New intercooler plus fan = NO KNOCKING:)

[Larry C Leung]

Send info my way. TIA!

LL - NY

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 19:02:47 -0700 "Michael Gough" <mdg3369 at mac.com>
writes:
>Hey guys
>I finished up the installation of the Dodge intercooler today, and boy 
>am I
>happy. I put it in front of the radiator with a bracket I put 
>together. It
>fits great! The boost lines are ABS plastic. They go from the turbo, 
>outside
>the car into the cavity in the bumper and back into the engine bay on 
>the
>radiator side. Then up into the intercooler, out the other side and 
>bent
>around into the N/A manifold. I'll take some pics because I know it's 
>hard
>to explain. It's amazing how cold the intercooler is, I ran it hard 
>for 10
>minutes with the fan on HI. I can get all my 8psi of boost without any
>knocking. If the fan is not on I can get it to knock after 6psi if I'm 
>not
>moving fast. I am going to add a pusher fan on the intercooler so that 
>I'm
>not having to cool the whole radiator. I think I will raise the timing 
>back
>to 6° ATDC (currently at 3°) Anyway, If you have a POS 5kt 
>intercooler, and
>you are looking for a bit more go, upgrade it to something more 
>useful.
>I'll have some pics and some more about it sometime in the future. 
>I'll
>answer any questions too.
>Mike