Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Calling the Gods of all things turbo charged, I was aimlessly reading an article the other day that suggested that performance could be enhanced by upgrading the inter-cooler of the 200tdi engine and then went on to list manufacturers of uprated inter-coolers. I thought I would just have a peek at the range on offer on the net (not that I intend to fit one at the moment?) and was taken back by how much they cost . The question is couldn't another more efficient inter-cooler be fitted from a scrapped modern car? What would determine other than physical space whether you could use a modern I-C from another vehicle? Has anyone used an I-C from another vehicle? Did it work? Cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 to get a performance increase the fuelling has to be tweaked to take advantage of the extra cool airflow, just changing the IC for a bigger item won't give hardly any performance increase just lets the engine have more cool air to suck in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Thanks Ralph just a thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz2236 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 i fitted a bigger intercooler from a escort rs turbo slightly modify the pipe work and fits a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Have a read of this one from the tech archive http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=31 pretty much what you suggest and with the tweaks to take advantage of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 J2J 1st sign of meglomania !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just think of the power "Soon the whole world will know my name mwaaaaaaaa-hahaha" (theatrical bad guy villain laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Thanks for the replies J2J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have heard of some people fitting standard TD5 intercoolers onto TDi's however reviews are mixed, whilst in theory they have a larger cooling area; due to the inlet/outlet pipes being on different sides, the extended pipework can reduce the potential gains. It might be worth looking on ebay for uprated car versions, i.e escort rs as above. Prices seem to start at just over £100 and it's simply a case of finding one with the right dimensions and modifying the pipework. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I was eyeing up the intercooler in the back of a coach a while back, huge thing, looked just the job for the front of my 110. I've tried searching ebay for truck and coach intercoolers a few times but haven't found one cheap yet. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftedDisco Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Rumour is that the inter cooler from a DAF 45, 7.5 tonne truck fits straight in and gives more capacity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedsmart Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 hi all similar topic, the Allisport 300tdi intercooler it says that some adaptation of the housing may be required. Anyone know what is required? I thought it was a straight swop!! Cheers ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy V8 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I fitted an uprated RS500 intercooler into my 200tdi.brand new off ebay for £120.started a topic in Defender forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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