Intercooling a td42 on the cheap

[sprenger#4]

Hey, jus turbo'd my gq td42 with a dts kit, was wondering if anyone has built a good intercooler setup themselves without spending upwards of 1000 on a kit??? Any
pics would b awesome thanks

[Mitch_tj]

Hey bud i put a front mount intercooler on my gu ute for under $500.

600x300x76mm cooler was $140 off ebay, silicone bends were $20 each and i just got some stainless steel pipe from a wrecking yard, it was a bit scratched up so it was cheap. It was all made with 2 1/2 inch piping and bends.

If you wanted to go top mount it would be even cheaper because you wouldnt need as many silicone bends or pipe.

There is a few pics and a write up of how to do it over on the patrol forum in the DIY section of a gq that the owner intercooled

Hope this helps ya,

Mitch.

[BOOSTED GQ]

I made this mysalf, it was $100 for the cooler (450x300x75) new/second hand. Fitted it all mysalf and got the cooler pipes made at an exhaust shop who ripped me off and did a crap job, cost $400 and that finished it off.

[forkcy]

I was looking down this path myself and was wondering have you guys (that have installed front mount IC) noticed a bit of lag at all, take a little longer to hit full boost? Also did you notice much of an increase in engine temps?

Any information greatly appreciated

Luke.

[BOOSTED GQ]

That intercooler I fitted made no differance at all to lag in any way. As for engine temps made a slight increase but bugger all. depends on how good your cooling system is to.