OK, finally finished my new cooling stack and got it loaded in the truck. I decided way back to intercool the engine once everything went back together. I researched a few cases to try and get an air to air unit, but there are several things that are just a no-go. First, there is not really that much room to get a core with sufficient thickness, 2.5" or 3". Second there is no good routing spot for the airflow tubing around the core support area, and third, I want to keep A/C so that still has to get figured into the equation. Also in this process, I ditched the factory radiator and went with an ECP 2 core. I ended up with a fabricated frame to hold the radiator and the water coolers. For the water coolers, I used a pair of TruCool 40k coolers. These cores are 1.25" thick and two fit up nicely to the face area of the radiator. I initially intended to mount the A/C condenser out front of this stack but I never could come up with anything that went together well or fit without pushing the whole thing back toward the engine. I ended up with a generic condenser from ColdHose. After test fitting, it was apparent that it would be easier to mount the condenser separate from the radiator and water coolers.
Here are the water coolers mounted to the front of the radiator and the bracket assembly,
And here is the backside showing the electric fan setup
I used a Derale fan controller that you can see mounted on the side of the frame. It uses a push in thermostat probe and basically runs as a standalone unit. I wired the turn on and override connections via a connector to my aux relay box which I had an ignition hot and a/c on wire already run there for that purpose.
Unit dropped in the vehicle
And then here a front view. Note how the condenser is mounted separately out front and then notice how the water coolers fit right snugly in the original width for the radiator.
I got the fan kickon point right at the mid line on my temp gauge so that's ready to go. I had to idle the engine almost 15 minutes just to get it warmed up enough to test. I'll do some follow reports once we get some miles on the setup.
Here are the water coolers mounted to the front of the radiator and the bracket assembly,
And here is the backside showing the electric fan setup
I used a Derale fan controller that you can see mounted on the side of the frame. It uses a push in thermostat probe and basically runs as a standalone unit. I wired the turn on and override connections via a connector to my aux relay box which I had an ignition hot and a/c on wire already run there for that purpose.
Unit dropped in the vehicle
And then here a front view. Note how the condenser is mounted separately out front and then notice how the water coolers fit right snugly in the original width for the radiator.
I got the fan kickon point right at the mid line on my temp gauge so that's ready to go. I had to idle the engine almost 15 minutes just to get it warmed up enough to test. I'll do some follow reports once we get some miles on the setup.
