IonNinja

One thing you may want to be aware of is that Option B was designed to work with the stock HE so if you don't have one, you'll need to tap your ottp HE so you can run the bleed line

CobaltChicky88

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In the case of me not using the LSJ fan and h/e, I would still have the le5 stock h/e. Would this tapping issue still be the case? If so, I'll just end up using the LSJ one to save me the trouble. Just swap le5 for LSJ h/e, add ottp FMHE and done.

sandman

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LE5's don't have a heat exchanger, you might be thinking about the radiator?

CobaltChicky88

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Ya that must be it.

ThexGovenor

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You cannot use the radiator as a heat exchanger for the intercooler system. You can run just the FMHE but tap it for option B. I personally would get either the ZZP stealth or the Griffin.

CobaltChicky88

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Already ordered the ottp. Can't afford griffin. I don't know how to "tap" anything. I'll keep the stock H/E of that alleviates that problem. I just need to know what I'm doing. All this back n forth has me confused. Lol

Twoozofjuice

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You're changing your mind and relying on opinions posted here way too much.

Stock heat exchanger has a plug you can take off to connect option b into.

OTTP or ZZP heat exchanger you have to make a hole and weld in something to be able to connect the option b into.

ThexGovenor

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this. The stock Heat exchanger is probably your best option if you cant afford a griffen or stealth.

CobaltChicky88

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No I know. Honestly I wasn't trying to rely on anything but suggestions and instinct. I'm not dumb I'm just ultra cautious and kind of paranoid at times. I like to triple check things before I do them. Especially on my car. It's just hard to keep the info straight when I'm working on multiple elements of this build all at once. I appreciate you guys talking me through it though. I got it fingered now :-)

silver_stig

Hahaha. No offense, but that last post made me chuckle! If your idea of doing good research is to start a thread and blindly follow peoples opinions, you're doing it wrong.

Research = FACTS
-look at people's builds
-look at dyno threads
-look in the forced induction section
-look in the 2.4L tech section
-use google to find specific info

Jacob4ta

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I spent about 3 months just understanding everything that would be required to SC my car. Once I had an idea on all of the combination of parts that could be used, plus their installation process, I felt comfortable not asking anymore questions, and spending the money for the parts.

CobaltChicky88

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Well since I'm betting you're not a mind reader, I'll just say this. You're HIGHLY under estimating my level of research done on this build in the past 6 months. I had read along on this site as a Guest member LONG before even registering and contributing my actual questions and/or opinions to the threads I had skimmed. The confusion experienced in these past few day amounts from mostly day after day of wake up, read, maybe have a meal, read, work on car (if weather and parts permit), read, go to the bathroom, read some more. Usually until the wee hours of the morning. It's all my life has consisted of as of late and sometimes I just get wound tight with all the information and little things such as the fan/heat exchanger setup can overwhelm me. No worries though, with just a step back from the PC and a big, deep breath... everything sorts itself out.

CobaltChicky88

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I have done this same thing, but for closer to 6 months previous to acquiring most of the parts needed. None of the actual unbolting/work began until just about 4 weeks ago when I started feeling confident about the step by step way in which I had decided to approach this.

Twoozofjuice

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I just uhh...did no research. Bought a sc kit. And threw it on. Lol. Its not hard everything kinda just falls into place. The whole heat exchanger thing just weld a bung on the Ottp one and be done with it. Easiest option.

Pitbull2o08

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That's what I'm going to do. But with the cobra

CobaltChicky88

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True story. It really is. The part that ends up being a task for me is the electrical mostly and anything involving power tools. Lol. I am a woman and I admit some things are just better left to the men to do. So I'll have to find someone who knows a thing or two that can hopefully do it for me.

BlackielawlessSS

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qwank

My supercharger build prep is going on 2 years now. LOL I started researching and buying parts when I had my Cavalier. The decided to get a G5GT when the 5th gear syncro went in the Cavalier. luckily I had 90% of my parts by this time, I just needed to get the G5 specific stuff.

by the way, is there a thread on tapping the front mount heat exchangers for option B?

Powell Race Parts

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drill hole in tank, weld in threaded alloy bung 1/8 npt 27 done/ requires tig welder and operator.

qwank

thanks

Powell Race Parts

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Verbatim

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Why hasn't anyone suggested going with a flow thru reservoir?
-no need to weld/drill anything on your heat exchanger




feed underneath, the 2 hoses on top are the return from the dual pass


My opinion; I had absolutely no problems with my option B setup with the ottp heat exchanger, and I never ran that little bleeder hose from the reservoir to the HE...

ItalianJoe1

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That little bleeder hose is key in getting any trapped air out of the stock H/E, since both ports are on the bottom any air going in sits on the top tank. A flow through tank will bleed any suspended air in the coolant while it sits in the tank but it still can't get air out of the H/E, and air in the H/E reduces it's effective cooling area/performance.

Pitbull2o08

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So if I go with verbatims cool flow through tank design, I don't need to vent that tube up top?

bmxracerchamp12

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im running a flow through. there are ways to get around getting the air out of the h/e...