Turbo In + Crusing + Partial Boost = Overheat?

Turbo Out + N/A + Full Throttle = Doesn't overheat?

This is my third turbocharged application and this is the first I have ever experience this.... Now to the questions and my brief story!!

Alright, I got this weird problem. I had my turbo kit in recently. I have a d16z6 with vitaras, eagle rods, kms blockgaurd, cosmetic head gasket, arp head studs, dual core delsol radiator, drag manifold, 38mm tial waste gate, large 6 inch johnny race car inter cooler, turbonetics t3/t4 to4e hybrid, thermostat w few extra holes mod. Anyhow, my question is why am I overheating just cruising at light throttle near 0 psi and into boost? Could it be the intercooler blocking air flow? Could I my timing be too advance? Well the part that gets me is I took the whole kit out and I am N/A until this is solved, but the weird part is that I am no longer overheating while I am N/A 0 to 100% throttle. Why is this? Thanks any help will be appreciated.

 

when you put it back to NA did you take out the intercooler as well?

if you did then it could possibly be blocking airflow to the radiator.

if you left the cooler in both times, then thats not the problem.

unfortunately, thats the only thing i can think of at the moment that would cause it to overheat.

 

yeah let us know about the intercooler, bigger intercoolers aren't always better anyway it's the ability to flow and the efficiency of it that matters.

 

yeah, I took out the intercooler when I put it back to n/a. so I am guessing it was blocking off some massive airflow. come to think of it I am running a 12" high flow slim fan(as a puller). I am wondering if this would cause some problems because it is not shrouded. i have sold the intercooler since then. i may look into getting a better flowing intercooler.