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Replacing intercooler w Needswings coated IC Taa daa
waldig
September 22, 2016
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New IC next to the original unit, showing the size and layout
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2016/09/22 17:11:47
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I had polished the input to clear out some restriction - more air flow?
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2016/09/22 17:11:49
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SC side of the inlet housing AFTER CLEANING, was black with crud etc.
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2016/09/22 17:13:02
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Housing inlet showing fittings and ports
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2016/09/22 17:13:03
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I gasket matched and polished the inlet ports to the HEADS
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2016/09/22 17:13:05
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Matched and polished the matching ports of SC
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2016/09/22 17:13:06
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Cleaned with lacquer thinner and sanded passages to smooth flow.
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2016/09/22 17:13:08
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TB mount after sanding and polishing cause I could
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2016/09/22 17:13:09
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Outlet of the SC and the IC inlet ports exposed
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2016/09/22 17:13:10
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Here are the rotors of the SC after I washed them in paint thinner - not lacquer thinner. Rotated rotors to wash themselves
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2016/09/22 17:13:57
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2016/09/22 17:13:58
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2016/09/22 17:13:59
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Inlet ports of the heads with valley exposed
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2016/09/22 17:14:00
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Matching ports to gaskets for more flow and less turbulence
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2016/09/22 17:14:01
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Gluing the gaskets on ONE side to position them for installation so they wont walk
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2016/09/22 17:14:02
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Gaskets glued and positioned using bolts to align gasket
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2016/09/22 17:14:03
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Porting polishing shown
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2016/09/22 17:14:04
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Tried to make use of having engine apart
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2016/09/22 17:14:05
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Iam old and wanted to do this well w/o killing my self or pinching something. This idea was great with some rope to suspend SC
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2016/09/22 17:14:06
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Wanted to do something better and added a layer of insulation under IC. ONE LAYER THICK ONLY about 1/3" not more room available
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2016/09/22 17:14:07
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Valley cleaned up before reassembly see knock sensors
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2016/09/22 17:14:08
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Balanced lift made all so easy, gotta get a lift to do it, had to test fit IC 5 - 6 times to be sure all hoses and lines were out of harms way, its tight
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2016/09/22 17:14:10
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Almost done and ready to bolt up works, no grass or youll loose immediate memory and your screwed
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2016/09/22 17:14:11
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Rear is tight fitting and there all kind of bolts to fit in proper order
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2016/09/22 17:14:12
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Sensor moved to new IC !!
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2016/09/22 17:14:13
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Down port view after being WOODIEZED note flow passage
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2016/09/22 17:14:14
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See the lip between the head and SC passage
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2016/09/22 17:14:15
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Here I adjusted the SC a bit to allow best match up. There is a little bit of slop - use it to get best fit.
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2016/09/22 17:14:16
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Hemostats allow bolts in SC to be inserted without dropping into the head !!. Some bolts are located deep inside. LOOK and see nothing is in the head or valves when you finish.
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2016/09/22 17:14:17
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Here is the insulated CROSSFED intake manifold assembled again
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2016/09/22 18:28:29
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Intake manifold off looking into head ports. TB is off also
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2016/09/22 18:28:29
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Crud in the inlet of the IC restricting cooling and AIRFLOW>>>>
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2016/09/22 18:28:30
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The business end of the SC with the inlet housing off showing the bearing assemblies.
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2016/09/22 18:28:31
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Original testing and dyno of my design for Rob at needswings
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2017/07/29 12:21:28
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THis is the album I showed at Fontana When I met you for the fall meet years ago. Woody
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2017/07/29 12:21:41
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