[s-cars] Needed: S4/S6 intercooler

[Russ Panneton]

On Sun, 26 May 2002 15:51:33 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>Here's what we got here.  Been getting a slight boost
>leak, from what I can deduce sans boost gauge.  What
>I'm getting is a whooshing sound coming from
>intercooler side of the intake piping.  Also, I
>noticed that I do not get power until about 4000
>RPM's.  So I take a quick look under the car and all
>of my samco intake hoses look fine, all connections
>fine, no loose clamps.  Take a look at the intercooler
>bracket and it seems that the plastic bracket coming
>from the bumper slammed into the intercooler at some
>point and caused a slight opening between the ridges.
>It is my educated guess that this is where I'm getting
>that loss of power.  Mods to date: Stromung 3" turbo
>back exhaust, IA Stage III+ chip, samco intake hoses.
>Anyone that did a front mount conversion still have
>their stock IC lying around somewhere?  (I hope)
>

All of the intake leaks I've had have been fairly easy to find because of the
oil mist the turbo produces.  If you've got a pressure leak, there's usually
an oily spot around it that dust clings to marking the spot.

YMMV!

Russ
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Russ Panneton                          russ at s-cars.org
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