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    68 camaro supercharged 5.3 idle problem

    it ran fine i put a intercooler on it now when i rev it and let off it will surge and die it will start right back up and idle fine until i rev it again what do i need to adjust the throttle body is on the supercharger and it goes through the intercooler before it goes into the intake

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    Why do you need an intercooler for a supercharger?
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    Quote Originally Posted by brian617 View Post
    Why do you need an intercooler for a supercharger?
    Increased thermal efficiency (i.e increased power output, reduced knock sensitivity, etc.) - just like the OEM LSA and LS9 engines - factory superchargers, with factory intercoolers.

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    I understand what an intercooler does and why you'd need one with a turbo as the turbo heat soaks the intake charge. Cooling cold air seems futile to me lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brian617 View Post
    I understand what an intercooler does and why you'd need one with a turbo as the turbo heat soaks the intake charge. Cooling cold air seems futile to me lol.
    That is just it - the air stream coming out of a supercharger is not as cool as the air going into it. Ever notice how the 80 gallon tank on the compressor in your shop can get very hot to the touch when using multiple air tools ? It is not soaking up any heat from anything - mechanically compressing air causes its temperature to increase.
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    it was running 230 degrees before now about 120 but it just wants to die out when i let off it fast

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    My apologies for the thermodynamic sidetrack ....

    That is a good reduction in temperature. Where are the MAF and IAT located in the air stream ? Also, you never posted a tune ... what are you running the the 5.3L with ? PCM, E38, E67 ?

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    no maf the iat is after the cooler right before the intake

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    Quote Originally Posted by danny68ss View Post
    it was running 230 degrees before now about 120 but it just wants to die out when i let off it fast
    I had no idea SC made that much heat! Almost 50% reduction in IAT is huge!

    I know the tune is more important and your lucky to have Buzz helping, but if you have a picture I'd like to see the setup...

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    I took a very quick look at your tune. You are running an EFILive COS3 OS. Do you have a WBO ? How have you been tuning thus far ? It appears as if the Boost VE table has not been refined beyond the initial setup.

    Can you post a log of the stall event ?

    You may get more hands-on support with this if you were to post on the EFILive forum.

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    Compression = friction = heat I get that, but 110* reduction in IAT I had no idea it could be that much.
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    no wide band i need to get one bad lextech helped me and set up a starter tune it runs good now but i know it needs a lot more tuning it wouldnt run over 5000 until i changed injectors and put the intercooler on it here is the log of it ideling
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    Quote Originally Posted by EagleMark View Post
    I had no idea SC made that much heat! Almost 50% reduction in IAT is huge!

    I know the tune is more important and your lucky to have Buzz helping, but if you have a picture I'd like to see the setup...
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    That is quite the project. Did that start out as a manifold mounted supercharger?

    At any rate, why is the throttle body before the supercharger? All the air volume between the throttle body and the engine will really mess with your throttle response.

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