Front mount intercooler! Need Help!!!

sub2199 · Post by **sub2199** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:40 pm

Hi guys! i have just recently got my ET running right with a new turbo and all! and before i put it all back together i was wondering if someone could send me some photos of their setup cause i have for a radiator with twin thermo fans and i was wanting to put a decent sized intercooler without chopping the body! also if you could let me know where you got your intercooler from that would be great!

Cheers

ET87 · Post by **ET87** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:08 pm

hey mate .. http://forum.n12turbo.com/viewtopic.php?t=104

that is a good help.. i used a cooler similar size and it works a great, i did not cut nothing.. my youtube video is '1985 et turbo dose'. have a listen.

photoglossy · Post by **photoglossy** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:44 am

You'll either have to go through the body like in ^^ that link, under the front member, or through beside the radiator (some cutting needed also).

Everyone does it differently to a degree

ET87 · Post by **ET87** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:19 am

i went under the front cross member on both sides without cutting nothing.. ill take some photos n post them up.

ET87 · Post by **ET87** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:56 am

Had to get another battery tray to fit the afm in. and my muzza dose pipe, u wonder y i got defected haha..

Those brackets were aluminum strips, easy to use n strong stuff..

For the size of the cooler, ppl told me i would get lag lag n more lag.. for a t25g it goes pretty hard.. video is 1985 et turbo dose on youtube. cheers.

dexi_styles · Post by **dexi_styles** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:05 am

ET87 wrote:

You should buy my bumper off me... it would set off the cooler more.

Dex

ET87 · Post by **ET87** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:14 pm

haha wat size is ur cooler dex?? n plus my et is off the road so no point spending even more money on it.

dexi_styles · Post by **dexi_styles** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:08 pm

ET87 wrote:haha wat size is ur cooler dex?? n plus my et is off the road so no point spending even more money on it.

The cooler on this one is a supra cooler, so its about the same size as the cut in the bumper.

Dex

baz · Post by **baz** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:20 pm

ET87, That is one dodgy & ass looking cooler setup you have happening there

photoglossy · Post by **photoglossy** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:43 pm

ET87 wrote:i went under the front cross member on both sides without cutting nothing..

So you cut something?

photoglossy · Post by **photoglossy** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:46 pm

baz wrote:ET87, That is one dodgy & ass looking cooler setup you have happening there

Also, i would try and keep the piping from being the lowest part of the car. That's just asking for your piping to be ripped open if you bottom out on a driveway or something. Of if you're out in the middle of nowhere even worse.

baz · Post by **baz** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:09 pm

You can rout the piping so it's tucked around the side of the radiator & between the head lights, That way you will have shorter piping & it looks 100% neater, That one above is just awful

ET87 · Post by **ET87** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:57 am

haha baz it works though. i didnt wanna cut the chassis and i had to cut the battery tray still works perfectly fine.. I have the front apron/spoiler so that is the lowest point in the car..my neighbours dont appreciate the noise though, had the cops come and ask questions lucky i said it was the flutter/dose on the spot and does not need to be driven. silly cops.