So I just installed my ZZP intercooler kit and my AIT with the stock intercooler and piping was about +/- 6 degrees, now with the ZZP kit I'm at about 30 degrees over intake temps... I don't get it.

Why?

 

Couple possible things:

1. Are you using both the stock intercooler and the ZZP front mount? Or did you take out the stock intercooler?

2. Did you get the air out of the system? It takes forever BTW if you don't have an Option B.

 

Me too! That's what I am puzzled about, I am surprised yours are 30 degree over with aluminum charge pipe!? I am on OTTP mild steel charge pipes which is about 15 degree over but when I am driving it dropped down very fast!

WHAT!? He's LNF! Not LSJ! LOL!

 

I put in the ZZP intercooler and the stock one is in my trunk. I changed everything all at once. Stock pipes and intercooler swapped with zzp pipes and intercooler.

And no option b.

 

Lol I thought it was clear by my name. yeah sorry I'm LNF

 

I'm surprised you're 30 degrees over, just don't make sense.

 

You're telling me..

42 outside 75 intake... Like Wtf...

 

One your going from plastic to aluminum and plastic dissipates heat faster, two their end tanks are cast which take longer to heat up but longer to dissipate heat and 3 the pipes are powdercoated which is a big heat retainer but it looks better and protects against corrosion. The difference matters mostly when your driving or at wot.

 

Nevermind

 

IAT 1 or IAT 2? What does it do when you start cruising?

 

I was cruising and it was still high temps.

The temps I'm going off of is the one in the dash then the intake off the rpd

 

That's strange cause I have RPD too, even I am on mild steel pipes. I only seeing about 15 degree above temperature cruising. Then when I hit the boost, it instantly drop down close to 5 degrees above temperature.

 

Well I just drove home and started out driving was about 3 degrees and after about 15 minute ride home it was about 8 degree difference but I didn't boost it at all

 

Sounds normal for powdercoated aluminum piping man don't worry about it

 

Alright thanks just was a little worried at first. Thought I messed something up but its pretty straight forward and I'm mechanically inclined a bit so I was just stumped lol

 

No problem

 

Sounds like a good idea to get the pipes ceramic treated

 

Not needed, everyone else that has a zzp intercooler has zero issues. As if the rpd is accurate for everything anyway

 

So is the RPD "inlet temp" from the IAT1 or 2? MAF or tmap? Because with stock intercooler but zzp charge pipes, I am usually showing ambient temp or a degree above.

 

Ceramnic keeps heat on......you want it gone from charge pipes

 

The temps seen in the rpd come from the same exact sources that would be seen in a log tough guy. So yes, it's as accurate as you could hope to get assuming his sensors are good and reporting accurately.

 

Exactly what I was thinking

 

Also, You get to watch IAT temperature on RPD that way you don't want to be boosting hot IAT to your turbo.

 

From using the pipes as a heat exchanger it makes little different (Padlock and I had a discussion in another thread, google plastic heat exchangers) the fluid extracting the heat (air) is a poor fluid for heat removal, so the differences between plastic and metal are insignificant.

What is important is all the air damns GM originally installed, if you miss or don't re-install one it will effect the temp recover.

 

I was thinking that. I mean sometimes my intake temp is lower than ambient... But that's because I have just started the car and then started driving which I think is when you are supposed to go by the temps not just after starting the car right?