Is the Kenne Bell 'Big Boy" still a Big Boy today?

[GNICETRY]

Came across this:
Buick : Grand National - eBay (item 250787604821 end time Mar-19-11 17:09:23 PDT)
and forgot just how bas a$$ (and small) the KB 'Big Boy' looks.
Would this intercooler even compare to the PTE stock location?

 

[DNA Strand]

That is what I have on my car and I think its too much for a mild car. It's just an inefficient design, you have probably 10 ft. of 3" piping to pressurize before the charge get s the motor. I have been wanting a stock location intercooler for a while.

 

[Mr.Spool]

I have that unit on mine.I've had it on there for a long time no problems
10 second street car.

 

[GNICETRY]

Would you have any data on it? Pressure loss, efficiency. It seems really old school but that doesn't mean it doesn't work well.

 

[Pittsburghkid]

That is what I have on my car and I think its too much for a mild car. It's just an inefficient design, you have probably 10 ft. of 3" piping to pressurize before the charge get s the motor. I have been wanting a stock location intercooler for a while.

I don't know if your lookin for a stock location stretch intercooler or just a stock intercooler but I just bought a FMIC and will give you a good price on my stocker with the shroud when I take it off. Just let me know.

 

[whitehot1]

I have the KB "big boy" front mount intercooler that i purchased new back in 98. I've used it with a few different turbos; TE-52,TE-54,GT-6776,TE-70 and i have no complaints in the way of how the intercooler performed with any of them.

I don't have any performance data to support how effecient the IC is and by todays standards it is a small unit compared to the massive IC's available now.It just plain gets the job done and was one of the best performance upgrades i ever did.

You have to be careful though about what IC you think you have or are thinking about buying especially on ebay. I've seen a lot of knockoffs of the Kenne Bell "big boy" intercooler being sold on there and they may not be as effecient or perform as well as the REAL KB IC.