26 Oct Treadstone Intercooler installed, converted to Blow-Thru MAF and Kenne Bell BAP
After installing the CXRacing Intercooler and setting up my car as a draw-thru system, I brought the car into Wicked Motorsports to have Kevin Hand take a look at it. We determined that the car was tailing lean and found that the CXRacing Intercooler was loosing 4 – 6 PSI after logging it pre and after. As I said, the car was set up as a draw-thru system which means the location of the MAF (Mass Airflow Meter) was just after the K&N Filter . That means the air was being measured right after the filter rather than right before the throttle body. I didn’t like the fact that the air traveled through the piping, in the intercooler, through more piping, then into the engine. The readings cannot be 100% accurate that way, so I decided to change it. We relocated the MAF to right before the throttle body which means we converted the
from a Bypass Valve (which recirculates the air) to a Blow Off Valve (which blows the excess air into the atmosphere). My fuel pump was also struggling a bit up top so I picked up a .
*UPDATE* Here we are 5 years later and the car is still running great! A year or so after this post my MAC long tube headers bit the dust, so I picked up some American Racing Long Tube Headers and Offroad X-Pipe and gained even more HP. The final #’s are below.
Off with the old
Vortech Maxflow Blow Off Valve
Let the modifying begin
New MAF installed and being wired
Custom made 4″ ‘Powerpipe’
Fits perfectly
Kenne Belle Boost A Pump (BAP) Installed and wired
Intake pipe drying. Put a coat of POR-15 on there
Oil Catch Can Installed
New MAF harness is complete
Ready to install new Treadstone Intercooler
MAF Installed
Treadstone Intercooler being set in place
Another shot of the IC
Intake pipe dried and installed
Intercooler mounted and installed
Almost there
Oil Catch Can 100% complete
Everything in place and installed
Job done, time to dyno!
*NOTE* This video is before installing the American Racing Long Tube Headers
Dyno Sheet
Dyno #’s
SAE: 454 RWHP / 413 RWTQ
STD: 473 RWHP / 431 RWTQ
Dyno Sheet Before American Racing Long Tube Headers & Offroad X-Pipe
#’s before headers / x-pipe – 444 RWHP / 413 RWTQ. First run on the dyno was 408 RWHP, this was with the Treadstone intercooler. The next run, after the new intercooler and customizations (but before Headers), the #’s were 444 rwhp. So I picked up 36 RWHP when ditching the CX-Racing Intercooler.
July 7, 2010
Updated: May 25, 2016
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Mark
Posted at 08:15h, 28 August 2010Nice Setup!!
Just wanted to let you know that your setup is awesome and exactly what I have been looking at adding to my 01 GT. I have all of the performance bolt ons for my model and want to know if adding a blower to my engine with 95k+ miles hurt it or not? Can it handle the extra boost? Thanks
Mike
Posted at 12:06h, 28 August 2010Re: Nice Setup!!
Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it. If your motor has all the supporting mods and is in good condition then I would highly recommend adding a supercharger. A friend of mine added one to their car with over 100K miles with no problems. It’s really all about the tune, as long as you have a safe tune, your motor should be okay.
Good luck! Let me know what you decide to do.
Dan
Posted at 02:15h, 30 December 2010Sweet!
I have a vortech v2-sq on right now, and I’m looking to intercool it. It looks like you take the bumper support off to fit the IC on..does it go back on or did you have to cut it to fit? I was looking at the cxracing setup, but after hearing about the pressure loss from you, I’m looking for a used procharger 3-core or maybe a treadstone cooler.
Mike
Posted at 11:41h, 30 December 2010Re: Sweet!
Thanks for checking out my site and set up. We did not have to notch the bumper at all (for either the CXRacing or Treadstone Intercooler). The IC sits right behind the bumper support. Make sure to post up some pictures of your set up here when you are done!
Steven
Posted at 15:03h, 14 January 2011Intercooler
Hey thats exactly what Im looking to do to my Mach 1. Can you tell me what size treadstone you are using? tr10, 11, 12, etc? Thanks
Peter
Posted at 11:26h, 7 March 2011Nice setup
I am trying to do the same now but with a Novi 2K. Where exactly does you MAF go. I am running a Procharger race BOV ( Big Red) and I have to go blow through with my MAF. Also, Where did you get the tubing? IS it Custom Fabbed? Thanks..Love the setup.. nice job
Peter
Cory S
Posted at 15:32h, 23 March 2011CX Racing horrible
My old CX Racing I/C also robbed 4-6psi of boost. I am looking into vertical core designs of the Treadstone units now that will handle 24psi of boost, with very little pressure loss.
Mike, how much pressure did you get back when going to the horizontal core Treadstone unit?
Mike
Posted at 15:56h, 23 March 2011Re: CX Racing horrible
Hey Cory. Thanks for posting up your results. I also lost between 4-6 PSI and picked it right back up with the Treadstone. Everything that I lost was picked up with the new Intercooler.
I actually just installed some American Racing Headers long tubes and o/r x-pipe and picked up 27 more HP. I’ll post up about it when I get my graph
Cory S
Posted at 16:12h, 23 March 2011Horizontal
I see that your still actually using horizontal core. Treadstone I would need to use one of their vertical core designs with this much boost pressure/airflow.
Karim
Posted at 11:45h, 28 May 2011Hi Mike I was trying to get in contact with you, looking to start piecing together to convert my draw through vortech into what you have. i already have a good idea of what to get but still want to ask you a couple of things. thanks
Mike
Posted at 23:44h, 28 May 2011I will be happy to answer any question you have. What’s up?
Karim
Posted at 12:39h, 3 June 2011Reply
Thanks Mike, Did you piecetogether the powerpipe youre runnning? or did it start off as an anderson powerpipe thats is now modified?
are you using the vortech fender bracket to hold the filter and elbow in place? Does the front bumper support get in the way of the intercooler? was the treadstone intercooler the same dimensions as the cx racing one? were the couplers and clamps that were included with the cxracing kit sufficient for your setup? thanks for the help
Chris
Posted at 02:08h, 12 June 2011which model
Which treadstone are you using, what are the dimensions?
abel
Posted at 02:13h, 30 July 2011MAF Question
Hi, I was wondering, where did you get a hold of the new MAF harness and the MAF itself? Thanks
Steve
Posted at 16:28h, 29 August 2013AN fitting
What size is that AN fitting for the IAC? -12?
Fiasal
Posted at 17:33h, 5 March 201699 Cobra BOV Conversion
Hello, I’m buying a used Vortech V2 intercooled kit for my 99 Cobra and thinking of going with the BOV set up. How loud is your set up because I was thinking of Tial Q BOV but sounds pretty obnoxious?. Can you recommend an affordable installer?. Thank you.
mike
Posted at 22:06h, 26 May 2016Re: BOV
Hi. During regular driving it’s not obnoxiously loud by any means. I was worried about this too but was very happy with the results. You can hear it if you know what you’re listening for. If you stomp on it on the other hand…It’s loud!
Joe
Posted at 23:49h, 19 December 2019Intercooler
What model Treadstone did you use? Looking to do the same thing. Nice build!