Re: Intercoolers

[Daniel Kroehn]

Thanks Andrew.  I did some investigating this morning and found that I can get a custom i/c made to my exact specs for about 800 bucks gst inclusive.  Its a bit more than I wanted to pay but at least it will fit perfectly and be brand new.  Most places don't want to cut and weld truck cores as they reckon with oil soaked aluminium they ususally leak alot after being re-welded.  Just out of interest, you wouldn't know what size i/c's some of the mitsubishi trucks have on them?  Someone said they're the same size as an early evo i/c?   Cheers   Daniel Kroehn ----- Original Message ----- From: andrew smith To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:16 AM Subject: Re: Intercoolers Daniel, The problem with most truck cores are that there to wide and to thick for a 1600.There are a couple of late model truck core that would suit but they are hard to find.I have found some good cores from something overseas which are 50mm thick,500mm across the core and 600mm high.They could be cut in half to make 2 intercoolers 300mm high which would suit a standard or boosted type setup.Or they could be cut down to 400mm high to make one good size cooler for a high hp setup.They are tube and fin design and look similar to the evo cooler as far as tube size is concerned.Being only 50mm thick they need a fairly big suface area to allow sufficient flow.Youll notice that the volvo cores look huge as they need to be as they are around 30mm thick.Using a thin core with large surface area is very efficient for cooling.The cost is $500 for the cooler,i have one at the moment for my car and hope to get a few more but will take another 2 months before the next shipment arrives and i hope to make up a few intercoolers to suit the 1600 in 300mm and 400mm high sizes.There's also another size cooler im looking into which is 70mm thick and 700 high by 500 across but cost $750 landed which isnt to bad considering that some oz intercooler places buy these cores new for around $1400. Andrew smith Daniel Kroehn wrote: Hey guys, Just wondering the costs and troubles with buying a truck core, getting it cut down and end tanks welded on?  Anyone in Brisbane that I could get to do this?  I'm hoping to find a 50mm core or no thicker than 60mm.  I only ask as I fit my supra intercooler and found when I went to close the bonnet, I found that the bonnet catch hits the top and thus won't close.  I've already cut more metal from the car than I wanted to do in the first place so I guess a custom job will fulfill my design requirements pretty well.  Anyway, any advice will be appreciated and also if anyone wants a supra intercooler for 200 bucks plus postage (its in awesome condition and I've never used it) email me privately.  It will suit anyone who doesn't mind cutting a bit more metal from their car than I would care to. Cheers Daniel Kroehn --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------