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  1. #21 Re: Intercooler piping pictures 
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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbocharged400sbc View Post
    compressor discharge goes downward and curves around the AC drier and between the subframe/radiator support to curve around to the IC inlet

    here you can see the 2.5" discharge pipe to 3" connection point and the routing.
    the reason is simple, i wanted the battery where it'll do the most good...weight forward and as far below the axle centerline as possible.
    a true win win when going to pass TB



    throttle body side follows the usual path up over the washer res and through to the engine bay next to the res fill.

    its tight enough that the bumper cover being removed is nice but all clamp and coupler points were laid out and setup so that only the inner tire shield and/or the headlight have to be removed to service either side.


    since i had enough foresight to know that i was gonna be doing alot of repair work for the trans... i did setup the car and build so that engine removal is simple. pipes are disconnected and left in-situ and the engine can be pulled with just the removal of the DP. no need to disconnect any turbo plumbing or hotside parts. much less chance of contamination at an oil line if you layout your setup properly.

    its not as easy as unzipping my fly but its fantastically more serviceable than many setups.

    What intake is that?

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    its a "F-body" intake. it's off the L36 Camaro.
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    intercooler piping pictures fixed
    - 2001 Grand Prix XGT -- 11.21@124MPH
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    Quote Originally Posted by NebTurboST5 View Post
    intercooler piping pictures fixed
    that's a good looking install
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    Thank you. It's all custom. A friend of mine TIG welded it up after I had everything fabbed up
    - 2001 Grand Prix XGT -- 11.21@124MPH
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    if notches were cut into the aluminium bumper support so the intercooler could be mounted to it, and there was basically no gap in between the bumper support and intercooler, would that defeat the purpose of having that big of an intercooler? a bigger intercooler could be run, while retaining the bumper support, and if the intercooler were welded to the bumper support, theoretically it would still be structurally sound.

    I saw another member doing something like this with an air to water heat exchanger, and it made me start thinking.

    http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...Install)/page2
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    its more about ducting/minimizing air bypasses. for the A2a guys, the upper portion of the core doesnt recieve as much charge air as the lower portion, so a reduction in atmospheric cooling airflow isnt a big thing. besides ours mounts tot he top and the bumper support is notched. notching the alum support leaves a little moreroom up top due to the way its extruded/shaped when you notch it, also its curved so you have more room at the middle than otherwise.
    +1 fer aztek/rendezvous bumper


    the alum was filled with expanding foam to eliminate air flow paths around the IC/condensor/radiator
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    I thought your bumper support looked different
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    with a little work the alum az/rend bumper can be made to work out back....drop some lbs off it
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