My Intercooler Installation

[Gary Symons]

A few pics of my IC install so far. I have decided to bring air up through the boot floor, through the IC and out the back. I am using 3 motorbike fans (still need to buy the third). Even with only 2 the airflow is pretty impressive.

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-4.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-5.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-6.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-8.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-9.jpg

[superchargedsam]

seriously impressed with that boot floor scoop set up fella ! gonna get some damn fine air flow through there !

[biteme]

Your boot will be ice cold ;)

[Goldy]

nICEly done there m8y :) looks professional, should be able to keep your beers in there as well lol

[johnathan]

looks good from here

[adamh]

impressive work gary, loving the scoop ducting :), how you found somewhere to put them scoops is beyond me.. but ya did :praise2:

[podge]

nice work there gary like the scoops real nice:thumbsup:

[nik]

ooh lovely job...through the bottom is always best..:thumbsup:

[Goldy]

ooh lovely job...through the bottom is always best..:thumbsup:

Thats what the women say rotflmao

[nik]

they say that until you do it..then its..:smack:

[biteme]

"Up the funnel, not the tunnel" was my ex's favourite answer. Stupid bint.

[OlberJ]

Only put half in and she won't mind.








Jus make sure it's the back half :twisted:

[Shorty]

Very nice work. So the air is getting in from underneath, and let through the holes in the back? How do the fans set up, suck or blow?

[Gary Symons]

Thats what the women say rotflmao

Only in this forum could a thread about intercoolers turn into a conversation about sex lol :thumbsup: .

more pics in a mo, (intercooler pics that is)

[Gary Symons]

Very nice work. So the air is getting in from underneath, and let through the holes in the back? How do the fans set up, suck or blow?

The fans sit on top of the IC and suck the air through.

[Gary Symons]

A couple more pics, as I said before, I still need to get hold of a third fan.

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-10.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/36-11.jpg

[adamh]

cool fab work, is that s/s? painting?

[Gary Symons]

cool fab work, is that s/s? painting?

Nope, just mild steel. Will need painting and plenty of sealant.

[adamh]

paint no stik to mastik gary it bounces off! most odd reaction im sure your aware off, prolly works paint first then seal after. i'll be interested to know what you use as i can use same stuff round my front indicators :) ..

[Gary Symons]

paint no stik to mastik gary it bounces off! most odd reaction im sure your aware off, prolly works paint first then seal after. i'll be interested to know what you use as i can use same stuff round my front indicators :) ..

I bought a tin of seam sealant when I did my rear firewall, horrible stuff to apply but it can be painted once applied and it has hardened a bit. Got it from Halfrauds I think. hopefully it will do the job

[adamh]

great, i got some of that nasty stuff but it has a good kick :) . how are you wiring the fans to operate?

[Gary Symons]

great, i got some of that nasty stuff but it has a good kick :) . how are you wiring the fans to operate?

Will be hard wired, i.e. always on. Although I may fit a dash switch, maybe even 3 individual switches. Have been scouting ebay for another suitable fan and there are plenty on there so should be back on the road soon.

[jasper]

Wow! Only just noticed this thread. Top work there Gary.

[Sparky]

Nice looking work.

Have you left a gap between the fans and the intercooler or are they flush?

I say this because the area in front of the hub of the fan is a dead area for air movement. Generally add a gap of the distance of the depth of the fan to smooth out the air passage so that air will be getting sucked through the entire area of the i/c in front of the fan.

Just a nerdy tip from the extreme pc cooling freaks that overclock their pc's to breakneck speeds ie ME. :)

[Gary Symons]

Nice looking work.

Have you left a gap between the fans and the intercooler or are they flush?

I say this because the area in front of the hub of the fan is a dead area for air movement. Generally add a gap of the distance of the depth of the fan to smooth out the air passage so that air will be getting sucked through the entire area of the i/c in front of the fan.

Just a nerdy tip from the extreme pc cooling freaks that overclock their pc's to breakneck speeds ie ME. :)

Yep, nice big gap between fan and IC. also when I add the third fan I will be dividing the gap into 3 sections so the fans dont fight each other. Just hope it all works when it is finished.

[Sparky]

Excellent! good work there. Might as well go for that extra 1% :)

[Gary Symons]

Update:

Got the IC install finished finally today, pretty pleased with it. Should be back on the road next week :thumbsup: . Will post some pics tomorrow.

[Shorty]

Good man. I`m a bit worried to make a big setup in the boot because of weight. I guess it`s not that much but do know the weight distribution now? %back % front?

Now i`m thinking in addition to the 3s engine, box etc ofcourse. not just the shroud:)

[Gary Symons]

Well the inlet ducting under the car is alumuinium and weighs nothing. The box in the boot is steel and tbh is pretty heavy but no more heavy than a boot full of shopping. No room for shopping now so problem solved.lol

Dont forget that the battery has moved to the front boot which has to help a little bit. If it all works will find out soon :thumbsup:

[Jaemus]

loving this! best IC setup ive seen for a while. i wonder if this will be doable for a mk2! hmmm :hmm:

[Jaemus]

i jsut thought of one possible problem, looking at where the ducts are, if you go hard on the brakes, do you think youd get a heap of hot air up the ducts? i dunno if it would be enough to make a difference, i presume the turbulence would blow the hot air all around under there. but id be interested to put some thermometers in the ducts and see what happens when braking, if it were my car.

[Gary Symons]

i jsut thought of one possible problem, looking at where the ducts are, if you go hard on the brakes, do you think youd get a heap of hot air up the ducts? i dunno if it would be enough to make a difference, i presume the turbulence would blow the hot air all around under there. but id be interested to put some thermometers in the ducts and see what happens when braking, if it were my car.

Well its either air from the engine/exhaust or air from the brake area, this should be the coolest. Dont think it will be a problem.

[Gary Symons]

Right its finally finished, so heres some pics:

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-2.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-3.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-4.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-5.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-6.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-7.jpg

[Shugsta]

That really is the Dognuts Gary!:thumbsup: Will you be cranking up the boost some more now?

[adamh]

he's raised the ante again!, love that boot floor scoop, takes alot of work.. well done for seeing it thru. its going to work like a dyson on steroids at full chat :mrgreen:

[superchargedsam]

feckin awesome gary !

[Jaemus]

Well its either air from the engine/exhaust or air from the brake area, this should be the coolest. Dont think it will be a problem.


yah, i dont think it will be a problem either really.


good stuff! inspiring :) i will be remembering this if i ever go forced induction!

[podge]

nice one gary top job there mate:thumbsup:

[Gary Symons]

he's raised the ante again!, love that boot floor scoop, takes alot of work.. well done for seeing it thru. its going to work like a dyson on steroids at full chat :mrgreen:

Yep, if anyone needs their driveway vacuming give me a call. Just need to attach a bin bag to the rear vents and I am good to go lol

[Gary Symons]

One more pic showing my IC pipes back together:

http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/38-8.jpg

[adamh]

thats a nice shot mate, mirror image on the lid.. nice paint job too lol

[Goldy]

That is looking very nice indeed. Great job on the intercooler install, its possibly the smartest i've seen... the engine is tidy as well.... nice one :thumbsup:

[Paul Woods]

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2005/04/52.jpg

^^^^ that really is superb.

[Maritime_mr2]

What kind of exhaust system is this? mk2 but what make?

[podge]

hi fella its an intercooler;)

[Charged]

I'm glad I've seen this post, as I've just bought what looks like the same intercooler and I have exactly the same plans re fitment.. I've got 2 big pacet fans as well :thumbsup:

Hows it running with the long piping? That is my only concern...

Cheers

Ollie