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Old 11-18-2009, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by WaterCooledNelds View Post
Simple fix.

Black intercooler.

Haha you and Jody both like that idea huh. I like it too but I just love the looks of it sticking thru the grille and it continues to match the color/finish of the engine compartment. Very industrial. Don't wanna hide it just yet!


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Originally Posted by camcojb View Post
the only way to know is hook a boost gauge between the blower and intercooler to see if it reads higher than the one in the intake manifold. I think that blower has an 1/8" npt plug in the outlet housing where you could hook up a mechanical boost gauge temporarily to see. If it shows 14 psi there then the issue is the intercooler or you've got a big boost leak between the intercooler and engine. If it shows the same boost before and after then you've got belt slip issues, which are fairly common with the stock ATI tensioner (though Don never had a single problem with his, which is why we left it alone). SD Performance Concepts makes a much better tensioner for that , it's a direct replacement and I and many others run it instead of the stock ATI one.

Jody
That's right I remember you said that now. I will see if these guys can do that tmrw night at the dyno Jody. I have read about the SDPC stuff and it is spendy but looks to be the top shelf ticket for this problem. We'll see if I have belt slippage I guess.

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I remember it being a 3.85", but not positive.

Jody
I thought the 2 pulleys we had are 4.25" and 3.75" but maybe it is 3.85"
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