converting to intercooled

[ColdCuts]

How hard is it to convert the non-intercooled cars to run the GN intercooled setup?

 

[turbo2nr]

Simple, just throw away everything under your hood and your ECU, except the short block, which even that needs to be modified. Then go out and find 87 stuff. Should take you about one million hours, and 4x the cost of just selling your car and buying a IC car. I'd never try it! If I grenaded my whole drivetrain, and found a wrecked GN, that would be another story.

 

[MoeJr]

Turbo2nr is right. It is much less money to just buy the 86/87 Intercooled TR than it is to convert an 84/85 Hotair to IC 86/87 setup.

There are some of us that actually like the hotairs and it is getting harder to find them cause it seems everyone is hacking them into IC cars.

 

[BRAD_PADGETT]

Forget the intercooler and get a Razor Alky kit. Turn up the boost and it is a simple mod. Good luck. Brad

 

[Instro84]

lets see, cost me about *$750, thats what i paid for a 87 drivetrain complete with wiring harness.

 

[Dwayne]

lets see, cost me about *$750, thats what i paid for a 87 drivetrain complete with wiring harness.

...........don't forget all the hours and knick-knack parts that went into that conversion..........if time and $ is not an object; then go for it......if not; clean it up, thro an alky kit to it, tune it and enjoy........good luck to ya'

 

[forcefed3.8's]

I think it is cheaper to get a clean hot air car and convert it. You can get the parts to convert for around $1000, you just can't be afraid of getting your hands dirty.

 

[Squid4life]

My conversion was only supposed to cost about $1200 - $1500. But you only get every part needed if you also have a donor car. Even if you buy "a complete IC conversion package" it never is. It took me a lot of time and money to finally get it completed. I was on a budget, and had time constraints. My reason was I wanted to go faster easier (and cheaper in the long run???). Not really for the IC, but for the improved intake, TB, airflow, etc. I was too impatient to try the hotair route. HAd I known more about Razors kit, had I taken the time to have my stock intake cut open and redone, had I sent out to have a hotair turbo made larger, etc, etc. There are some damn fast hotairs. But due to the limited amount of hot air parts (DP's, etc) I went with the IC conversion. I regret it in some ways, but overall I am happy.

It all depends on your budget, your time constraints, your level of expertise, your ability to fabricate or have it done, and what you want out of the car in the end.

 

[ColdCuts]

DAmn I looked in gnttype website under the differences for cars year to year and doesnt mention the amount of parts that are different between these cars. I thought it might be a cheaper way to go than finding/buying a intercooled car.

 

[MoeJr]

I like Brads Idea. Throw an alky kit on it and turn up the boost

 

[ColdCuts]

that is a good idea. maybe some nitrous too! Whats the equivelent use of alky compared to a intercooler?

 

[boostmaster]

conversion

lets see, cost me about *$750, thats what i paid for a 87 drivetrain complete with wiring harness.

Wow for a set up that cheap somebody was dumb as hell or that engine had 2000* egt's just sittin in the driveway.

 

[MoeJr]

that is a good idea. maybe some nitrous too! Whats the equivelent use of alky compared to a intercooler?

No nitrous. Don't quote me on this but I thought I saw some people on here say 19 psi on 93 octane on a hotair.

I have never been a big nitrous fan after seeing a few cars come thru my Dads shp with holes in there hood from engine parts coming thru it cause et up was not quite right and they hit the bottle. Just my .02

 

[85 ttypewh1]

How hard is it to convert the non-intercooled cars to run the GN intercooled setup?

Keep your eye out for the v2 intake setup and run it. Flows much better than the 86-87 gn setup anyways and costs much less.
I have less than 8k into my car and it is much faster than a stock 86-87 car.

 

[6 to go]

If you can't find the TM V2 setup, make your own
using an 86/87 intake. Modify an Accufab upper
plenum and modify the 86/87 thermostat outlet
tube to go around the alternator bracket, use an
86/87 throttle body, throttle cable bracket,
bolt on the IC, fab up the IC inlet and outlet pipes
and go. Makes a cleaner setup than
the V2, IMHO. A local radiator shop did the
necessary welding for me.

 

[deadlois]

Hey 6 to go can you show some pics of your setup? I am kind of interested in going that route with one of my hotairs.