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top mount cooler for TD4.2, cheap cheap

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:43 am
by hackisack
well finally done my cooler. 300x300x75 cooler with 300mm thermofan under it sucking through. Came up good and only cost me $300 and 7hrs work and a few of these . just need a bonnet scoop to get some cold air flowing through. heres some pics.

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and the thermo fan

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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:08 am
by Auto-Craft
Be interesting to use a heat gun on the face of the intercooler, to see how hot the end where the boost will blow straight through, vs the other end of the core, to see how efficient it is.

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:05 pm
by coxy321
You mean a temp gun?

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:37 pm
by Auto-Craft
coxy321 wrote:You mean a temp gun?
Well done.

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:57 pm
by coxy321
Assassin_Offroad wrote:
coxy321 wrote:You mean a temp gun?
Well done.
Thanks - the idea of putting a heat gun on to an intercooler sounded pretty dumb.

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:16 pm
by poopatrol
hackisack, just wondering where you got your cooler from as i'm looking at doing the same. thanks

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:19 am
by hackisack
off ebay mate. i think it cost bout $100.