Air-to-Air Intercooler Kit by Z1 Motorsports... Let the fun times roll.

[rayden2001]

Z1 Motorsports Air-to-Air Intercooler Kit.

 

[KrackaC8]

That is AWESOME!!! Those cast end-tanks are beautiful, too. Should be a heck of a lot more effective and efficient. Let us know if it noticeably delays spool or throttle response at all.

 

[HWill]

Interested in the details and what you think of this kit. I thinking about ordering it.

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[Midz10]

Full build list?


I hope they offer this kit with the intakes from the Q50 kit.

 

[kevinbonds]

Looks so damn good, really cleans up the engine bay too. I hope we see more options as time goes on, cant wait to hear how she runs.

 

[RadzShadow]

Question ... after installing, can the stock engine cover be put back on above the install?
Reasoning behind it ... is to hide all mods from 'others' that'd like to know 'what is under the hood'?
Also, the pictures show the filters behind the grill rather than above, what is the reasoning behind this? How do you maintain them from behind the facia?

 

[Cujo2811]

Following.

 

[Niks_Mowing]

This is cool as fuck, but man, that is a giant brick covering the other radiators. I wonder how much this affects the rest of the cooling.

My tuner mentioned heat soak in the water to air coolers is the biggest limiting factor pushing reliable power with the factory setup, so I would assume the trade-off here is well worth it.

 

[traska_rz34]

Curious about this one too. I remember when this first came out, everyone was complaining about the modifications you have to do to make it fit but maybe we’re past that now in 2026?

With that being said, my experience with in-house designed Z1 products has been mixed in terms of fitment quality. Looks awesome and really cleans things up but it’s a major change to commit too.

 

[RadzShadow]

Many questions and no answers from the TS @rayden2001 . I agree with @traska_rz34 and @Niks_Mowing comments and questions.
The pictures show a lot of work for a DIY person to do on the install. I use my Z as a daily driver, so any extended time in the garage (my garage) costs me in gas ... my backup driver is a 1998 K1500 ... that gets MAYBE 14mpg.

 

[dogunbound]

Could you take some pictures of the pipe routing to the intercooler around the sides of the heat exchangers. I just recently did brake ducting and am worried about this mod interfering with the brake ducting.

 

[rayden2001]

Zero heat soak on compared to the air to water. I've been driving the car some on the last few weekends and the car stays cool even sitting in traffic down here in Florida. The engine cover doesn't fit after this install. I can take more pics today and post from the engine bay

 

[KrackaC8]

 

[dogunbound]

Zero heat soak on compared to the air to water. I've been driving the car some on the last few weekends and the car stays cool even sitting in traffic down here in Florida. The engine cover doesn't fit after this install. I can take more pics today and post from the engine bay

The pipe has to touch the wheel well right?

 

[rayden2001]

No. I have all of the oem fender liner installed after the kit was installed with no issues