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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS
Mike,
Corey and I are looking at back cutting my front bumper and reinforcing it in a different fashion. This will allow us to build a small hidden old school style air dam on the bottom of the bumper (actual bumper, not the front fascia) that will actually duct some air up to the intercooler. 2/3rds of my intercooler is behind the bumper skin... By making more clearance and using the louver style add on to duct air up to it, it will effectively increase the air flow over the intercooler,
We'll see if it helps.... Our concern is IATs for the mile run...
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Naturally the more air across the intercooler the better but...the intercooler is designed as much as a heat sink as anything else. It does not only rely on air passing through it to cool. Plus you will need to beef up the front of the Camaro anyway as it tends to gave in at around 190. I boxed the front bumper out by cutting it in half and then plating it in so more air could cross the intercooler and it made a 10 degree difference.
On the chassis dyno at 15psi we never saw higher than 155^ with basically no air blowing across the core. On the road it should not go over 125^ on a 85^ day. Just an FYI.
I have driven 3 Camaros over 170 mph with the TT kits while instrumenting them all and never seen temps over 130 on the road. A bigger engine like yours that eats more air flow should see lower temps because you make more power per lbs of boost. I agree cooler air is always better but if you are seeing 200^ air something is not right. Was that on the road or on his dyno?