Intercooler install
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Jerryl
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Do a search on this.
You are looking at a few custom parts for a custom set-up.
Don't take this the wrong way, but if you need a write-up and explanation on this basic of basics, you are in no postion to tackle this project, and I suggest that you leave the car in the stock confifuration.
If you have your heart set on an IC'd set-up, your Cheapest, Easiest, BEST option is to convert to the IC'd set-up.
I take that back . . . your BEST option is to purchase an IC'd car. :wink:
I'll second what jerryl said... unless you purchased one of the kits made specifically for the hotair cars like the spearco kit (of which there are no longer any being produced), then its not going to be a simple matter of bolting a few things together. It will probably involve at a minimum reclocking the turbo, fabricating an adapter to go into the intake, and fabricating the piping going from turbo to IC and from IC to intake. Also, you'll probably have to fabricate some way to mount the IC. Unless you're good with a welder and have a decent garage (or know someone who is/does) it might be beyond your abilities.
I don't want to discourage you, I know how frustrating it can be when you decide to do something difficult and all you hear is people telling you not to, but its not a simple matter of bolting a few things together. If you have your heart set on it, use the search function. Use advanced search and narrow it down to only look int he hot-air forum. There a lot of guys who have made their own intercooler setups over the years, check those out to get some ideas of the different ways it can be done. The options as far as turbo location, intake used, IC pipe routing and IC location are limited only by your abilities, your wallet, and your dedication.
From what i've gathered over the years reading about different methods of adding an IC to hotair cars, the conclusion most seem to come to is that unless you come across a good deal on a used spearco kit (which has its own problems as well) the best option to intercool a hotair car is to convert to the 86/87 setup. Not only does this generally end up being cheaper/easier in the end, but you end up using factory engineered parts (which may or may not be better than what you can make yourself, depending on abilities) but also enables you to take advantage of the MUCH larger aftermarket support for the 86/87 cars if you want to upgrade down the road (better headers, downpipes, intakes, pre-engineered IC upgrades, larger turbos, etc.) rather than having to modify aftermarket parts or create them yourself to fit your custom setup.
there are a lot of options to consider, and since none of them are particularly cheap, it bears repeating that your best friend is the search function... before you drop a lot of cash on something, do a lot of reading on what options are out there, what the pros/cons of each are, and and see what others have already done (better to learn from their succeses/mistakes).
Let us know what you end up doing and how it works out!!
I don't want to discourage you, I know how frustrating it can be when you decide to do something difficult and all you hear is people telling you not to, but its not a simple matter of bolting a few things together. If you have your heart set on it, use the search function. Use advanced search and narrow it down to only look int he hot-air forum. There a lot of guys who have made their own intercooler setups over the years, check those out to get some ideas of the different ways it can be done. The options as far as turbo location, intake used, IC pipe routing and IC location are limited only by your abilities, your wallet, and your dedication.
From what i've gathered over the years reading about different methods of adding an IC to hotair cars, the conclusion most seem to come to is that unless you come across a good deal on a used spearco kit (which has its own problems as well) the best option to intercool a hotair car is to convert to the 86/87 setup. Not only does this generally end up being cheaper/easier in the end, but you end up using factory engineered parts (which may or may not be better than what you can make yourself, depending on abilities) but also enables you to take advantage of the MUCH larger aftermarket support for the 86/87 cars if you want to upgrade down the road (better headers, downpipes, intakes, pre-engineered IC upgrades, larger turbos, etc.) rather than having to modify aftermarket parts or create them yourself to fit your custom setup.
there are a lot of options to consider, and since none of them are particularly cheap, it bears repeating that your best friend is the search function... before you drop a lot of cash on something, do a lot of reading on what options are out there, what the pros/cons of each are, and and see what others have already done (better to learn from their succeses/mistakes).
Let us know what you end up doing and how it works out!!
alliedmike
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i recentley put the turbomotion v2 kit on my 84 i got an awesome price on it used. but i am running into all sorts of issues now with it. the car is running rich, lacks power, having boosting problems all sorts of stuff its kindof turning out to be more of a pain in the @$$ haha. I got some advice from a few people before i started this project..and thinking back i should have probiably just installed and alky kit!! while your at it do the ecm conversion i did this mod its simple and you have a greater chip selection and such...
Good luck Mike
Good luck Mike
well im not worried about fabing or mounting the pipes or intercooler considering im a plumber-pipefitter and weld and bend pipes daily. Ive been working on cars and restoring them for 20 years.so im not worried about doing it. I just want to know the easiet way to connect onto the manifold and turbo.
I picked up a spearco kit i found on ebay at an unbeatable price a few years back that I haven't installed yet. When I get a chance this weekend I'll snap some pictures of the adapter they use to go to the intake and post em up so you can see how they did it. If you're starting from scratch I would assume you could use a stock cone adapter and cut it down to the desired size and weld on whatever fitting is needed for your particular custom setup. You'd probably need some way to positively locate it and keep it from popping back out so to speak... Id think you could make up some kind of bracket to attach where the stock turbo mounting pad is right there by the intake inlet. Not that I know anything I'm talking about since I've never done it, just throwing out what I'd think about if I was trying to do the same :biggrin:
