Cool thanks for the pics!
Well, I decided to try that core in an effort to save the foglights. And I think I did!
But what you mention about piping is what most probably dont think about when it comes to putting the IC on the car..The fact that it has to exit the cooler somewhere and there are practical limitations as to what you can do with it.
Thats one reason why I did not want to go with a cooler with an end tank configuration like you did. Yes, its easier to run. But, especially considering that the bottom of the cooler pokes out of the grille opening, having the pipes down there means absolutely no hope of putting a grille back one.
As for getting the piping into the headlight hole that was the least of my worries, LOL... I managed around that pretty easy. The hard part was getting between the damned turnsignal bucket in the bumper cover and the frame rail.
BUT, I got a 300 dollar order of mandrel bends in the other day, after scrapping a good portion of them in trial and error fitups I can proudly say I think I got it worked out. Between the turbo outlet and the inlet of the cooler I have 405 degrees worth of bends. Lookin at your setup, you seem to have a little more, but using bigger piping(looks like 5 90s and a 45)And its all hidden from veiw, you cant see any of it! As for not being able to run 2.25" through the headlight hole though, even though I am using 2" pipe from the turbo to the cooler, you can get 2.25 through the headlight hole if you use a silicone 45. It just takes a little bit of squishing it to fit. Where my problem is is the turnsignal like I mentioned earlier. 2.25 would never work there unless it was fitted to every car. Considering 2.5" intercooler piping is adequate on 1400hp cars, I dont feel there is any worries using 2" on our cars.
The outlet of the cooler worked out really well. I wish there was an access like that on the drivers side. Im tying back into the stock hose from the IC to the throttle body since alot of guys have money already in Samco type hoses, plus the stock hose is a decent peice so I dont see a reason to change it. But anyhow, between the outlet of the intercooler and the stock IC to TB hose is only 135 degrees in bends..And thats in 2.5".
I tried some to run the pipe like you did, but with no luck. The car I am using is an automatic, and there just is not the room to do it without modifying the battery tray. Plus, I want this to work for both 5 speed and automatic equipped cars, so any time I get close to the tranny I worry about it not clearing the shifter cables or shift tower on the 5 speed.
I spent ALOT of time on the mockup, and can finally say I got the damn bumper cover to fit back on though. I may snap some pics tonight.
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