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    Is intercooler pipe supposed to get really hot!!

    Ok. I know what many are going to say but here's my concern. I just upgraded to the eBay hot air headers and did the necessary mods to get them to fit right. However , I have noticed that the under hood temps are much hotter and even the intercooler piping from the turbo is HOT !! It wasn't...
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    Is 18 psi of boost too much for my hot air GN ??

    Ok, I recently posted my recent upgrades . They are a 3" down pipe, turbonetics turbo, and a front mount intercooler. Ls1 f body radiator with dual electric fans, 180 thermostat. Internals are forged speed pro pistons, moly rings, comp cam, comp springs, comp timing chain, king rod and main...
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    Are eBay/ speed daddy headers worth it?

    I am very happy with the results of my 3" down pipe, bigger turbo and the added intercooler. I hate wasting money and so I'm throwing this question out there to those that have these headers for their hot air. I know they can be had for $200 bucks, but are they really worth it? I have noticed...
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    Just made my 3" down pipe

    I have never done this and found it challenging and time consuming, but its done. I am not a professional welder or fabricator but have a craving for power. I found that the Turbo does spool up faster. Welded everything up with a mig welder using flux cored wire. It is all welded and is not a 2...
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    Finally added an intercooler!

    Hope this info isnt forbidden here but might be of help to some.This conversion did take some work to do but came out great . I wish I could have used less piping but it works great . Feel free to post pics of any pics of your own set up. The total cost was about $ 250. I used a intercooler from...
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    Only 10psi of boost after turbonetics turbo upgrade please help!

    New to this site but have seen many people on here get the help they need so here's goes, I have a 85 hot air gn. I just upgraded to a bigger turbonetics turbo with a 3 inch compressor wheel and a 2.25 exhaust . I just rebuilt the turbo and bought a new backplate with a carbon seal for it as...
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