discomikey Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 would it offer any noticable cooling/power increase over the standard TDI one? they seem to be pretty cheap and look like they might be better but im not sure. anyone had any experience, seen any done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 The cooling area of them is pretty much the same, if you want to mess then search ebay for universal intercooler, theirs lots that can be made to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 No difference, i run a td5 IC on my 200, to be honest i feel its actually pretty much worse then the original tdi item! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 ok thanks, are there any other alternatives, it needs to be relatively compact thickness wise as its for Brian and i am not getting rid of the series front end! and im not made of money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Have a look at Subaru or Shogun intercoolers some are fitted above the engine with a intake vent in the bonnet, you may find a suitable thin unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19MART82 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 ive recently just fitted one of the intercooler kits off ebay,the main reason was i wanted to move the winch back which meant i had to move the rad back,to do that i had to place it in the centre cos the steering box was in the way which left no room for the intercooler,so i decided to fit an intercooler in front of the rad,i won the kit for £130 on ebay and thats includeing the pipes so didnt really expect it to be "top of the range" stuff but to be fair it does the job,the throttle response feels a little crisper but turn it into a rocket ship it certainly doesnt,at the end of the day its a landrover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 If you really wanted one the only way i think you would get a benefit is running two one above the other and put a 180 degree elbow between the two outlets on the O/S thus turning two cross flows into one kind of twin pass and keeping pipework runs short ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyRoverlander Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Turning up the fuel will do heaps more of you want more power, and adjust the wastegate too... (EGT gauge needed!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 If you really wanted one the only way i think you would get a benefit is running two one above the other and put a 180 degree elbow between the two outlets on the O/S thus turning two cross flows into one kind of twin pass and keeping pipework runs short ish. 180 degree bends are the worst thing you can do for disrupting air flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Turning up the fuel will do heaps more of you want more power, and adjust the wastegate too... (EGT gauge needed!) if it smoked any more it would fail its MOT, the turbo is boosting at 18 at the manifold. 180 degree bends are the worst thing you can do for disrupting air flow. surely thats what the twin pass intercoolers do anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 if it smoked any more it would fail its MOT, the turbo is boosting at 18 at the manifold. turn it back for mot, what about getting it ported? is this for brian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 yes this is for brian, i did do for the first year, then realised that much more fuelling than what i have now and its just more smoke and not really any extra power, which is when i turned to the turbo pressure. now im looking at cheaper ways to get an intercooler upgrade. for the money getting it ported would not really do much its mainly for towing by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 as you want to get the front original, cant you chop the rear of the slam panel? that'll give you a few more inches for a larger intercooler? its already been stated but get a big universal one off eBay, there surprisingly cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challo Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I recently bought a rs500 cosworth intercooler from eBay for about £65 delivered. That's brand new but with a damaged bracket, it needed removing anyways. Just fits between wings on my defender. Going to get hoses and pipes from apmotorstore.co.uk as they seem reasonable and can supply pipes any length, then they put a bead on the ends. Will be fitting an egt gauge first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 i can chop the origional panel in the engine bay, as long as i keep the origional look, thats how i mounted the standard TDI intercooler before. ive heard cosworth ones are a good fit, and ill have a look, also ill have a look at other universal ones. im also trying to work out how to get a cross flow back to the inlet manifold, as there isnt much room at all between the pulleys and rad. picture attached shows.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 i picked up a td5 back along the only thing i was thinking is you can fit 2 8" electric fans wich i was hopping would improve cooling at slow speeds the 2.8lt shougun has a 6" fan for slower speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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