not to rain on your parade but your system nor any systen works to IC a B head PD blower setup. heads will not allow for IC valley clearance and a air to air is a terrible PITA on these. would be a good thing for the 99+ cars though.
Kenne Bell blowers for 96-98 cobra
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not to rain on your parade but your system nor any systen works to IC a B head PD blower setup. heads will not allow for IC valley clearance and a air to air is a terrible PITA on these. would be a good thing for the 99+ cars though.
i was reading a write on someone building a air to water intercooler for a non intercooled kb setup on a fox body. it was on corral, i cant find the link now but the guy actually finished it and said it lowered temps up to 100 degrees. Pretty neat write up, i mean you could intercool the kb for our cars but the money in fab work you work spend would be crazy, i think you would be better off doing the c head swap and getting the 2.8 KB
I read his thread when he did and yes it worked but he spent I think almost a year doing it and it looks ugly as **** crammed in the bay IMO.
Heres the writeup you guys are talking about. Its a good build IMO but I just don't see how it could work on our cars.
http://forums.corral.net/forums/mem...-bell-fox-air-air-intercooler-build-list.html
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Obviously I didn't make my self clear. I'm talking about placing an air to water intercooler before the intake, just like the Vortech setup. Instead of 110-120 degree air entering the supercharger, you'd have 38~40 degree air entering the supercharger. The air would be denser too, so you'd pick up a couple of pounds of boost. This would be a true intercooled setup.
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Any pics of a copleted project car or the kit you are refering to. Sounds interesting for sure.
I don't. This was many years ago. I would be willing to put my money where my mouth is. If someone wants to pick up the necessary pieces - air to water intercooler, reservoir, and IC pump, then I'll provide the KC kit free of charge.
They'd have to provide data, and pics though. since this kit would work for anyone running a Vortech kit, I'd have to take your CC info and if you don't install this kit on your KB setup within 45 days, then I'd charge your CC. Another words I don't want someone taking this kit for free and selling it, or putting it on their Vortech setup.
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Simply put...yes. With the Vortech, anything above 3.5-4K or so and it pulls like a freight train as well, just like the KB does from idle to 5k or so (again, refering to the 1.5L that I had)
It's a completely different powerband between the two, and I truly enjoy both blowers. For a basically stock street car (motor wise) the KB is a great option.
Sounds like a good oportunity for somebody who's already running a KB to give it a try:beer: If it works as well as you claim it might just start a new trend....
Any takers?
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Putting the intercooler before the supercharger isnt going to help much, sure it might drop the intake air temps a bit but most people relocate the IAT sensor after the charger which is where the heat soak actually occours.
Simply put, the KB is a weak design, i went through all the same questions and back and forth before i bought my Procharger.... its 100x better.
Simply put, the KB is a weak design, i went through all the same questions and back and forth before i bought my Procharger.... its 100x better.
Like I said I've done this and it works. If you can feed the charger cold air it will make a big difference. I wouldn't be willing to give away a free kit if I didn't know so. I sale a lot of these kits for the factory charged vehicles, and I don't really expect to make much with the SN95 Cobras.
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If I had a KB setup already, I'd be down but I don't. Someone please step up to the plate and see if it works. This would be a great addition I think.
Mark Olsen would be the man to try it since he tunes his own car it would be more revealing, plus he's a hell of a technical guy.
If you cool the inlet air to 40° or so you will feel a difference.
A big difference from 95° air in the summer.
Everyone knows the car runs stronger in the dead of winter, you will now have that year around.
A big difference from 95° air in the summer.
Everyone knows the car runs stronger in the dead of winter, you will now have that year around.
ill try it......it wont be for another couple months but what the hell ill give it a try. sounds like a decent setup plus im not trying to run 15psi i just want to run 12psi or so and no get heat soaked all the time. When it is time for my kb upgrade i will shoot you a pm my friend and we will work things out i promise.
One of you needs to jump on this ASAP! He's offering a $500+ part for free.
It will be like driving your car in the crisp winter air. Joe's kits are well known and work. Sure it's not cooling it post blower but it will still have the same positive effects pre blower.
Very tempted to do take up Joe on his offer since I was planning on installing my KB this coming weekend...
if you dont i will lol:banana:
If you can get Mark Olsen to test, he would be the best in my opinion. If he is not interested I would like be considered for this kit. I'm no Mark, but I could do right by the kit as far as installation and testing goes.
Mods are in sig. The 97 Pacific Green Cobra, not the 96 black vert.
Mods are in sig. The 97 Pacific Green Cobra, not the 96 black vert.
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Someone definitely do this and post results.
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