LQ4 into a 3rd Gen/1972 Nova by frojoe

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Today I took off the cowl support to open it up for more airflow to the larger-than-stock radiator I'm putting in...



I originally thought that this would be the best way to mount the intercooler, so there'd be ample tubing clearance underneath/behind the bumper...



...not so much on the driver side...



Passenger side is the same.



Don't really want to cut up the subframe to get tubing clearance. Plus even if I did that the bends would have to be pretty tight and likely past 90*. So I tried mocking it up this way...



I'll have to make holes in the cowl support then to pass the tubing through... not a big deal. I'm a bit unsure it there's enough room to fit a tight-bend 3" tube or coupler in there though, but I think I can cut anywhere up until the bumper trim support at the 6" mark...



Same deal on passenger side...



I will also have to put slight notches in the top plate of the grill to get it to clear the edges of the intercooler...



Stealth much?...