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Post by bogged »

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front mount is the go :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by raptorthumper »

Thats what you call overkill. :shock:
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Post by Mulisha »

raptorthumper wrote:Thats what you call overkill. :shock:
Over kill ????

Look at the turbo .. probly sucks people in or birds :shock:
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Post by bogged »

Mulisha wrote:
raptorthumper wrote:Thats what you call overkill. :shock:
Over kill ????

Look at the turbo .. probly sucks people in or birds :shock:
and it comes with a second one ready to fit up..
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Post by badger »

DEN81 is that a GU 3l air box you used there?
also how much are the filters for these and do they flow enough air for 15psi on a td42?
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Post by Den81 »

badger wrote:DEN81 is that a GU 3l air box you used there?
also how much are the filters for these and do they flow enough air for 15psi on a td42?
Hi badger,yes its off a gu zd30, was $156 for the secondhand air box and new element.Im only running 9psi at the moment and there is a noticable difference high in the rev range, also uses less fuel and the turbo sounds completely different, like it spins more freely!

Cheers Den
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Post by badger »

thanks sounds good. i think i might track me down one.
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Post by ROCKMUTT »

you got any [ictures of how you mounted the intercooler and what sort of scoop you used?
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Post by Den81 »

ROCKMUTT wrote:you got any [ictures of how you mounted the intercooler and what sort of scoop you used?
Wont have pictures until later in the week,its at a mates place having the pipes welded.Im using a gu scoop with 10'' thermo mounted underneath the cooler.

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Post by MQSWBUTE »

some pics of my mates set up
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Post by Den81 »

Ok its mounted!


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Few sharp bends but there was no performance drop,as i drove around with no scoop for a while. Works best at 60kms and above but the thermo fan will fix that. Lost about 1.5 psi so i plumbed the actuator into the intake side and seems to work well.

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that 1600 makes baby jesus cry
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Has anyone fitted a GU airbox to a GQ that has a 2nd battery fitted? Does it clear the tray OK?

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Post by bogged »

shakes wrote:that 1600 makes baby jesus cry
Its up again!

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Post by mav »

Den81 wrote:Ok its ready for the intercooler!

and after

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does the gu air cleaner bolt straight in ???
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Post by Cossie »

Den81 wrote:Ok its mounted!


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Shame about that i/c piping as the rest of the job looks really good :cry:
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Post by Mulisha »

mav wrote:
Den81 wrote:Ok its ready for the intercooler!

and after

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does the gu air cleaner bolt straight in ???
X2 I'm interested as well...


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Post by bogged »

Cossie wrote:Shame about that i/c piping as the rest of the job looks really good :cry:
was thinking the same, that pipe on the drivers side also makes the baby Jesus cry... :( flow in that pipe would be fucked!
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Post by JWB »

MKPatrolGuy wrote:Has anyone fitted a GU airbox to a GQ that has a 2nd battery fitted? Does it clear the tray OK?

Dave
Yes! I fitted a GU air box in with a piranha dual system!
Snug! but fits well!
Mine was a off a 2.8GU! just cut of the portion with the AFM!
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

JWB wrote:
MKPatrolGuy wrote:Has anyone fitted a GU airbox to a GQ that has a 2nd battery fitted? Does it clear the tray OK?

Dave
Yes! I fitted a GU air box in with a piranha dual system!
Snug! but fits well!
Mine was a off a 2.8GU! just cut of the portion with the AFM!
Cool, Thanks for that, looking at the space it looks really tight and I couldn't picture it in there.
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Post by Den81 »

Shame about that i/c piping as the rest of the job looks really good :cry:[/quote]

Yeah they are a bit sharp,will change them later. Had it dynoed the other day, went from 69kws at the wheels to 89.6 and from 3000n to 4000n of torque. Can realy feel the diference at as its all below 3000rpm.Pumps at the max as its ready for a rebuild.

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Post by heathgu »

Here is mine not air to air but still a top mount intercooler as per subject.

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Post by GQ TROL »

Here is mine not air to air but still a top mount intercooler as per subject.
Heath,
Have you got any idea what sort of temp drop was achieved across the Water - Air intercooler?
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Post by rover1 »

there is a write on the ARE web site, i remember reading about a couple years backs. http://www.are.com.au/feat/techt/airwaterinter.htm its half way down the page.

i think heath has gone the v8 route, i'm sure i seen his setup for sale on here.
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Post by heathgu »

Hey mate,

We would typically see around 100deg lowering of the air temps on the dyno, and about 115-120 out on the road with the extra air speed. I mounted the standard GU radiator in the rear and used it for the intercooler and it gave better thermal loading/extra water volume for slower speed 4x4 work.

The highest inlet temp we recorded was 36-39degree on at 31degree day on the dyno.

Turbo side of intercooler temps around 135-150 running 30-35psi

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Post by GQ TROL »

Thanks for the info Heath, thats some serious cooling! Anything special with the coolant people use...just water / glycol mix?

What sort of drop in intake temps are others getting with water-air I/C? i.e PWR barrels etc
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Post by V8Patrol »

Mulisha wrote:
raptorthumper wrote:Thats what you call overkill. :shock:
Over kill ????

Look at the turbo .. probly sucks people in or birds :shock:
My 300ZX front mount intercooler measures 760 X 300 X 100..... :D


& its twin turbo :armsup:


the standard size is 180mm square and theres 2 of em either side of the car.
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The bigger the better :armsup:

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bogged wrote:Image
front mount is the go :rofl: :rofl:
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This is where 99% of fools go drasticaly wrong.............

That intercooler, although large in size wont flow that great, the reason being the end tanks arent shaped to get the best airflow posiable from a core size as in the pic.
The intercooler setup in this case would only be using the bottom 2/3's of the overall core area simply because of the restrictive end tanks.

Looks good but dont work as well as it should.


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Post by V8Patrol »

Found this guy to be a good supplier......

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great range and he will drop the '$50 postage' if you ask him to




Cant undestand why so many sellers have such high postage costs yet its usually only $16 to actually post !.....
leaving a so-called cost of $34 for packaging .......... wtf :shock:

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Post by Patchy »

does anyone know what size core would best suit an sd33t?
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