Really Light Stuff Intercooler

[ocelot27]

Here's some pics of my install - brackets were custom fabbed locally. I have not been to the dyno yet as I just got the car back today. Again this is in an 08 S240.
-john

[fzust]

Originally Posted by Mag

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[EricH]

Originally Posted by ocelot27

Here's some pics of my install - brackets were custom fabbed locally. I have not been to the dyno yet as I just got the car back today. Again this is in an 08 S240.
-john

Cool! But why the custom fab? I thought RLS just bolted in the '07 -S?. Is the 240 different?

[Thomasio]

Originally Posted by EricH

Cool! But why the custom fab? I thought RLS just bolted in the '07 -S?. Is the 240 different?

Our welder's facilities were flooded during the recent weather in the Midwest, John went ahead w/ a custom fab instead of waiting for the brackets from rls.

The rls bracket & hardware kit is a bit different than the way John's brackets were done, but they both work.

Our welder is back online now.

Looks like they did a beautiful job!

[Thomasio]

Originally Posted by ocelot27

Here's some pics of my install

Beautiful! That CF intercooler duct is nice. Ahem, an rls product...

Great job John.

Looking forward to your dyno data.

[ocelot27]

Originally Posted by EricH

Cool! But why the custom fab? I thought RLS just bolted in the '07 -S?. Is the 240 different?

I think the best thing to do is wait for the Tom's custom bracket - it's really the right bracket that needs to be fabbed/modded. One of the best body shops in the country is a few miles from me (Karasserie) so I just had them do the whole shebang. There are several ways to skin this cat - the easiest is to use Tom's brackets/instructions. - john

p.s. I've driven it for about 3 hours today - no probs and the car is definitely faster... I will have numbers in a week or two.

p.p.s. Don't strip your hose clamps - they're very easy to strip. If you do you can get the exact same ones (NORMA 9mm 60-80mm grade W3 stainless) here:

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[Thomasio]

Originally Posted by ocelot27

I think the best thing to do is wait for the Tom's custom bracket

They are shipping now, so that's the way to go.

[ZJChaser]

Difference between the stock bracket and yours?

[Pestodude]

Originally Posted by ZJChaser

you are compairing a stock car to a car with increased boost and the IC. OF COURSE there will be a nice gain! at the very LEAST you should have stock for stock comparisons with just the IC change. These components should be tested individually and you still should have temp probe readings if you want to truely show how well the IC does it job.

Not to beat a dead horse, but AJ is right. Can we not see a stock ic to rls ic ONLY comparison (no pully change)?

[ocelot27]

Originally Posted by Pestodude

Not to beat a dead horse, but AJ is right. Can we not see a stock ic to rls ic ONLY comparison (no pully change)?

My car has it's stock pulley - I think it topped out around 218whp with the stock IC (I posted the plots in this thread a while ago). I have not yet made it back to the dyno yet - probably in the next two weeks - john.

[ocelot27]

Originally Posted by ZJChaser

Difference between the stock bracket and yours?

Me or Tom?
-john.

[MP51098]

Ok , I really like Charlies new supercharger kit, AND I really like this intercooler setup. Can I use this ic with that sc? Any thoughts here would be greatly appreciated as I am ready to act on one or the other (hopefully both) asap.

[ZJChaser]

Originally Posted by ocelot27

Me or Tom?
-john.

either. I'm worried that the stock IC bracket wont clear my fuel rail.

[ocelot27]

Originally Posted by ZJChaser

either. I'm worried that the stock IC bracket wont clear my fuel rail.

I'm pretty sure your engine and ours are the same except for the SC hardware - can you tell by looking at my pics? - john.

[shay2nak]

any reason to anodize versus bare Al? Just to make the IC or pipes to look nice? I ordered mine non anodized. IIRC, the cup IC in non anodized as well.

[cajunairman]

Thomasio,

PM box is full. Great job on the intercooler. I am interested in a raw finish I/C for water injection. I will not be doing the water injection right away but want it for later. I could not find the price on the pulley though. Let me know what that cost and please put me in queue for an I/C at the least.

Jeff Mosing

[Randy Chase]

Originally Posted by shay2nak

any reason to anodize versus bare Al? Just to make the IC or pipes to look nice? I ordered mine non anodized. IIRC, the cup IC in non anodized as well.

Main reason is anodizing gives it corrosion protection.

[ZJChaser]

I ordered my pipes and IC non anodized. I will probably get them anodized after I get a few bungs welded in for temp probes and such.

[ocelot27]

Originally Posted by Randy Chase

Main reason is anodizing gives it corrosion protection.

What he said - aluminum is not as corrosion resistant as you may think - not as bad as iron or steel but it will pit over time. I ordered mine clear anodized which essentially looks like bare aluminum - john.

[Thomasio]

I'm travelling out of the country, will be back mid-July.

My Inbox fills up overnight, I'm probably going to disable it for now. Please feel free to e-mail me via Blackwatch Racing until I return from overseas. Pending and new orders will not be affected by my travel.

Thanks for your patience,

Thomas