Can a non-SE be given a chargecooler?

Can a non-SE be given a chargecooler?

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andrewp1989

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Monday 6th December 2004
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I have a 1989 Esprit that is not chargecooled. Considering that a liquid-to-air intercooler could be made locally for a few hundred dollars . . . and the outlets connecting it to the turbo and plenum inlet could be matched to fit the needs . . . .

Is it possible to install a chargecooler (complete with 12 volt pump, in and out lines and a remote heat exchanger) and have the ECM correctly "read" the difference in mixture air temperature by relocating the MAT sensor downstream of the chargecooler? Will the stock ECM read the altered variables and can the stock Delco injectors supply the engine's new needs properly? My fear is the changes the chargecooler creates will equal slight fuel starvation at, say, high speeds leading to a holed piston.

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