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[HARRIS]

sorry if this is a stupid question but what would the intercooler mod do for my 2.4

[BUSHWHACKER]

http://www.toyotasurf.asn.au/techsit...tercooling.pdf

[Apache]

Gives you a reason to put more stickers on your truck

[AuldNick]

Probs another daft mod that only the few who have fitted them claim to notice any difference. Hype for another 2-3 more horses?

[Predictable Bob]

I seem to recall that the claim is the intercooler puts 20-25 bhp on the 3.0 so I'd expect 10-15 at least for the 2.4 .......

Has anybody tested a normal 3.0 Surf side by side with an intercooled one and actually recorded the performance of both ?

[stormforce]

Probs another daft mod that only the few who have fitted them claim to notice any difference. Hype for another 2-3 more horses?

hopefully the lovelyboyo can give an update on his when he gets home from Cornwall later

[surfenstein]

to me the purpose of intercooling is to create cold air in the intake manifold,thus creating a bigger bang,more power.so why do people mount this on top of ther engine,where most heat is generated.surely the place to fit it is in front of vehicle,there is a lot of power to be gained through intercooling.the bigger the cooler the more power,or try fitting two smaller coolers in line together,or another one is to build a steel box around an intercooler and fill it with refrigeration gas.or if some one could come up with a way of pumping your a/c around it.

[slim]

I seem to recall that the claim is the intercooler puts 20-25 bhp on the 3.0 so I'd expect 10-15 at least for the 2.4 .......

Has anybody tested a normal 3.0 Surf side by side with an intercooled one and actually recorded the performance of both ?

I know that these numbers are correct when fitting an intercooler to a car such as a escort rs turbo as i have witness this on a rolling road, but with the surf iam not sure. i think to get that sort of extra bhp the exhaust and alike may also need changing otherwise you may just be choking the engine!!

[BUSHWHACKER]

Probs another daft mod that only the few who have fitted them claim to notice any difference. Hype for another 2-3 more horses?

http://www.toyotasurf.asn.au/techsit...tercooling.pdf

[The Mechanic]

A 'Bang'!!!

to me the purpose of intercooling is to create cold air in the intake manifold,thus creating a bigger bang,more power.so why do people mount this on top of ther engine,where most heat is generated.surely the place to fit it is in front of vehicle,there is a lot of power to be gained through intercooling.the bigger the cooler the more power,or try fitting two smaller coolers in line together,or another one is to build a steel box around an intercooler and fill it with refrigeration gas.or if some one could come up with a way of pumping your a/c around it.

There are no 'bangs' ina CI or SI engine, the combustion must be a rapid burn, a bang is an explosion more commonly reffered to as detonation or pinking.

You are quite right about putting the intercooler in front of the engine, but these are off-roaders and fitting it in front of the engine is not such a good idea protection wise. The Nissan X-Trail has its intercooler mounted ontop just as the Shogun etc. In this position it is affected by heat sink from the engine but once moving there is a more direct air cooling effect and from a lerger surface area unrestricted by ironmongery and lights etc, its also a position less likely to be clogged up by leaves, mud, ramblers etc.

Another reason is the pipe work is as short as possible to lessen any turbo lag.

[Bogus]

sorry if this is a stupid question but what would the intercooler mod do for my 2.4

Bring forward the moment when your cylinder head finally goes ??

Bogus

[BUSHWHACKER]

Of course it does, I can't wait.

[AuldNick]

What we need to do is get a pre cooled Surf dyno'd then again after the "mod", My moneys on MAX 10 horses probs below 5 on the 2.4!

[POPEYE]

I'm fixing mine on top as the fronts already full up, i can see the arguement re heat from the engine but what can ya do! if i make a scoop that will take most of the cooler i may be able to fit some sort of heat deflector under it along with some insulation material, they used this dense type foam with a layer of plastic in it and thick foil on each side in the engine comp of busses, it was about 3" thick though, plus the air has to escape easy'ly as it passes through the cooler, So space (clearance) is the bugbare, On the roof would be good if you dont mind it lookin like an iceland delivery truck Never mind something will turn up

[surfenstein]

[QUOTE=The Mechanic]There are no 'bangs' ina CI or SI engine, the combustion must be a rapid burn, a bang is an explosion more commonly reffered to as detonation or pinking.

sorry ill try to be more politically correct next time,there are people on this forum with no,or very little mechanical knowledge.tried to put it in simple leymans terms.