Well after 6 months of dust collection I've finally got the kit completely installed, and it is exactly what i was hoping it would be. This is a Coolingmist Direct Port W/I, Progressive Controller, Trunk Tank w/Stainless upgrade. Damn thats a mouthful. After spending a good deal of time trying to come up with an installation plan we decided to do it a little custom, when I say we i mean Frank @ XtremeBoost . First off I don't want to give the impression that anything that came supplied with the kit was inferior in any way, everything seemed to be of very high quality and construction we just added our own twist. Without further ado here's a pic.........
The kit came supplied with a distribution block consisting of several brass fittings screwed together. The piece itself is not very appealing to the eyes and there was really no clear cut place to mount it so Frank decided to use a piece of billet fuel rail stock as a distribution manifold along with a nice bracket to mount it to the ignition coil......
I'm not sure if the kit was intended to have the stainless lines running from the distribution to the injectors but i felt it was necessary to do so from an appearance standpoint. Included in the kit were some "plastic" hoses and brass fittings, we opted to go with the fittings you see from purely a bling standpoint.
The next challenge was deciding how and where the injectors were going to be mounted. We were determined to get the injector lined up evenly across the runners of the intake manifold for proper distribution, unfortunately with the way that our upper radiator hose runs off the thermostat housing and the location of the MAP sensor we didn't have many options. I did consider mounting them on the underside of the IM but that wasn't an idea i was happy about. The decision was made to make a hard upper rad pipe with a different angle coming off the neck of the housing, but it still wouldn't have made enough room to get them even so Frank took the thermostat housing of and cut the neck clear off turned it a little clockwise and welded it back together. This created enough room to get the injectors straight across above the Map sensor and wires.
I know it's not easy to make out the injectors, the problem is that when i sent the IM and injectors to be coated i wanted the IM black and injectors powder chrome but he did everything black so the kinda blend in but you get the idea. Frank is still going to be making the upper hard rad pipe and that will get coated black along with the thermostat housing, and redoing the injectors so they standout from the manifold.
UPDATE: S-HSV Mounted
I decided to mount the controller in the glove compartment for the time being I may decide to change that down the line but i wanted it out of the way and no wires showing.
(the car has been vacuumed since this pic )
And lastly the tank..........
The tank and pump combo design is nice and all but there really is no way/where to mount it out of the way so there it is. This may get changed down the road also.
Over all between the kit, installation, coating and custom stuff I've got about $1,000+ into this system. I know, i know a little excessive but I have this disease that doesn't allow me to go half way, I always find myself doing a little extra. And once i get the new turbo and all the other goodies if figure this could save me several thousand $ on a potential engine rebuild (until i decide to do it anyway )
I played around with the system some last night and with straight water i felt a distinct difference in the way the car reacted when going WOT. I don't want to sound like a retard describing the way my car sounded/felt so I'll just leave it at "the power came on much more linear". I didn't expect this to make to much of a performance difference now, like i said it is more in anticipation of the big turbo and etc..
Like i said I don't want anyone to think the changes that were made are because this kit is inferior in anyway.
Thanks Dave at Coolingmist for a quality system, and Frank at XtremeBoost for the creativity and ingenuity behind this installation. I'm sure i left some stuff out so LMK if you all have any questions and thanks for reading.
So can David or Jeff tell us if the stainless lines were meant to run from the block to the injectors? I can't see spending $150 to upgrade to a line that only runs from the pump to the block.
So can David or Jeff tell us if the stainless lines were meant to run from the block to the injectors? I can't see spending $150 to upgrade to a line that only runs from the pump to the block.
Remember there are stainless fittings included in that price too.
So can David or Jeff tell us if the stainless lines were meant to run from the block to the injectors? I can't see spending $150 to upgrade to a line that only runs from the pump to the block.
The cost for the stainless upgrade is not just the hose. You do get 15 feet of stainless hose, but in addition you get all the stainless steel -4 connectors. The big cost is the connectors. Think of it this way, You have 1 fitting for the tank, 4 fittings for the pump (90 degree steel carbon + 1/4 fitting), then for the four injectors you will need 8 total -4 fittings and lastly for the checkvalve you need 2 more. You are talking about 16 parker stainless steel compression fittings along with the hose. These retail at most places from $8 to $10 each.
The quick disconnect fittings that come with the standard kit are alot less expensive (though high end, all brass).
I hope that makes some sense as to the cost to upgrade to stainless. On kits that use a single nozzle its $100 to upgrade to stainless because there is alot less fittings.
