My roommate and i just finished installing a 1st generation Killer Chiller on my Kenne Bell Cobra. I wasn't 100% sold on the Killer Chiller but when the Cobra he purchased a few months ago already had one on it and i saw what it did, i began looking. I picked up a 1st Gen Killer Chiller from a guy in Dallas who never got around to installing it. I didn't get a chance to install it before my KB setup got tuned so that should be beneficial to give ya'll some before/after numbers. The install is very straight forward, as long as you have patience it's something anyone can do. We started by taking the front bumper off and the hardest part was carving out the bumper support so the core would fit and be well hidden. The supplied hose for the A/C line was the EXACT length needed. It is an extremely clean kit and plumbing the lines was very easy and anyone looking in the engine bay wouldn't notice anything different. I've got an LFP intercooler fluid reservoir and the drain plug isn't going to be used anymore so i took the temperature sensor probe and installed it there. Some recommend getting your reading from the line just before the fluid enters the intercooler so you can see just how cold the Killer Chiller gets the fluid but after 3 trips to hardware stores trying to find a pvc piece that we could accomplish that and then i decided that getting the readings after the fluid had gone through the intercooler where it would be at it's highest temperature would be better so i could monitor that after highway pulls. I'm getting the wires for the gauge lengthened tomorrow so i can hook it up and see exact temperatures. so after that is hooked up i'll be able to report back with exact temperatures.
Here's the review after some highway pulls.
My Cobra has a 2.6KB @ 22psi so it generates some heat after WOT pulls. We took the car out and turned the A/C on and started cruising. once the car got up to operating temperature we got to the highway and let her rip! The car is even more violent on the hit, the blower screams louder than before, and what's most important is on the big end it pulls harder than ever! We immediately pulled over to feel the fluid and it was ice cold and the heat exchanger felt like ice.
really looking forward to seeing how much of a temperature change the fluid is seeing once i get the gauge hooked up! but it's extremely cold, even after ripping through the gears....should really be nice in the summer
This Killer Chiller is something that i wasn't sold on when i first heard about it, but i'm a believer! For all of you with high boost applications, this is really something you'll benefit from greatly! My roommate's car has one and he's got a built motor and an eaton that's seeing 16-17psi and the difference is extremely noticeable even on his setup and on mine it's night and day, ESPECIALLY on the big end. I'd say if you are considering one, quit waiting and just buy one!
Joe spent about 45min on the phone with me walking me through what the install was going to entail, he didn't leave out one step and has a quality kit. thanks joe!
Here's the review after some highway pulls.
My Cobra has a 2.6KB @ 22psi so it generates some heat after WOT pulls. We took the car out and turned the A/C on and started cruising. once the car got up to operating temperature we got to the highway and let her rip! The car is even more violent on the hit, the blower screams louder than before, and what's most important is on the big end it pulls harder than ever! We immediately pulled over to feel the fluid and it was ice cold and the heat exchanger felt like ice.
really looking forward to seeing how much of a temperature change the fluid is seeing once i get the gauge hooked up! but it's extremely cold, even after ripping through the gears....should really be nice in the summer
This Killer Chiller is something that i wasn't sold on when i first heard about it, but i'm a believer! For all of you with high boost applications, this is really something you'll benefit from greatly! My roommate's car has one and he's got a built motor and an eaton that's seeing 16-17psi and the difference is extremely noticeable even on his setup and on mine it's night and day, ESPECIALLY on the big end. I'd say if you are considering one, quit waiting and just buy one!
Joe spent about 45min on the phone with me walking me through what the install was going to entail, he didn't leave out one step and has a quality kit. thanks joe!
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