Hey guys, you might know me as Steven from the FB groups, I'm taking a break from FB for now so I was referred here by a friend.
I recently finished building my intercooler system for my top swapped Monte and got it up and running. This car has been an on and off project of mine since around 2017 and honestly is how I learned most of what I know. This latest intercooler build is no exception.
Not wanting to use a ZZP heat exchanger, I ended up using the VW radiator, it seemed easy enough to do from some pics I saw floating around of it installed in a Regal. Well when I finally got my hands on one and compared it against the Monte's core support and hood latch area I realized this was not going to fit without either modifying or removing the crash bar. I preferred to keep the crash bar for structural reasons, so my solution involved spacing the crash bar forward about 2 inches. In order to achieve this I had to buy a welder and basically teach myself how to weld from scratch. My welds leave a lot to be desired but I think it came out acceptable.
I also made a custom bracket for the T-fill, as well as the intercooler pump, which I have mounted at the smog pump location and reused the smog pump bolt holes and wiring harness. I literally just got it together and put the bumper back on the other day so there will likely be some kinks to finish working out and get tuned but I'm curious to see how it performs. Thanks for reading.
Engine specs:
L36 stock bottom end
INTENSE S1X cam
PAC 105# valve springs on L67 heads
Ported lower intake with post blower IAT
Gen 3 M90 3.4" pulley
Short stack intercooler, VW radiator, Flojet pump
SD headers, planning to switch to power logs
INTENSE Fenderwell intake kit
Transmission:
Impala police car trans cooler
Suspension:
KYB AGX struts w/ W-body store lowering springs
BMR lateral arms and trailing arms
GMPP sway bar front + rear
ZZP strut tower brace front + rear
MOOG problem solver lower control arm bushings
Brakes:
06+ Impala dual piston front calipers
I recently finished building my intercooler system for my top swapped Monte and got it up and running. This car has been an on and off project of mine since around 2017 and honestly is how I learned most of what I know. This latest intercooler build is no exception.
Not wanting to use a ZZP heat exchanger, I ended up using the VW radiator, it seemed easy enough to do from some pics I saw floating around of it installed in a Regal. Well when I finally got my hands on one and compared it against the Monte's core support and hood latch area I realized this was not going to fit without either modifying or removing the crash bar. I preferred to keep the crash bar for structural reasons, so my solution involved spacing the crash bar forward about 2 inches. In order to achieve this I had to buy a welder and basically teach myself how to weld from scratch. My welds leave a lot to be desired but I think it came out acceptable.
I also made a custom bracket for the T-fill, as well as the intercooler pump, which I have mounted at the smog pump location and reused the smog pump bolt holes and wiring harness. I literally just got it together and put the bumper back on the other day so there will likely be some kinks to finish working out and get tuned but I'm curious to see how it performs. Thanks for reading.
Engine specs:
L36 stock bottom end
INTENSE S1X cam
PAC 105# valve springs on L67 heads
Ported lower intake with post blower IAT
Gen 3 M90 3.4" pulley
Short stack intercooler, VW radiator, Flojet pump
SD headers, planning to switch to power logs
INTENSE Fenderwell intake kit
Transmission:
Impala police car trans cooler
Suspension:
KYB AGX struts w/ W-body store lowering springs
BMR lateral arms and trailing arms
GMPP sway bar front + rear
ZZP strut tower brace front + rear
MOOG problem solver lower control arm bushings
Brakes:
06+ Impala dual piston front calipers