Also, just keep in mind that you have to choose the options you like that fit your budget. Some customers just choose everything (Stainless, directport, trunk mount, Commander) and end up spending $1300+, while others just get the varicool stage II with no upgrades. I recommend that if the stainless is not in your budget go for the nylon with quick disconnects, the connectors are very nice and its alot easier to install than stainless.
This is the best kit we have used and since Otown there is making some plans we desided we would do something a bit more show to go with his overall plans I say to those of you that are looking for a good water/meth kit this is the one for you!! I've already told many of my customers to order thier kits from coolingmist for a few applications - very good stuff get yours!!!!!!
The cost for the stainless upgrade is not just the hose. You do get 15 feet of stainless hose, but in addition you get all the stainless steel -4 connectors. The big cost is the connectors. Think of it this way, You have 1 fitting for the tank, 4 fittings for the pump (90 degree steel carbon + 1/4 fitting), then for the four injectors you will need 8 total -4 fittings and lastly for the checkvalve you need 2 more. You are talking about 16 parker stainless steel compression fittings along with the hose. These retail at most places from $8 to $10 each.
The quick disconnect fittings that come with the standard kit are alot less expensive (though high end, all brass).
I hope that makes some sense as to the cost to upgrade to stainless. On kits that use a single nozzle its $100 to upgrade to stainless because there is alot less fittings.
Also, just keep in mind that you have to choose the options you like that fit your budget. Some customers just choose everything (Stainless, directport, trunk mount, Commander) and end up spending $1300+, while others just get the varicool stage II with no upgrades. I recommend that if the stainless is not in your budget go for the nylon with quick disconnects, the connectors are very nice and its alot easier to install than stainless.
D.
Oh, I see. I was planing on getting the stainless upgrade since I'm saving so much in Jeff's sale anyway. So it comes with the an fittings that connect to the nozzles and block, meaning that the stainless lines are meant to be run from the block to the injectors, or I would have to buy those also? Sorry, I'm getting confused.
The cost for the stainless upgrade is not just the hose. You do get 15 feet of stainless hose, but in addition you get all the stainless steel -4 connectors. The big cost is the connectors. Think of it this way, You have 1 fitting for the tank, 4 fittings for the pump (90 degree steel carbon + 1/4 fitting), then for the four injectors you will need 8 total -4 fittings and lastly for the checkvalve you need 2 more. You are talking about 16 parker stainless steel compression fittings along with the hose. These retail at most places from $8 to $10 each.
The quick disconnect fittings that come with the standard kit are alot less expensive (though high end, all brass).
I hope that makes some sense as to the cost to upgrade to stainless. On kits that use a single nozzle its $100 to upgrade to stainless because there is alot less fittings.
Also, just keep in mind that you have to choose the options you like that fit your budget. Some customers just choose everything (Stainless, directport, trunk mount, Commander) and end up spending $1300+, while others just get the varicool stage II with no upgrades. I recommend that if the stainless is not in your budget go for the nylon with quick disconnects, the connectors are very nice and its alot easier to install than stainless.
D.
Oh, I see. I was planing on getting the stainless upgrade since I'm saving so much in Jeff's sale anyway. So it comes with the an fittings that connect to the nozzles and block, meaning that the stainless lines are meant to be run from the block to the injectors, or I would have to buy those also? Sorry, I'm getting confused.
The stainless hose requires different fittings than the nylon. They are more expensive. You get the same number of fittings, but the nylon hose comes with brass quick disconnect fittings and are very easy to install. The stainless comes with stainless compression fittings and are more time consuming to install.
You get a total of 15 feet which is designed to give you enough to run from the tank to the pump and then the pumpt o the injectors, assuming you install everything in the engine bay. If you need more than 15 feet, contact jeff before you order, you can purchase more hose by the foot.
This is the best kit we have used and since Otown there is making some plans we desided we would do something a bit more show to go with his overall plans
Frank
So the kit is finally done!!!!!!!! I'll write up a review with pics tonight/tomorrow but here's a quick pic.........
The only thing I do not like is since the lines go up and over and they are so long when the WI is off the vacume will drain the lines atleast up to the distribution block. You may want to get check valves for each line. While it may not realy affect much but there will be a second or two where there is not water/meth in the lines. Other than that it looks good.
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Custom Coolingmist Direct Port Review and Pics
. First off I don't want to give the impression that anything that came supplied with the kit was inferior in any way, everything seemed to be of very high quality and construction we just added our own twist. Without further ado here's a pic.........
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I'm sure i left some stuff out so LMK if you all have any questions and thanks for reading.
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