled the PCM will use just the IAT. This is useful for forced induction where the IAT is relocated."
The bias is for the PCM to guess what the IAT actually is by the time the air gets to the cylinders, and your relocated IAT will be more accurate than the computer's guess.
This is from HP Tuners. Ask your tuner if EFI live has this.
Sorry to waste space if this has been gone through before.
The bias is for the PCM to guess what the IAT actually is by the time the air gets to the cylinders, and your relocated IAT will be more accurate than the computer's guess.
This is from HP Tuners. Ask your tuner if EFI live has this.
Sorry to waste space if this has been gone through before.
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I thought mine had no leaks at all until I capped the ends and pressurized the system.
I hosed everything and it looked good until I reached about 5 1/2 lbs then the little leaks started showing up, as I took the pressure up the leaks got bigger,
at 6000 rpm's my blower was making 11 psi but all I saw in the system was just a little over 6 psi like your seeing now.
as far as seeing it on your gauge, you stated it stays right on 6, it does not move like the belt is slipping, some of it is bleeding off under pressure.
what do you do to find a leak in your radiator system, you pressure test it.
so why should it be different for your boosting system.
I hosed everything and it looked good until I reached about 5 1/2 lbs then the little leaks started showing up, as I took the pressure up the leaks got bigger,
at 6000 rpm's my blower was making 11 psi but all I saw in the system was just a little over 6 psi like your seeing now.
as far as seeing it on your gauge, you stated it stays right on 6, it does not move like the belt is slipping, some of it is bleeding off under pressure.
what do you do to find a leak in your radiator system, you pressure test it.
so why should it be different for your boosting system.
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Originally Posted by PappyDan
I thought mine had no leaks at all until I capped the ends and pressurized the system.
I hosed everything and it looked good until I reached about 5 1/2 lbs then the little leaks started showing up, as I took the pressure up the leaks got bigger,
at 6000 rpm's my blower was making 11 psi but all I saw in the system was just a little over 6 psi like your seeing now.
as far as seeing it on your gauge, you stated it stays right on 6, it does not move like the belt is slipping, some of it is bleeding off under pressure.
what do you do to find a leak in your radiator system, you pressure test it.
so why should it be different for your boosting system.
I hosed everything and it looked good until I reached about 5 1/2 lbs then the little leaks started showing up, as I took the pressure up the leaks got bigger,
at 6000 rpm's my blower was making 11 psi but all I saw in the system was just a little over 6 psi like your seeing now.
as far as seeing it on your gauge, you stated it stays right on 6, it does not move like the belt is slipping, some of it is bleeding off under pressure.
what do you do to find a leak in your radiator system, you pressure test it.
so why should it be different for your boosting system.