intercooler

[leet5r]

whats the best intercooler to put on my t5r lads as i have a 1 off a 200sx lyin about

[Jamest5r]

If its bigger use it, just have to change all the pipework...

[smithy]

whats the best intercooler to put on my t5r lads as i have a 1 off a 200sx lyin about

is it an aftermarket one if so then you will make it fit if not leave the 1 in it mate.

[leet5r]

yeah lads its massive like i think i will have to cut the bumper and dont really want 2 like .
av got a pic here but it wont let me put it on here for some reason like

[leet5r]

workin now lol

[smithy]

yeah lads its massive like i think i will have to cut the bumper and dont really want 2 like .
av got a pic here but it wont let me put it on here for some reason like

you could make that fit no probs mate

[leet5r]

its 3inchs wide like , a need to get the bumper off like to have a look , whats the best way to get te bumper off like bud

[smithy]

its 3inchs wide like , a need to get the bumper off like to have a look , whats the best way to get te bumper off like bud

the is plenty of room when take the orginal out but you will have to make brackets for the rad though.

[p fandango]

as you can see theirs plenty of room behind the bumper, if you've got air-con then the evaporator is in front of the standard intercooler. I've never been keen on fitting universal intercoolers because the extra length of the pipes & corners you normally have to use counteract any performance advantages (in my opinion), but i am looking at possibly getting one myself instead of fitting the original back in

[smithy]

as you can see theirs plenty of room behind the bumper, if you've got air-con then the evaporator is in front of the standard intercooler. I've never been keen on fitting universal intercoolers because the extra length of the pipes & corners you normally have to use counteract any performance advantages (in my opinion), but i am looking at possibly getting one myself instead of fitting the original back in

mine as actually got shorter larger piping in mine mate .

[p fandango]

mine as actually got shorter larger piping in mine mate .

it was just a generalisation, most are smaller intercoolers hidden as far down as possible which means longer pipes & more twists in the pipe causing more restriction.

saying that that is exactly how mine will be, but i'm hoping the larger 3" inch pipe with 3" intercooler ports will reduce any side-effects of the longer pipes. I can see plenty of experimenting happening in the future lol

[smithy]

it was just a generalisation, most are smaller intercoolers hidden as far down as possible which means longer pipes & more twists in the pipe causing more restriction.

saying that that is exactly how mine will be, but i'm hoping the larger 3" inch pipe with 3" intercooler ports will reduce any side-effects of the longer pipes. I can see plenty of experimenting happening in the future lol

you will not need to put the intercooler down the bottom of the car as our cars get plenty of air throw the front grill anyway mate .but as you say plenty of experimenting ahead mate lol.

[p fandango]

you will not need to put the intercooler down the bottom of the car as our cars get plenty of air throw the front grill anyway mate .but as you say plenty of experimenting ahead mate lol.

becuase aftermarket ones are normally quite small height wise compared to the stock one i have thought of 2 intercoolers, one underneath the bumper bar & one above (but think of the weight lol)

[leet5r]

whats the best bolt on 1 as like like the RIP kit lol

[p fandango]

whats the best bolt on 1 as like like the RIP kit lol

there was a bar & plate drop in intercooler on ebay from a shop but i've lost the link, think it cost about £250 with shipping

[Rnash2002]

there was a bar & plate drop in intercooler on ebay from a shop but i've lost the link, think it cost about £250 with shipping

This one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[p fandango]

This one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

ah thanks thats the one, have they not relisted it? I suppose you can mail them direct & they'd do the same price again

[TenaciousC]

Just curious - Is there any reason why the standard Volvo IC is not sufficient? The one you have from the 200SX is not Nissan OEM and will have been fitted to replace the original and ineffective wing mounted one on those cars. The standard Volvo one seemed much more up to the job IMHO and wasn't a mod I had considered necessary.

Cheers

C

[leet5r]

Just curious - Is there any reason why the standard Volvo IC is not sufficient? The one you have from the 200SX is not Nissan OEM and will have been fitted to replace the original and ineffective wing mounted one on those cars. The standard Volvo one seemed much more up to the job IMHO and wasn't a mod I had considered necessary.

Cheers

C

av git a t3t4 turbo to go on the volvo 1 is not up to 400plus lol

[p fandango]

Just curious - Is there any reason why the standard Volvo IC is not sufficient? The one you have from the 200SX is not Nissan OEM and will have been fitted to replace the original and ineffective wing mounted one on those cars. The standard Volvo one seemed much more up to the job IMHO and wasn't a mod I had considered necessary.

as you say the stock one isn't bad, but obviously if you can get the temperatures cooler its all going to help