Top Mount intercooler GU.

Post by **GU-ish** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:58 pm

hey all
finally got all the bits and peices i needed to put my cooler on. Pretty happy its all off the shed bench and under the bonnet now.

here are some pics of the build.
cheers
chris.

Post by **GU-ish** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:03 pm

and more.

FINISHED PRODUCT

so that is the intercooler all done, just need to wire in my thermo proply.
im also going to change around the piping from the air box to the turbo as its a tight fit where one of the breather hoses is in the plastic standard piping. I will throw up pics of that just waiting on the silicone bends to come in

Also going to put a 3L air box on. Some advice on where to get from would help.

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:05 pm

looks good mate. what price for the complete setup

Post by **GU-ish** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:19 pm

gun32gtr wrote:looks good mate. what price for the complete setup

wouldnt be able to give u and exact figure as been gettin stuff for it over a couple of months.. around $500 tho. with the silcone bends been the biggest bank braker. you could opt for cheaper ones tho if you wanted

Post by **neilpatrol** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:34 pm

That is a very tidy intercooler setup you have there.

Post by **gun32gtr** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:58 pm

gu ish yes i no from other turbo cars ive had those silicon hoses are dear as. very good but

Post by **money_killer** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:24 pm

GU-ish wrote:
gun32gtr wrote:looks good mate. what price for the complete setup
wouldnt be able to give u and exact figure as been gettin stuff for it over a couple of months.. around $500 tho. with the silcone bends been the biggest bank braker. you could opt for cheaper ones tho if you wanted

very nice did u make this kit up ? or where did u get it from ?

Post by **8maddog8** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:11 pm

Yeah nice work mate. Do you have a body lift or how far does the cooler sit through the bonnet?

Post by **GU-ish** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:56 pm

yeah i made the kit up myself. From the mounts to ve piping. Had the intercooler altered so the outlet side is pointing down.

My car has a 2' body lift. Would be very tight i think if u tried to do it without and dnt think you would fit a thermo onto it.
Cheer chris

Post by **bogged** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:34 pm

GU-ish wrote:with the silcone bends been the biggest bank braker. you could opt for cheaper ones tho if you wanted

The price of them is scarey.. went with a mate to get some the other week to fit a stock GU cooler kit to his 4.2... $75-120 per that he needed.. he was expecting $20ea

Post by **awill4x4** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:55 pm

Hmmm, I recognise the intercooler

but I don't recognise the segmented bend on the inlet manifold.
Regards Andrew.

Post by **forefold** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:24 am

Is there any reason you went from 2" turbo outlet to 3" for intercooler? Would think it would create more lag?? I'm in the process of fitting a top mount on my td42, 2.5 intake to turbo and 2" to and from intercooler.

Post by **brad-chevlux** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:43 am

forefold wrote:Is there any reason you went from 2" turbo outlet to 3" for intercooler? Would think it would create more lag?? I'm in the process of fitting a top mount on my td42, 2.5 intake to turbo and 2" to and from intercooler.

The difference in volume would be insignificant.

I've seent he changed from 2 to 3 and pick up power.

Post by **GU-ish** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:25 am

ahah yeh Andrew i had been between here and mancfield and couldnt find time to bring it to ya so i just got Millweld to do it while they were doing something else for me...

Forefold, the intercooler was orginialy 3" in both sides. when i got andrew to alter it for me on the intake side i got him to make it 2.5" so it matched the intake. i couldnt be bothered changing the turbo side so i just left it 3". it doesnt seem to have much more lag that i can notice.

temps are deffinitly down driving around home, also they rise alot slower.
will have to see how it is on the hiway.

Post by **vanbox** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:06 pm

bogged wrote:
GU-ish wrote:with the silcone bends been the biggest bank braker. you could opt for cheaper ones tho if you wanted
The price of them is scarey.. went with a mate to get some the other week to fit a stock GU cooler kit to his 4.2... $75-120 per that he needed.. he was expecting $20ea

could you use the rubber truck bends? or wont they handle the heat?

Post by **neilpatrol** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:22 pm

silicon is needed after the turbo, oil eats rubber hoses

Post by **brad-chevlux** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:05 pm

is there any reason you went with such a small interccooler?
i realise the bonnet scoop isn't very wide, but with good shrouding and two fans a wider cooler would have worked well.

Post by **GU-ish** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:28 pm

i got the cooler off my a mate and when i looked at it thought it would fit nice. no doubt you could go bigger but yeh it fits the scoop perfict.
also i can still get to most of my engine without removing it ie. dip stick, can top oil up etc...

Post by **GUJohnno** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:55 pm

Neatly done.

Good work Andrew on the outlet. Has me thinking about something for mine

Post by **Dyls GQ** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:19 am

Looks Good Christopher, Nice Work Mate

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