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Fixing intercooler lines with J2Fab mod
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<blockquote data-quote="MalcolmV8" data-source="post: 16146793" data-attributes="member: 8854"><p>I never add up parts on my car or I'd cry and sell it lol. But yes it does get expensive. The J2Fab mod is $600 although I can help a little on that pricing but there's very small margins there. I can understand why though, I mean the guy does have too take the time to machine your stock intercooler out. He has to purchase blocks of billet aluminum (not cheap, I've priced this stuff out) to then CNC machine you a new manifold piece and the tubes that go on the inside. Then grab some mandrel bend tubing and barbs and cut and mock it all up and TIG weld it all together. That's all labor intense and his time and parts. Custom hand made one off parts are always going to be expensive.</p><p></p><p>Yes a trunk mount tank and a powerful pump. I went with the Stewart EMP as it's the most powerful I could find. That was a pricy sucker at $450 or $480 or what ever it was but dang it blasts the fluid like a firehose which is what I was wanting. Another popular option is the DC150 which is much cheaper, it just moves less fluid.</p><p></p><p>You'll also need 1" lines to carry the large flow. Some use 3/4" hose because it bends easier and is more resistant to kinking but I went with the full 1" to get maximum possible flow.</p><p></p><p>Something else to consider is the heat exchanger. You really should get a monster in there to dissipate all that heat. So the trunk mount gives you capacity and the pump of course the volume and flow to get you through a pull but that heat has to go somewhere. You need a heat exchanger to match the system.</p><p></p><p>I went with the GT500 AFCO unit. You can either cut up the factory crash bar or just install an aftermarket crash bar.</p><p>Sticking with the 1" theme I cut off the tiny inlet/outlets on the cooler and welded in 1" barbs. I also made sure they were center in the tanks (as much as clearance allowed) to get maximum flow.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556695[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>See how small the inlet/outlets were prior and their location</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556696[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Sorry can't find a current pic, here's a really old one prior to painting the bar or doing much of anything but gives you an idea of placement.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556697[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>And of course it has dual 10" SPAL fans for maximum cooling.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556698[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MalcolmV8, post: 16146793, member: 8854"] I never add up parts on my car or I'd cry and sell it lol. But yes it does get expensive. The J2Fab mod is $600 although I can help a little on that pricing but there's very small margins there. I can understand why though, I mean the guy does have too take the time to machine your stock intercooler out. He has to purchase blocks of billet aluminum (not cheap, I've priced this stuff out) to then CNC machine you a new manifold piece and the tubes that go on the inside. Then grab some mandrel bend tubing and barbs and cut and mock it all up and TIG weld it all together. That's all labor intense and his time and parts. Custom hand made one off parts are always going to be expensive. Yes a trunk mount tank and a powerful pump. I went with the Stewart EMP as it's the most powerful I could find. That was a pricy sucker at $450 or $480 or what ever it was but dang it blasts the fluid like a firehose which is what I was wanting. Another popular option is the DC150 which is much cheaper, it just moves less fluid. You'll also need 1" lines to carry the large flow. Some use 3/4" hose because it bends easier and is more resistant to kinking but I went with the full 1" to get maximum possible flow. Something else to consider is the heat exchanger. You really should get a monster in there to dissipate all that heat. So the trunk mount gives you capacity and the pump of course the volume and flow to get you through a pull but that heat has to go somewhere. You need a heat exchanger to match the system. I went with the GT500 AFCO unit. You can either cut up the factory crash bar or just install an aftermarket crash bar. Sticking with the 1" theme I cut off the tiny inlet/outlets on the cooler and welded in 1" barbs. I also made sure they were center in the tanks (as much as clearance allowed) to get maximum flow. [ATTACH=full]1556695[/ATTACH] See how small the inlet/outlets were prior and their location [ATTACH=full]1556696[/ATTACH] Sorry can't find a current pic, here's a really old one prior to painting the bar or doing much of anything but gives you an idea of placement. [ATTACH=full]1556697[/ATTACH] And of course it has dual 10" SPAL fans for maximum cooling. [ATTACH=full]1556698[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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