Ok so it aint and MX5 but its intercooled!

lowmiata · Postby **lowmiata** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:31 pm

Just thought I would throw up some pics of the setup on 'the other car'

First steps were to get two 300zx coolers and make one good one out of two!

next steps were as followed

dummy up where i roughly wanted the cooler to fit and just make up all the pipe work

and this is the bracket that now holds the throtle cable
the inter cooler tanks have a few mounting point on the now what is the under side that you could fit other stuff to if wanted

The intercooler isn't very heavy at all, hence not mounted to the body at all and doesn't move other than with the engine

Of particular note is the intercooler i \"adjusted\" would be absolutly perfect for an MX-5 with two inch outlets on either side!

Putting a GU bonnet scoop on this coming weekend to get full benifit from the intercooler :mrgreen:

CT · Postby CT » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:48 pm

Lovely pipework Lowmiata. Always happy to see that kind of work on any car.

lowmiata · Postby **lowmiata** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:50 pm

CT wrote:Lovely pipework Lowmiata. Always happy to see that kind of work on any car.

My Mrs wasn't!
She hit the roof when I said that i still have to do the bonnet scoop!

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:04 pm

what sort of car is it?

topping the oil up must be fun now :mrgreen:

lowmiata · Postby **lowmiata** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:30 am

Fatty,
Its a Hilux Surf
Oil isn't that hard to fill I now have a tube that i pour the oil into

most intercooler setups on the surfs require removal of the intercooler to check/fill the oil

That would be one of my pet hates if I had of done it that way
So I see this as a comprimise!

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:54 am

Mate - you're a goddam legend!!!!!

That cooler is roughly the same size as what i have, so it's MX5 perfect......

And everyone else - after what LM did to the intake and pipework on my car I certainly couldn't be happier.......

I did the run around the block yesterday arvo - no exhaust - just dump pipe - staying off boost, just to make sure everything is all good for the next stage - a LM custom SS exhaust.....

Soon .........

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:00 am

oooooh

Matty · Postby **Matty** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:50 pm

Can't you rotate the compressor housing by 90 degrees (ie, up) and lose about 2 feet of tubing?

irwin83r · Postby **irwin83r** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:25 pm

Matty wrote:Can't you rotate the compressor housing by 90 degrees (ie, up) and lose about 2 feet of tubing?

lol

for LM's sake i hope not

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:03 pm

You might find that the position of the bolts on the compressor housing dictates where the wastegate actuator sits.....

lowmiata · Postby **lowmiata** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:26 pm

Uncle Arthur wrote:You might find that the position of the bolts on the compressor housing dictates where the wastegate actuator sits.....

correctimundo!
lots of fittings on the other side and I ain't going to disturb something as crucial as the turbo just to save a bit of pipework
as they say if it aint broke don't touch it and with these imports its even more so!

The Pupat · Postby **The Pupat** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:12 pm

lowmiata wrote:lots of fittings on the other side and I ain't going to disturb something as crucial as the turbo just to save a bit of pipework
as they say if it aint broke don't touch it and with these imports its even more so!

I thought the saying was
"If it ain't broke it doesn't have enough features yet."

lowmiata · Postby **lowmiata** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:36 pm

The Pupat wrote:
lowmiata wrote:lots of fittings on the other side and I ain't going to disturb something as crucial as the turbo just to save a bit of pipework
as they say if it aint broke don't touch it and with these imports its even more so!

I thought the saying was
"If it ain't broke it doesn't have enough features yet."

well this is also true!

It gets the letter box treatment this weekend!

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:12 pm

Looks great!

With the wastegate actuator - a bracket only takes 10min to make and solves that problem right away. Clocking's safe if you do it right.

Was there any reason you didn't go front-mount?

lowmiata · Postby **lowmiata** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:40 pm

sabretooth wrote:Looks great!

Was there any reason you didn't go front-mount?

No room! at all! two batteries in either side of the front just to much crap

Front mounting intercoolers on 4x4's is not a comon practice albeit unless they are the show pony ones!

this is purely a workhorse!

got the airbags in the back for load leveling now
and a big storage deck

4 inches of lift :mrgreen:

cause i wanted the monster truck feeling!
want to get off road more than what I do!

in 4-5 months just have been to busy!