d22 intercooler

[ben85]

What solvent would be best to clean the cooler internally?,i pulled it off and a cleanup is needed.
Thanks
John

bit of a late reply, petrol should clean it up nicely.

 

[ben85]

Regarding the mini top mount intercooler setup that this thread was originally about...
Has any one had any trouble with the silicone bend attached to the turbo?
Mine split, wasn't from rubbing on the bottom of the cooler either.

how are your hoses going?

mine has just split again, would be in the same spot i reckon, havent had a look yet just limped it home this arvo, will have a look toomorrow. luckily i've got that spare joiner.

i'm thinking i might try to make a steel pipe, maybe lobster style, or using a donut.

 

[ShortyNavros]

Hey fellas, does anyone happen to know if the JDM Performance micro intercooler is still available? I can't find them on ebay. Otherwise I will give them a call direct. I was thinking about stuffing around with an XR6 intercooler but I reckon the JDM one might be easier. My motives are purely protection from turbo failure (my Nav has done nearly 190,000 kms and I'm assuming it's still the original turbo). I think I may still have to mount it at the front though, as I've put an auxiliary battery at the rear left side of the engine bay and, looking at bridge888's photos at the start of this thread, the pipe work used to achieve top mount would be right where my fuel filter now sits.

Mate you can move your fuel filter to the other side of engine bay, heaps of people have done it, including me. I did it so I could fit a big n70 battery in that back left corner rather than buying one of those premade batrery trays which yoj can only fit like a 60aH battery in, plus the battery trays cost a fortune haha. I just bought a generic tray from supercheap for $25

 

[Ben_W]

Hey Shorty4655,
Thanks for the reply. My intercooler setup is all sorted. I used the micro cooler as a top mount and added a scoop and thermo fan. It fits with my dual battery (just).
Have a look in my garage. I also posted some pics in this thread: http://www.navara.asia/showthread.php?t=29976

 

[Jaybird]

How do you when or how often does the intercooler need cleaning. Mine is the Forefront. Been on now for about 18,000klm
thanks

 

[charlie strayarc]

how are your hoses going?

mine has just split again, would be in the same spot i reckon, havent had a look yet just limped it home this arvo, will have a look toomorrow. luckily i've got that spare joiner.

i'm thinking i might try to make a steel pipe, maybe lobster style, or using a donut.

How many kms are you getting before hose splits?
Last time I looked I noticed mine had some wear from rubbing, and ive been meaning to order another.
When I can be bothered I might look at tweaking with the design.

 

[ben85]

maybe 10-15,000 k's.

it never really blows at a convenient time.

 

[Navman d22]

This topic has got me thinking about i/c's again.

I saw a pic on another thead a while back that gave me some ideas.
These aren't my pics by the way.

If i was doing my setup again i'd be looking into this type of design.

I think its an r32 skyline ic core 465x260x70.
Probably only possible to fit with a bodylift.
Maybe a 2.5l bonnet could be used with a slightly smaller core such as a 300x160x60mm, 450x180x50 or 400x230x65.
I think the 300x280 core brandon used might be a stuggle as it will cover the oil filler.

Maybe this will give someone some idea's anyway.

Hey benny this set up here with the skyline intercooler what would be the closest fit with out body lift from the sizes you mention here im pretty keen to do the same with sti scoop i only have suspension lift i know thats not really applicable but hes running patrol chassis would that change the height at all?

 

[Navman d22]

Would i get away with same as in pic if i had the sti scoop

 

[ben85]

Too hard to say from here.
You would need to take some measurements.
I think you would be struggling to fit it without a bodylift.
The forefront kits are pretty good, id look at there small kit. So you can still run a winch.
You wont be able to run a 80series airbox but the stock airbox will do fine.

 

[Navman d22]

Too hard to say from here.
You would need to take some measurements.
I think you would be struggling to fit it without a bodylift.
The forefront kits are pretty good, id look at there small kit. So you can still run a winch.
You wont be able to run a 80series airbox but the stock airbox will do fine.

Yeah ok cool this forum is givin me to many ideas hahaha i see one good thing then see another that changes how i have to run everything different again cant make my bloody mind up

 

[d22dave]

Yeah ok cool this forum is givin me to many ideas hahaha i see one good thing then see another that changes how i have to run everything different again cant make my bloody mind up

This place doesn't help to make your mind up, it's just thoughts and theory's and then some, every time I think i have the Nav where I want it I see another idea

 

[Navman d22]

This place doesn't help to make your mind up, it's just thoughts and theory's and then some, every time I think i have the Nav where I want it I see another idea

I know dave i want to run one thing that works good with the other, then when i see another mod id have to run a different set up so ive got stuff i bought

This place doesn't help to make your mind up, it's just thoughts and theory's and then some, every time I think i have the Nav where I want it I see another idea

I know dave i want to run one thing that works good with the other, then when i see another mod id have to run a different set up so ive got stuff i bought in garage but not putting it in cos theres always something else hahah

 

[Navman d22]

I know dave i want to run one thing that works good with the other, then when i see another mod id have to run a different set up so ive got stuff i bought

I know dave i want to run one thing that works good with the other, then when i see another mod id have to run a different set up so ive got stuff i bought in garage but not putting it in cos theres always something else hahah

Whoops sent it twice

 

[Steve-D22]

I'm considering the top mount intercooler as per original post. I'm thinking of using cast aluminium for the bends with silicon joiners. Can anyone foresee any issues with this such as having enough space? I have bought the micro intercooler from just jap.

 

[Mckenna2208]

hey everyone soo i was toying with the idea of a front mount intercooler for a while and done a bit of research my understanding is a front mount is a great idea but alot of piping is required which will create alot of lag soo i started doing research on a top mount system what i found was yes they will suffer from heat sink from under bonnet temp but once on high way with a good bonnet scoop is were you will see the difference soo this is wat i came up with

Where did you buy this intercooler?
Looking into this sort of setup

 

[Steve-D22]

I got it on eBay from just jap

 

[Mckenna2208]

I got it on eBay from just jap

I can't seem to find it anywhere,
Got a link for it?

 

[user 5942]

I can't seem to find it anywhere,
Got a link for it?

Not sure about eBay but you can find it on their website, I'm quite certain this is the one but compare the dimensions to be sure:

http://justjap.com/engine/forced-in...tercooler-small-type-int28030076-bp3inch.html

 

[Ben_W]

That's a larger one. This is the one I used:
http://justjap.com/engine/forced-in...-pro-bar-and-plate-intercooler-mini-type.html
Also, I mounted and plumbed mine a bit differently to the original post in this thread. There are a couple of photos in my garage.