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jake2212 · 01-30-2015, 07:32 PM

Anybody know a good bigger coolant resovoir that will work with the CAI intake? Looking to get something better than the tiny one it came with

376LS3 · 01-30-2015, 08:28 PM

The coolant reservoir is on the passenger side of the car. The windshield washer reservoir is the one by the CAI.

jake2212 · 01-30-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 376LS3

The coolant reservoir is on the passenger side of the car. The windshield washer reservoir is the one by the CAI.

I know, but what im saying is a few companies have made bigger resovoirs that go right behind the air intake, and i was wondering if any company made one that fits next to a CAI intake.

376LS3 · 01-30-2015, 08:35 PM

Oh, gotcha. Does your car run hot? I havent seen too many complaints on over heating with a Maggie.

jake2212 · 01-30-2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 376LS3

Oh, gotcha. Does your car run hot? I havent seen too many complaints on over heating with a Maggie.

after a few passes at the track cooling is a bit of an issue

bmbbl be · 01-31-2015, 09:25 AM

here is mine,,, holds a gallon,,, it is a roto-fab

jake2212 · 01-31-2015, 11:01 AM

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here is mine,,, holds a gallon,,, it is a roto-fab

How does it attach?

bmbbl be · 01-31-2015, 11:27 AM

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How does it attach?

it attaches on the rod /bracket that is on the car already... on the tower brace

jake2212 · 01-31-2015, 01:49 PM

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it attaches on the rod /bracket that is on the car already... on the tower brace

Could you take a pic please? Wanna see if it would fit with my CAI box in there

bmbbl be · 01-31-2015, 02:42 PM

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Could you take a pic please? Wanna see if it would fit with my CAI box in there

a pic of ??? mine is installed already

jake2212 · 01-31-2015, 04:01 PM

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a pic of ??? mine is installed already

Yeah like a pic of it installed from the top. Much appreciated

old motorhead · 01-31-2015, 05:16 PM

A bigger tank won't help much when it's all said and done. Maybe stave off the hot temps very temporarily, but that's about it. When that extra coolant is heated up, you simply have more hot coolant that needs cooling. You're much better off trying to upgrade the heat exchanger and trying to aid air flow through said h/e. You can do some good with a bigger/better h/e along with a higher volume coolant pump.

2SSCAMARO · 01-31-2015, 07:03 PM

^^^^^^^ What Old Motor Head said. I've run an extra two gallon reservoir and dual pumps and bigger heat exchanger and meth with only mediocre improvements under high ambient temp conditions. The bottle neck in cooling the iats lies beneath the Maggie....the brick intercooler. You will still add about 30 to 35 degrees of temp increase at the finish line to the starting IAT temp. You have about three choices to significantly control the IAT's.

1. Run in cooler weather using some of the mods above
2. Install an ice chest and pump....PITA but it does work
3. Chiller unit utilizing the car's A/C system

BoostedPrime · 02-01-2015, 09:47 AM

Shoot me a text 832-630-8231 or pm
My intake air temps stayed below 40 degrees the whole night while doing pulls and making 1000 on the dyno.

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01-30-2015, 07:32 PM	#1
jake2212 Drives: none (yet) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,131	Bigger coolant resovoir Anybody know a good bigger coolant resovoir that will work with the CAI intake? Looking to get something better than the tiny one it came with

01-30-2015, 08:28 PM	#2
376LS3 Eh, that'll happen Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,841	The coolant reservoir is on the passenger side of the car. The windshield washer reservoir is the one by the CAI. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS LS3 - No Modz

01-30-2015, 08:35 PM	#4
376LS3 Eh, that'll happen Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,841	Oh, gotcha. Does your car run hot? I havent seen too many complaints on over heating with a Maggie. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS LS3 - No Modz

01-31-2015, 09:25 AM	#6
bmbbl be Drives: 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 1,360	here is mine,,, holds a gallon,,, it is a roto-fab Attached Images

01-31-2015, 07:03 PM	#13
2SSCAMARO Drives: 2010 Camaro Auto Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fl Posts: 1,164	^^^^^^^ What Old Motor Head said. I've run an extra two gallon reservoir and dual pumps and bigger heat exchanger and meth with only mediocre improvements under high ambient temp conditions. The bottle neck in cooling the iats lies beneath the Maggie....the brick intercooler. You will still add about 30 to 35 degrees of temp increase at the finish line to the starting IAT temp. You have about three choices to significantly control the IAT's. 1. Run in cooler weather using some of the mods above 2. Install an ice chest and pump....PITA but it does work 3. Chiller unit utilizing the car's A/C system __________________ Just livin' life

01-31-2015, 05:16 PM	#12
old motorhead Drives: Maggie blown LS3 vette Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SE TX Posts: 1,490	A bigger tank won't help much when it's all said and done. Maybe stave off the hot temps very temporarily, but that's about it. When that extra coolant is heated up, you simply have more hot coolant that needs cooling. You're much better off trying to upgrade the heat exchanger and trying to aid air flow through said h/e. You can do some good with a bigger/better h/e along with a higher volume coolant pump.

02-01-2015, 09:47 AM	#14
BoostedPrime Banned Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 67	Shoot me a text 832-630-8231 or pm My intake air temps stayed below 40 degrees the whole night while doing pulls and making 1000 on the dyno.