Thank you. I'm at a loss on this one. They either supplied me with too short of a bolt or milled the bracket 5mm too thick.
HDJ81 - HP Diesel Series 2 Intercooler Install & Review
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Wait a few days for manufacturer. Cost me 2k aud with catch can and shipping
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I actually did use the original bolt and realised after install I had the hex bolt left over. Perhaps I was wrong in assuming it was meant for the adapter?
Order direct from manufacture. The shipping is cheaper. The only down side is they wont take orders over the phone and took a few days for them to reply to each email. It took over a week to place and process the order but once completed shipping was super quick.
I initially tried ordering through a vendor on ebay but after making payment and sending several messages, I had not recieved a reply in over a week. After filing a dispute I was contacted by the seller and givin a fake tracking number... I eventualy got my money back but it took a while.
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Got it all installed. Here is the 'clearance' from the winch control box. You can see I had to notch out the bracket to clear.
And tapping the body - not nearly as elegant as the provided sleeves, but it works.
And here is some better detail of the upper brackets. You lose the center mounting point for the grill that was on the original crossmember, but it still feels solid.
Got it all together just in time for a camping trip. Climbed from 5,280 to almost 12,000 feet. Fueling is up a bit and wastegate is set to 14psi. Was able to keep 110 kph on steep highway grades while only tickling 1200 fahrenheit (max temp for me) once. Happy to not have my eyes the EGTs as much.
Only downside was hacking at the passenger battery box. I had to remove quite a bit more than the OP and add shims below the battery to get it away from the charge pipe. I will probably be looking at making a custom battery box for a smaller battery in the future. Overall I'm happy with the kit, but had I known about all the modifications I had to make to clear the winch I might have looked at some other options.
And tapping the body - not nearly as elegant as the provided sleeves, but it works.
And here is some better detail of the upper brackets. You lose the center mounting point for the grill that was on the original crossmember, but it still feels solid.
Got it all together just in time for a camping trip. Climbed from 5,280 to almost 12,000 feet. Fueling is up a bit and wastegate is set to 14psi. Was able to keep 110 kph on steep highway grades while only tickling 1200 fahrenheit (max temp for me) once. Happy to not have my eyes the EGTs as much.
Only downside was hacking at the passenger battery box. I had to remove quite a bit more than the OP and add shims below the battery to get it away from the charge pipe. I will probably be looking at making a custom battery box for a smaller battery in the future. Overall I'm happy with the kit, but had I known about all the modifications I had to make to clear the winch I might have looked at some other options.
@dan1554 are you running an oil catch?
Yep, it seems to work pretty well.
Any idea what the inside diameter of the hose off the billet adaptor to the compensator is? I'm running 1/8 inch (3mm) right now and am a tad scared. Finally got out for a test drive!
Any update on here? I'd post pics, but it's sitting where my winch used to and is very embarrassing.
@dan1554
Thanks for the information you posted. So, when you mention climbing steep hills, were you referring to climbing I70 from the east at roughly 70 mph (110kph) the entire way? That's pretty good! What boost are you running? Is your exhaust still stock, or do you have a high flow 3" on there? I'm starting to think about trying to fit an Evo 9 intercooler on mine as it's pretty similar in dimensions but I have an auto trans cooler to worry about. I just want to see what the improvements are before committing to a project like that. Thanks, in advance, for the info.
Thanks for the information you posted. So, when you mention climbing steep hills, were you referring to climbing I70 from the east at roughly 70 mph (110kph) the entire way? That's pretty good! What boost are you running? Is your exhaust still stock, or do you have a high flow 3" on there? I'm starting to think about trying to fit an Evo 9 intercooler on mine as it's pretty similar in dimensions but I have an auto trans cooler to worry about. I just want to see what the improvements are before committing to a project like that. Thanks, in advance, for the info.
@Lumpskie
Yes that's it. I'm usually hanging with much newer/faster vehicles up the passes. In cold weather it's even better.
I'm at 14psi with the boost compensator rotated for more fuel and have a 3" exhaust.
Yes that's it. I'm usually hanging with much newer/faster vehicles up the passes. In cold weather it's even better.
I'm at 14psi with the boost compensator rotated for more fuel and have a 3" exhaust.
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Just a bit of an update. Along with the HP Diesel intercoolet I am now running 4.56 gears, Wholesale Automatics Extreme valve body and have really dialed in my tunning with 20psi of boost.
I had absolutely no problem pulling this little Boler trailer on a 2500km road trip through Montana, idaho, Washigton and BC. I literally only had to back off the throttle twice on mountain passes due to EGT's
I had absolutely no problem pulling this little Boler trailer on a 2500km road trip through Montana, idaho, Washigton and BC. I literally only had to back off the throttle twice on mountain passes due to EGT's
Jerbrea
Just your average dude
This is a great thread! Thank you guys