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Dave Karl · 06-06-2026, 09:31 AM

Has anyone replaced the ZL1 LSA brick with the CTSV brick. I have heard the ZL1 brick is the limitation on LSA intercooler system.

tartagliazl1 · 06-06-2026, 03:27 PM

The ctsv brick will not fit a zl1 lid. Only upgrade is the c&r brick

ZMEnow · 06-06-2026, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Karl

Has anyone replaced the ZL1 LSA brick with the CTSV brick. I have heard the ZL1 brick is the limitation on LSA intercooler system.

Nothing wrong with the lid in the LSA, it’s physic's. You spin the blower it generates heat, it’s parasitic drag off the crank, spin it faster more heat, more drag. IATs get up over 200 quickly and that’s your problem. Put a bigger pump on and yes you push it through the lid faster but how are you going to cool it externally. Bigger heat exchanger with additional fans, remote trunk bucket, reservoir, all help, but they can’t battle the heat the sc is creating, they just bring the temps down once you get out of it. Actually the 1.9 Eaton sc is one of the more efficient sc’s out there. The best answer is a chiller which can get temps down faster than anything else. If it were as simple as putting a bigger lid on the sc, every IMSA, F1, Indy car would run one.

The only issue with the lid s if you get high on boost you can collapse the seams on the end. Plenty of folks out there that reinforce them for you.

Dave Karl · 06-07-2026, 03:23 PM

Thanks for info. Looking into C&R brick.

06-06-2026, 09:31 AM	#1
Dave Karl Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Conv. Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 79	Intercooler brick Has anyone replaced the ZL1 LSA brick with the CTSV brick. I have heard the ZL1 brick is the limitation on LSA intercooler system.

06-06-2026, 03:27 PM	#2
tartagliazl1 Drives: 2013 zl1 vert Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Rochester, New york Posts: 1,255	The ctsv brick will not fit a zl1 lid. Only upgrade is the c&r brick __________________ 22% lower/ 2.5 upper/ 2” headers/ cat delete/ x-pipe/ 2 gallon x tank/ 100-3 pump/ fic 1300/ dsx aux kit/ 103mm throttle body/ big gulp 5” intake/ meth kit/ prometh lid injection/FI interchiller/ 160* stat/ ngk-7/ msd wires/ elite catch can/ tsp cam/ Che trunnions/ ported supercharger/ 1/2” lid spacer/ cnc,milled ported heads/ brick mod/BMR toe and trailing arms/ 781hp 748 tq SAE @17.3lb on a loaded dyno.

06-07-2026, 03:23 PM	#4
Dave Karl Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Conv. Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 79	Thanks for info Thanks for info. Looking into C&R brick.