[urq] urq] custom IC in progress

[Ben Swann]

I'm definitely interested in seeing/hearing about what you come up with.

 

Ben

 

[Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:19:57 -0600

From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>

Subject: [urq] custom IC in progress

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Guys-

 

Well I'm having a local fabricator do up a custom IC for me.  After my

issues with the alternator when I had the 944T IC in there ( I still have

A/C - kinda - crappy R134 ) I decided I would pursue a bigger IC that

allowed the alternator to remain in stock location.  I did some lookin' and

figurin' - and it looked like a thicker IC could extend forward on the outer

side of the IC, and extend rearward on the inner end - especially with use

of a shorter alt belt.  Keep in mind I'm using an RR alternator bracket on

the 3B block - so I went from 840mm to 815mm length.  My new core is 12L x

6.8H x 4.5D, vs. 12L x 5.5H x 2.5D for stock WX (both bar/plate) so same

length hence no need to move alternator - however I've been running an RR IC

since the 3B conversion - its dimensions are 12 x 6.5 x 2.5 tube/fin.  So it

flows a little more than WX IC.  Per Bell's site, this new core should flow

a good 500 CFM whereas the RR IC was closer to 275 CFM.  I have a few

in-progress pics if anybody is interested - I think I'll post them up at

Motorgeek soon.  Obviously this is not the way to go for the guys that want

monsters - which has never been my goal for this car - just more reliably

starting, consistent power, slight increase in power - and this IC will

hopefully optimize performance some more, while staying in my parameters.

3B motor is stock save RS2 EM and turbo and running about 22 psi. 

 

 

 

Brandon

 

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