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lets see your setups
mine is just the one from procharger that fits behind the bumper with the scoop deal, i keep looking at it trying to figure out a way to put one behind the grill but it just seems there isnt enough room due the big ass radiator. and i want to one day upgrade to a true front mount.
You CAN mount and intercooler at an angle... Like below the radiator where normally a skidplate resides.... Just a thought for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattc
thats kinda where is it now but its flat with a scoop i wish i could find a picture of it somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by pl4yboy
Here is one behind a Obs grille.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...716_213106.jpg
got any pics of the piping? also do you still have that center support or did you mount it to the ICQuote:
Originally Posted by DBRODS
What year
i guess any obs, mine is a 97 though but i guess there all the same for the most part 88-98.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trick1
what about one with a/c intact? skid plate area the only option?
Sorry, i thought I reply'd with pics but guess not. Plenty of room for 2 1/2" or 3" on the sides at the top and room for 4" at the bottom.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...-45-11_718.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...-24-02_387.jpg
Ive been wondering the same also. Looks like he has the smaller radiator though. Im running a 34" rad out of a 3/4 ton truck with factory 06 electric fans. So the rad ends right behind the edge of the headlights. :-/
I have a pic of a truck I found from RGVtrucks of a front mount but not sure how it was done.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...218_152558.jpg
yeah i have the big radiator too and fans the flexalite fans as well lol i dont see hardly any room to squeeze any pipes through.Quote:
Originally Posted by 91blkstpsd
old thread but i'm back to thinking about how to do this, I'm thinking a 28" wide radiator and a 28"ish wide 4" thick ebay intercooler then i can run a 3" 90deg bend in the gaps where the 34" radiator was and have some wiggle room and a single trans cooler instead of the two stock ones i have will the the trick, kinda like dbrods has his done from the looks of it. i really hate buying a new radiator since i just replaced this damn thing a year ago due to a cracked tank lol. but i need lower IATS! i just need to win the lottery or something i never have enough money to get all the shit i need haha.
Woah first off keep the 34" radiator. Your IAT's may increase if you swap to the smaller rad and have it that close to the intercooler. Also its important to keep the trans cool so don't sacrifice that for IAT's. You have lots of other options. Why not run a low mount intercooler or add methanol injection? Lots of other good options out there. Lets see some pics of the current setup and go from there.
i'm not deleting the trans cooler just getting an aftermarket one, and smaller but thicker aftermarket radiator, griffen says theirs are good from 600-800 hp so even though it smaller i think it will be fine. i cant run a low mount because it would get no airflow, i have one of the horizontal mounted ones now from procharger and it kinda sucks.
Just installed one in mine have a 27x18x3 rad triple core. and a 31x12x3 intercooler (cx racing). fits without alot or modifications just aslong as you make your supports right. im gonna be using a single 1800 low and 2400 high cfm fan.
this is what i ended up buying something similar to your setup. i haven't had a welder buddy free to put it all in yet though. my radiator is Northern and a 2row and the intercooler was CX racing too! haha i got alot of intercooler piping with it as well and a 16" Flexalite Syclone fan flows 2500 cfm. so it should be all good.
26"x18"x2" radiator
31"x12"x3" intercooler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps82e015f4.jpg
Sweet man! That will look awesome behind the grille. For the welding i took a chance and did it myself turned out not too bad though, still have to weld the feet on and drill a couple more holes.. What are you running for transmission cooler? Do you think the stock one is enough?
yeah but i dont have a welder at all lol, i have too many friends with welders so i refuse to buy one lol.
the radiator i got has a built in oil cooler so i'm going to use that and the external one that came stock on the truck, if that doesnt work i'll scrap it and get a aftermarket.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Northern-Univ...MOQ~~60_12.JPG
well here is what i ended up doing with it, just got some allthread and drilled 4 holes then used nuts and washers to adjust the height to its just right in the grill openings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps2b952593.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps53515802.jpg
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Originally Posted by shmiet
Good job and they both look good.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattc