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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: phil_long on December 11 2012, 11:39:40 AM
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Hey guys, i been meaning to ask this. My intercooler shroud is screwed, and not worth re-installing. how efficient is the intercooler without the shroud. Should I spend the money to get one? The only one i could find was this one. Thanks for any input.
http://www.gn1performance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ShroudStockIC (http://www.gn1performance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ShroudStockIC)
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I would take the $200 that shroud will end up costing you & add a few hundred more to get a Precision or Thunderfab etc. Either that or get a used stocker for $50 from the boards.
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add a few hundred more.... :icon_confused: thats quite a bit. maybe i can try and patch mine up or something.
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I'm sure some fiberglass & a rattle can of black will do the trick to keep it going a few more years.
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I will look in the shop and see if I can find a stock one
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Thanks a lot guys. So, to varify, the shroud is indeed important. got it. I'll look around as well and determine how bad mine really is. I just pray that I didnt pitch the damn thing. :rolleyes;
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Yea, i must have tossed it. :hmm
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Years ago mine came off somewhere on I-85. Much like when I left off the crank pulley fan, I noticed no difference. Summertime might show a slightly higher IAT that would do something though.
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Ah. cool
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And, i've been doing some more reading but this was the most extensive info i could find. Just needed more clarification before I made my decision.
http://turbobuick.com/forums/threads/advantage-disadvantage-to-shroud-on-stock-intercooler.387747/ (http://turbobuick.com/forums/threads/advantage-disadvantage-to-shroud-on-stock-intercooler.387747/)
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Yeah, you need a shroud. The stock intercooler fan is there to help deal with heat saturation at idle (for whatever it is worth). Rather than dumping a tonne of cash on a fancy aftermarket unit, I'd recommend sourcing someone's modified (big neck, stretched, ported) stocker with a shroud. You'll see nice gains for a few bucks and then you can unload your stock core for a few bucks to offset the cost.
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Mike, thats brilliant
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you may be able to build one by cutting up a small Rubbermaid trash can
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you may be able to build one by cutting up a small Rubbermaid trash can
some how i knew this was going to end up in the hardware store :cheers:
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Lol. Somehow I did as well, but the hardware store is my buddy during times like this. Im just trying to go the most inexpensive route, and buying another intercooler wouldn't fit my budget, although the idea was nice. I'll look around and see what i can find and make.
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If you really want to be created here is what SPOOLFOOL2 (creator of the one piece rear bumper filler)
Fabricated of his Intercooler scoop housing. Now that's scooping up the air.
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/threads/how-to-maximize-your-slic.305569/ (http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/threads/how-to-maximize-your-slic.305569/)
Watch the last page as it has a video of operation
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Yeah, that's INSANE!! Lol. I watched that yesterday. I was like damn, that ingenuity at its best. Mine wouldn't even have to move though really!! I think I'm going to piece together something using aluminum. I just don't want it blowing off. I like the "silver" look. :D
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Hi Phil,
You didn't post any pictures of what condition your shroud is, but mine was also kept losing the screws, so I rivited it.
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Hi Phil,
You didn't post any pictures of what condition your shroud is, but mine was also kept losing the screws, so I rivited it.
I do apologize. I think i posted earlier that i came home to look for it and I must have threw it away back in Oct. :O It was definitely shot. I should've have posted this thread before I did that. I guess you live and learn.