'14 GT500 install on Cobra

[YGETV8]

Slight size difference!



Notch the SNOT out of the bumper support.



Ground the top tabs off the exchanger and used leftover lugnuts as spacers since the tabs curve outward in front of the HE.

 

[YGETV8]

Notch the snot out of the foam support.





Shot of the spliced together hoses (used the long aluminum tube - slightly shortened - behind the HE to go to driver's side)

 

[YGETV8]

Will post some IATs after I'm done but very happy with the install so far. Couple things to note: the bumper support was a PITA to drill through. It also had to be notched on the driver's side to clear the HE outlet tube. I also went through several sawzall blades before resorting to an abrasive wheel on a die grinder to get it done. In the first couple of pics you can see the angled air deflectors on the back side of the HE. I bent these out straight.

 

[Mystic03]

good god that is a big intercooler...curious how it will affect ECT temps!

 

[YGETV8]

I didn't know they were THAT big when I bought it off Ebay, but for $215 thought I'd try it!

 

[mach1033]

I thought I was gonna see a 14 gt500 motor install here lol

 

[YGETV8]

Yeah, sorry...not sure how I did that! I had "heat exchanger" typed in the title but must've hit the back button or something! Not the best typist! Lol

 

[MassDSGsvt]

I thought I was gonna see a 14 gt500 motor install here lol

I thought motor or blower hahahaha but this is good too

 

[mach1033]

Its all good. The HE looks great

 

[98 Saleen Cobra]

Damn that thing even makes the C&R heat exchanger look small lol!!

 

[SlowSVT]

That's approaching the size if an air-to-air HE.

Can you get "before" and "after" IA2 temps?

 

[Rob_Stylez]

Same here, thought engine removal etc, not disappointed tho. Yes, let us know what the temps look like once finished

 

[mavericks-03svt]

I thought I was gonna see a 14 gt500 motor install here lol

me too. I was hoping to see this done.

 

[racebronco2]

Get us ait2's and engine temps. When cruising around it will help alot. The true test is when you do back to back runs. When i installed a big radiator for my heat exchanger my engine temps on track went up about 10-15 degrees. Engine temps on the street did not change, the iat2's were much cooler. While in traffic the ait2's temps would go up but as soon as i started to move the temps would start to drop before i even went thru the intersection.

 

[YGETV8]

Appears that my cruising IAT2 temps are 5-7 degrees cooler from my previous set up of two stock HEs ran in series.

 

[03cobra#694]

^^^Quit a few variables due to outside temps from the before and after I'm sure. Wow, that sucker is huge. How much more fluid does it hold vs stock?

 

[YGETV8]

I'm just basing it off watching my IAT2 s on my Aeroforce. Seemed to run about 55 degrees over ambient before, now about 48. Over several days in varying temps. Not highly scientific, no. Lol.

 

[03Steve]

Very interesting!! I love topics like this that show answers and ideas instead of asking for help. Copied to a few friends...

 

[SlowSVT]

I'm just basing it off watching my IAT2 s on my Aeroforce. Seemed to run about 55 degrees over ambient before, now about 48. Over several days in varying temps. Not highly scientific, no. Lol.

A 2 degree drop sounds about right. This system doesn't get very hot to begin with so shedding a few extra degrees will take some doing. Had the same experience with my liquid cooled I7 computer which has (1) 3 x 120mm and (2) 1 x 120mm high fin count copper rads with big fans. Even if I kill the (2) 120 outboard fans the temp hardly budges maybe 1 degree or so. If the system was 200 degrees + it would be a different story and you would see a more significant drop in temps. The water temp is usually 10 degrees above ambient and only 1 - 2 degrees difference between inlet to the rads and the outlet even with the fans maxed out so I'm only shedding that much heat.

This HE is such a huge leap size wise I think it's worth taking some temp reading at different ambient temps and record the data for comparative purposes and post the results on this thread. Nice work :coolman:

 

[4601S/C]

Like others I was expecting an engine swap. This is still awesome though!