It is currently Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:53 am

View unanswered posts | View active topics


Portal » Board index » General » Performance & Brainstorming

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]



Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 9 posts ] 
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
jedwards83
 Post subject: Intercooler
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:42 pm 
Offline
Posts like an LN3
Posts like an LN3

Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:18 am
Posts: 440
Location: Flaherty, KY
Year and Trim: Currently searching for a Bonneville...
Does anyone have any thoughts on intercoolers, or an idea of power gains? I'm contemplating an intercooler for a springtime project.

My goal is to safely drop a pulley size or two, and retune. Are the gains worth the cost, and is the Stage 2 intercooler from ZZP considered the most robust?

Given the mods I already have, I'm not sure what the next step is to bring any appreciable gains-- No cam since I have rockers. I do plan on installing stiffer valve springs in the near future however.

_________________
Inferno Red 2009 Dodge Caliber SRT-4 125k

Image


Last edited by jedwards83 on Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Top
 Profile  
 
willwren
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:26 am 
Offline
Retired Admin
Retired Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 11:07 pm
Posts: 65489
Location: Oregon WCBF'04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11 Survivor
Year and Trim: .
93 SSEi
95 SLE (SC)
97 Buick LeSabre
Even the SSIC would allow you to drop a couple tenths on the pulley diameter. My custom 1-off home built intercooler on the ZiLLA was designed to be about 80% of the SSIC efficiency, and I dropped from a 2.55 to a 2.0 with no problems, and that's with the M62 creating more heat than the M90 does.

_________________
Image
Click here for mod list for both cars
93 SSEi, 95 SLE (supercharged) 97 Buick LeSabre Limited
PontiacDad at WCBF '04: Cruise control? That's like surrendering!
Comprehensive guide to troubleshooting, rebuilding, and modifying Eaton Superchargers
Top
 Profile  
 
MattStrike
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:26 pm 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
Posts: 4759
Location: SE Michigan
Year and Trim: '99 Montana
'04 Dirtymax
'97 Camaro
'92 Trofeo
What did you use to make your own intercooler?... :twisted:

_________________
Boost addict
Image

The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67
Top
 Profile  
 
willwren
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:24 pm 
Offline
Retired Admin
Retired Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 11:07 pm
Posts: 65489
Location: Oregon WCBF'04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11 Survivor
Year and Trim: .
93 SSEi
95 SLE (SC)
97 Buick LeSabre
Lots of different things, and it's all posted. Remember that nobody makes one for a Series 1. (except me, of course)

_________________
Image
Click here for mod list for both cars
93 SSEi, 95 SLE (supercharged) 97 Buick LeSabre Limited
PontiacDad at WCBF '04: Cruise control? That's like surrendering!
Comprehensive guide to troubleshooting, rebuilding, and modifying Eaton Superchargers
Top
 Profile  
 
00Beast
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:34 pm 
Offline
Retired Site Developer
Retired Site Developer
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 10:30 pm
Posts: 20960
Location: MN/IA
Year and Trim: '17 Silverado 1500
Was it posted here, or at the other place? I only remember seeing stuff from WCBF about it, and when you were taking it off...

_________________
Bye Bye:
Image
RIP sandrock
Sirius wrote:
Think about it. You’re tooling down the road in your Prius, knowing full-well that this thing being green is as big a sham as federally mandated ethanol-enriched gas, Russia pulling out of Ukraine, and Obamacare.
Top
 Profile  
 
myfirstbonnie
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:54 pm 
Offline
Resident Gearhead
Resident Gearhead

Joined: Mon May 19, 2008 10:19 pm
Posts: 5530
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Year and Trim: .
2015 Buick Enclave
2013 Buick Regal GS
The old site, but here is the continuing thread: http://pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4034&hilit=intercooler
Top
 Profile  
 
yonkerse
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:09 pm 
Offline
Posts like an L67
Posts like an L67

Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:16 pm
Posts: 1221
Location: Soutwest Michigan
Year and Trim: 2005 SLE
Very interesting link there to the Intercooler mod for the series I! Certainly lots of thought and preperation went into that mod! Great work as always Wren!

_________________
Eric

2005 SLE, Greystone Metallic, 152K.

A few mods..

Image
Top
 Profile  
 
MattStrike
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:30 pm 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
Posts: 4759
Location: SE Michigan
Year and Trim: '99 Montana
'04 Dirtymax
'97 Camaro
'92 Trofeo
And here I was thinking about using a heater core to make one... This is one mod I wouldn't mind putting on the series 1, although I need access to a real machine shop first.

_________________
Boost addict
Image

The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67
Top
 Profile  
 
myfirstbonnie
 Post subject: Re: Intercooler
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:01 pm 
Offline
Resident Gearhead
Resident Gearhead

Joined: Mon May 19, 2008 10:19 pm
Posts: 5530
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Year and Trim: .
2015 Buick Enclave
2013 Buick Regal GS
Did you see what happened? As bill stated though, it was not because if the IC.

http://pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4138&hilit=cam


Last edited by myfirstbonnie on Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 9 posts ] 

Portal » Board index » General » Performance & Brainstorming

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]

Related topics
 Topics   Author   Replies   Views   Last post 
There are no new unread posts for this topic. Intercooler

bobtaz13

7

2533

Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:22 pm

redzmonte View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. intercooler

deano55

5

2012

Wed May 23, 2012 12:29 pm

yourgrandma View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. intercooler

deano55

11

2765

Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:39 am

deano55 View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. icebox or intercooler??

turbo ssei

6

2033

Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:02 pm

willwren View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. SS Intercooler or Headers?

redzmonte

5

1285

Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:02 pm

redzmonte View the latest post

 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Hosted and managed by Black Label Web Solutions


phpBB SEO