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Originally Posted by jones-adventures
Hey All,
First off hello! First time participating in the forums. Got my 2017 brz last year.
I did some digging around forums but couldn't find anything really dedicated to improving Sprintex heat sink issues. If there is, please let me know.
1. Would heat reflective tape around the entire intake tubing help?
2. Has anyone tried a custom job of fabbing the intake to go straight over to the side?
3. Any other fixes / recommendations on improving the sprintex setup / improving heat sink issues?
I'd really love to be able to use this supercharger as I absolutely love the whine but I am concerned about longevity and reliability. Seems like most people I talk to just say to stick with edelbrock.
I do plan on getting a stage 2 built long block eventually so I kind of want to start with the 335 on a stock block but again, I don't want to blow it before I have the money  |
1. Heat reflective tape around the entire intake tubing would help
2. If you have IG, check out @
trave916; he made a custom intake that just goes straight over the side/front
3. Definitely use e85 regardless of which kit you are running, it will help keep the temps down to allow more timing. Definitely get an oil cooler to keep the temps down so your engine doesn’t go. Get your header ceramic coated and/or heat wrapped to keep the temps in the engine bay down. Get a vented hood, or add a set of vents to your hood; this will allow the heat to dissipate so the car runs cooler (I’m running the Verus kit). Keep the stock airbox and add a drop-in filte (for max flow), or switch to the Perrin intake (helps get cleaner air and adds more whine).
If you still haven’t gotten a kit, just go with the 335 and get either the 85/90mm pulley to de-tune/lower the boost to a more acceptable level for the stock block. The 210s top end with the 69mm pulley (300/240ish) is lower than the 335s bottom end (300/270) with the bigger pulley. I absolutely love my kit (210) but will be going to the 335 next year hopefully (I’m also building another FA to complement the bigger kit); I have yet to have any reliability issues and it has more than exceeded my expectations; I’ve used this as a daily, for canyons, for autox, and just recently for streets of willow . I actually got to drive my friends edelbrock brz before purchasing my kit and the feeling just wasn’t the same (although it’s probably a bit faster in the top end)