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Interesting...what is your plan for the intake manifold/intercooling?

 

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Won't be mounted on the intake manifold and will be intercooler much like a turbo.

So you're saying it would be something like this, that I have seen on a Subaru years back:

 

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not too wise ..mounted to the chassis while the motor moves ?? Looks like he's going similair route to what we did with my buds del sol though we were using the 63 case I think it was .. definately going to be a fun build to watch

I'm not sure if it is or not - I think that's just the output of the blower going into the piping that feeds down and around to the intercooler...if it's mounted to that...that's even scarier. I think I see some bracketry there that holds it in place to the engine, though with all the tension from the belt, you best hope it's some **** beefy stuff.

 

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ZZP does:

Cruze Dual Gauge Pillar Pod

A gauge pillar pod. Material is the same as stock.The color matches your stock pillar and has the same texture. Not spray painted like other designs and also not a generic black ABS like other gauge pod manufacturers have.

zzperformance.com

ZZP gauge pillars FTW - perfect match to the factory grain and color. I have theirs in my Cobalt and it looks factory (if factory came with three gauges instead of just one).

 

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Supercharger go WEEEEEE

 

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Get some nice pinch weld adapters for the jack and jack stands so you don't bend the ever loving **** out of them.

 

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I've actually found PlastiDip to be one of the easiest "paints" to work with, assuming it's not too cold. It's always laid down incredibly evenly for me - just don't go too heavy on the coats if you have things taped.

 

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So you're plumbing the roots supercharger through an air-to-air intercooler? Interesting...

 

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Good stuff! I'm just used to the factory-style setups using a heat exchanger (like my Cobalt).

 

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I mean it could've been a way to do it, but it would've required way too much work on the intake side compared to having it this way.

It'd be **** near impossible in all honesty. At least for this kind of engine.

 

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yeah, with the lack of space, needing a custom fuel rail, evap purge having to be relocated and even then, I'm not sure there would be enough room.

Yeah - the LSJ intake manifold is a beast, and I'd expect something similar would be needed for adequate cooling.

 

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As long as the rust has only gotten through the outer-most panel, you should be good to do that. If it's into any of the inner panels - which are all high strength steel, then you'll need more intensive replacement to maintain the strength that joint provides.

 

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If I recall on my Cobalt, the bypass valve just dumps right into a passage into the intake manifold directly.

 

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An electric supercharger, that actually compresses air?

I gotta see that.

They're relatively commonplace now in some of the German brands - but they're 48V so they actually do something. The 12V ones don't do anything at all other than make the alternator work harder.