cutting PS intercooler to fit

[turbo buicks]

if i had a radiator shop cut out a couple PS intercooler cores off the top and bottom so it would fill up the entire grill area but not extend into the header panel area, would the intercooler lose any of its effectiveness? if so, how much effectiveness would i lose? what if i had them cut the intercooler so its not so wide? what would happen to its effectiveness then? is this even possible? i want to try and get an intercooler that fills up the whole area behind the grill but no more than that. i also dont want any of the endtanks blocking the radiators airflow. i will most likely be having the endtanks custom fabbed to point downwards kinda like the PTE FMIC endtanks are. is any of this worth my time or should i just get a V4? i only want to go low-mid 11's when i im finished. it just seems a FMIC sees better airflow than a stock type. is there any truth to this or the the V4 get good enough airflow as is? i also like the FMIC b/c it frees up working space in the engine bay but you can always take out a stock location intercooler. its only 3 bolts.

 

[Roc87]

Get the V4, the airflow is similiar to the the PTE Front mount, and you don't have to deal with cooling problems, and as a bonus, the V4 isn't as expensive.

 

[Buick Beginner]

Tampa?

Hey there, I'm over here in Brandon, I'm gettting ready to do a similar swap into my GN just like your talking about. Shoot me an e-mail and lets do lunch - Spectre5050@yahoo.com
BB

 

[turbo buicks]

BB- sent you mail

roc87- the pte fmic is well out of my price range. i was just wondering what the effectiveness of a Ford PS I/C with a 12"x30" core and custom fabbed PTE FMIC-like endtanks would be? a 12"x30" core would pefectly fill up the area behing the grill but im not sure if the intercooler would still retain its effectiveness if cut this small, would it?

thanks

 

[87SFI]

where do you get this v4 at?

thanks
George

 

[Mr URL]

Originally posted by 87SFI
where do you get this v4 at?

thanks
George

http://www.chargedair.com/

You can also get it from vendors like Ramchargers.

http://www.ramchargers.com

 

[malibuick231]

front mount

you dont need a front mount to go 11s i went 11s on a stock ic on radials. but if you got to have a front mount order a core from spearco and build your own. i built mine for about 400$ and it flows 1010 cfm should be good enough for 10s.