GM's Spare Reservoir Cooling Option
03-13-2007, 10:43 AM
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yes you can do that....I will be doing that in a few days myself.
03-13-2007, 10:44 AM
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[QUOTE=Doc;904837]The main reason for adding an extra reservior or secondary heat exchanger is to reduce the heat from the supercharger. As it turns, it creates heat, which is not ideal for power. That is why we have an intercooler (call it what you want, it cools air with water). On the stock setup, the air flows through the front of the car and into the engine bay. It travels across the heat exchangers for the a/c, intercooler and radiator. The cooled liquid is pumped to the intercooler which is inside our intake manifold. There happens to be 4 lamoniva's or cooling tubes which air passes over. The stock setup has the coolant go into the intercooler in one way and out the other. With the dual pass endplate, you flip the middle two lamoniva's and add an additional inlet. Now, you have coolant go into the middle and go out the top and bottom. That increases the amount of fluid able to reduce heat. One outlet goes to the heat exchanger setup and the other goes to an overflow bottle. The overflow bottle and heat exchanger are connected so it is a closed system in a sense. So, if you can increase the amount of coolant you can reduce your overall temperature because the fluid is able to spread the heat over more volume. Think of it this way, take 1 cup of boiling water and add it to a gallon of cool water then take that same cup of boiling water and add it to a bathtub of water. The bathtub in theory will cool it better.
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i gotcha....feels kinda weird, but i thought the SSs were air to air cooled....just knowing that they're water to air cooled helps a lot
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i gotcha....feels kinda weird, but i thought the SSs were air to air cooled....just knowing that they're water to air cooled helps a lot
03-13-2007, 02:17 PM
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03-13-2007, 02:41 PM
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stage 3 endplate with gasket, cobra HE, extra cooling reservior, HE mounting brackets, cooling reservior brackets (make these), 15psi cap, 3/4" tubing, 1/4" tubing, NPT fitting, vacuum connector, 2 - 3/4" T or Y fittings, 6 - 3/4" elbows (90), 2 - 1/4" elbows (90), clamps for tubing (a lot), dexcool.....
I think thats it.
I think thats it.
03-13-2007, 02:59 PM
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The Other Reason is to Constantly Bleed the air from the System By Tieing the 1/4 Inch Line to the Bleeder Plug of the Stock Heat exchanger! Only thing I did Different was, Instead of using the Redline Reservoir I had Mine Made & It Holds More Fluid! Figured what the Hell if I got to Make Brackets, I'll just Make the Damn Reservoir so it uses the Factory Studs sticking up on that Side!
The main reason for adding an extra reservior or secondary heat exchanger is to reduce the heat from the supercharger. As it turns, it creates heat, which is not ideal for power. That is why we have an intercooler (call it what you want, it cools air with water). On the stock setup, the air flows through the front of the car and into the engine bay. It travels across the heat exchangers for the a/c, intercooler and radiator. The cooled liquid is pumped to the intercooler which is inside our intake manifold. There happens to be 4 lamoniva's or cooling tubes which air passes over. The stock setup has the coolant go into the intercooler in one way and out the other. With the dual pass endplate, you flip the middle two lamoniva's and add an additional inlet. Now, you have coolant go into the middle and go out the top and bottom. That increases the amount of fluid able to reduce heat. One outlet goes to the heat exchanger setup and the other goes to an overflow bottle. The overflow bottle and heat exchanger are connected so it is a closed system in a sense. So, if you can increase the amount of coolant you can reduce your overall temperature because the fluid is able to spread the heat over more volume. Think of it this way, take 1 cup of boiling water and add it to a gallon of cool water then take that same cup of boiling water and add it to a bathtub of water. The bathtub in theory will cool it better.
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i gotcha....feels kinda weird, but i thought the SSs were air to air cooled....just knowing that they're water to air cooled helps a lot
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i gotcha....feels kinda weird, but i thought the SSs were air to air cooled....just knowing that they're water to air cooled helps a lot
The Other Reason is to Constantly Bleed the air from the System By Tieing the 1/4 Inch Line to the Bleeder Plug of the Stock Heat exchanger! Only thing I did Different was, Instead of using the Redline Reservoir I had Mine Made & It Holds More Fluid! Figured what the Hell if I got to Make Brackets, I'll just Make the Damn Reservoir so it uses the Factory Studs sticking up on that Side!
04-03-2007, 10:11 AM
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stage 3 endplate with gasket, cobra HE, extra cooling reservior, HE mounting brackets, cooling reservior brackets (make these), 15psi cap, 3/4" tubing, 1/4" tubing, NPT fitting, vacuum connector, 2 - 3/4" T or Y fittings, 6 - 3/4" elbows (90), 2 - 1/4" elbows (90), clamps for tubing (a lot), dexcool.....
I think thats it.
I think thats it.
plus i need a tune.
and they meet every wednesday at that sonic now.
04-04-2007, 01:10 AM
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i got mine all installed, made brackets out a L shaped track that i painted
hade to ditch smaller surge tank due to broken stock brackets
here is pic of it installled
PM for more info
also have ton of pics of this mod check my gallery or Mines_Better gallery on ss.net
hade to ditch smaller surge tank due to broken stock brackets
here is pic of it installled
PM for more info
also have ton of pics of this mod check my gallery or Mines_Better gallery on ss.net
04-10-2007, 11:48 PM
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I see that Cobalt Addiction has a Dual Pass Kit. Does that come with everything that i would need? It doesn't mention a second reservoir. Also, do you think this would be easier to do while doing a clutch install?
Sorry to bring this thread back to life.
Sorry to bring this thread back to life.
04-12-2007, 01:58 PM
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Straight from their site: CA Dual pass intercooler plate kit comes with a custom made dual pass intercooler end plate, y - fitting , 2 stainless steel braided hoses , assorted clamps and instructions. This kit will decrease intake temperatures and maximize efficiecy of the cooling system. With a dual pass the cooled water enters the intercooler and is split into two paths. Each path cools only 2 cores(versus stock cools 4 cores), so the water stays cooler and keeps the IC charge cooler. All for $240
04-12-2007, 04:19 PM
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yeah its the end plate you will have to buy the cooling reservior. you can run the endplate without the secondary cooling reservior. You can make your own dual pass end plate for around 70.00 using your stock endplate if you want to attempt it. there is a how to out there
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