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Inter cooler Type and mounting position
six mad - 4/9/12 at 07:38 PM

Gents

Looking at the next stage in fitting a inter cooler and pipework in an MK Indy (zetec turbo)
and mounting the cooler ideally in front of the radiator.

I would like options of tried and tested inter cooler and what donor vehicles can be used boost pipe etc.

I,m trying to do the conversion with a reasonable budget so nothing too fancy but I want it to look right.

Any pics and advice appreciated

Thanks In Advance.


pewe - 4/9/12 at 08:39 PM

I've been thinking about fitting one of these to my s/c set-up VW PASSAT/SKODA SUPERB 1.8 TURBO/T.D INTERCOOLER NEW WITH SENSOR HOLE-2 YR WRNTY | eBay
Couple of things - i/cooler should ideally be mounted in front of the water rad - tight up against it to min. disturbance of the air flow to the water rad.
Mounting kit cheapest Universal Slimline Radiator Cooling Fan - FITTING KIT | eBay
Pipework needs to be pretty rigid as the pipes can suck in restricting flow. IIRC there's footage on youtube of it happening to ordinary piping.
HTH - be interested to know how it goes.
Cheers, Pewe10


Russell - 4/9/12 at 09:04 PM

If money's tight I can do you one of those Passat 1.8T air-air intercoolers with a couple of OEM pipes and a shroud attached for £22 delivered. Second hand of course (12-ish years old) but fully working and carefully removed from the donor car.


RK - 4/9/12 at 10:00 PM

Do a search. You will find that many are custom made jobbies, that I am certain cost quite a bit. It is difficult to fit an intercooler/Rad and piping under the nosecone. Check DRC Indy 7's build. I'll do a link to his pics. Voila!

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?user=DRC%20INDY%207&action=gal


beaver34 - 4/9/12 at 10:01 PM

Mr2 is a good one o the nose cone, although I ended up having one made couldn't be bothered with all the hassle


puma931 - 5/9/12 at 09:21 AM

Try contacting www.pumabuild.co.uk as they are replacing quite a few ST OE intercoolers with Radtec coolers, so they might have an old ST intercooler for sale. They might also have a set of EO hoses as again quite a few upgrade the hoses.

They are a good ford specialist that created my 350bhp Mk Focus RS and they also tuned my Mk2 Focus St to around 300 bhp for me.


coozer - 5/9/12 at 09:27 AM

I had successfully mounted a RX7 V mount intercooler under the nose of my MNR. Unfortunately I didnt take any pics before I sold the car...

One of these...



Mazda RX7 Intercooler - 13b engine turbo - DRIFT Race - Uprated FC3S 1989-1991 | eBay


six mad - 6/9/12 at 08:13 PM

Great thanks for the info guys, been looking again tonight, there's not much room to mount a
cooler and to make things worse the inlet manifold faces the scuttle!!