I did have a Starion Intercooler from the local junkyard but you can never leave any thing alone for too long so I aquired a Blitz Intercooler.
Intercooler is 24x11x3.
Also upgraded from 2" piping to 2 1/4 in and 2 1/2 out of intercooer. The car feels fantastic, didnt loose any low end like I thought I would. The power from 6000rpm up feels like it has increased quite a bit, gonna hit the dyno as soon as I can.
Anyway here are some pics.
This is the starion before we took it out.



new intercooler and piping






Ok thats enough, I have more but you get the idea.
This was a completely custom built job done by John at LHT Performance in Pinellas Park, Fl. Huge to LHT Performance. This was not a pipe kit, it was all custom fabricated by John.

scott
98 ITR turbo


[Modified by scooter, 1:22 PM 1/1/2003]

 

HOLY NICE!

 

looks tite

 

Looks Great! That things looks huge.
It will be good to see the dyno , Post them when you get them , It will good info to see how larger intercoolers affect power at the same boost.

 

looks good huge pics

 

Nice

 

that's spectacular

 

big improvement! very sexy

 

looks good

 

Looks good...cut the grill out, might look better IMO.

 

what did you do with the old intercooler? are you gonna sell it?

 

Thanks for the compliments.

I dont wanna cut the grill out cause I want as much protection of the fins as I can get and I want some support for the chin spoiler.
When I got the IC it was fairly damaged and it took me forever to straighten all the fins...needless to say I never want to do that again.

The Starion IC is already sold, sorry.

scott
98 ITR turbo

 

is that the blitz piping? i hear the welds in blitz piping isnt so pretty and i just wanted your thoughts on it.

 

 

that's cool how you still got the grill to fit in

 

Does anyone know the horsepower limits of the size piping Scooter is using.

ie = 2.25" from the turbo to the intercooler then 2.5" out to the thottle body?

 

Your car looks so nice!

 

Looks great man, huge pics though


chris

 

Did you cut the bumper support?What did you use to cut it if you did?

 

how much is it? where did you buy it?

 

The piping was made from " J " bends. They are mild steel 22gauge on a 4" radius with a 4" straight on one side and a 10" on the other. They cost about $25 a piece and are great to do intercooler tubing and intakes, (Too thin for exhaust). They are very light but tricky to weld , But they are mandrel bent and for the price can't be beat.

 

very nice

 

 

I bought the intercooler used from a HT member...thanks Alberto!!

All the pipe was bought from a local auto store and the pipe connected to the T-body is a piece of AEM intake tube.

scott
98 ITR turbo

 

Hey, do you have any pics of what you had to chop off from the inside of the bumper (cover) to get the IC to fit in there?