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Old 03-21-2014, 08:47 AM   #16
mmarx82

 
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Drives: '12 ZL1 #1609
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I can tell you guys this and you can do with it as you please. I have the D3PE heat exchanger and the reservoir. It is a triple pass heat exchanger. I have the reservoir only to be able to check my fluids because checking and changing them in the ZL1 is a pain without it. That said, I can track my car for 20 mins and I have no problem opening the reservoir and sticking my hand into the fluid with the mixture I use. I just wouldn't do that with the stock heat exchanger. Yes, the weakest point for the SC cooling is the intercooler inside the blower (in regards to cooling the air that is passed through it). I've heard a few companies are looking at improving the one in there but I have yet to see any products to replace it. (I wouldn't be surprised if this solution involved a spacer for the lid and a larger blower intercooler)

The intercooler outside the blower however is the one that cools all the fluid period. The longer you can keep the fluid exposed to the cooler air at the front of the car, the cooler the fluid will be overall. And we all know the cooler the air is once it gets inside the cylinder before the spark the more horsepower the car can produce consistently. This is why a good CAI and intercooler work hand in hand on SC vehicles.
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