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Originally Posted by bonecrrusher
How much room did you leave between the GT500 intercooler and the radiator?
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Without driving to the shop and measuring, from memory and review of the pics above, I would say nominally about 4 inches or so between the intercooler and the radiator.
The intercooler is the first item in the stack behind the grill. The intercooler fans are "puller" type so they logically reside between the intercooler core and the A/C condensor.
Behind the A/C condensor is the radiator core support. The radiator is mounted to the back side of the core support.
Kevin and Trevor had to juggle a lot of requirements to get everything mounted in an optimized way without violating any constraints.
For instance, they had to leave enough room for the one off, custom grill assembly my son Dan designed.
They had to completely redesign the factory hood latch assembly and bracketry (using builds like JackAss, Red Devil, etc. for clues)
We will be using a stock looking front spoiler that also deflects air up into the heat exchangers.
We will also be using custom, one off hood louvers to further enhance air flow through the heat exchangers.
If you look closely, you will notice that the V8TV team strives to minimize weight while providing function (as evidenced by the holes in the radiator support shelf for instance).
As the owner of the car and one who likes to tinker, I also appreciate how they plan the design of everything they fabricate down to the fastener level so I will be able to take things apart and put them back together without having 3 hands. Whenever possible, they design brackets with captured nuts and/or threads so installation and removal of parts is typically a one sided operation with a logical sequence.