The official 1HDT Intercooler thread

[niffa]

niffa they're website says Australian made... while it does seem everything is made in china these days, how do you know this one is?

My mechanic knows the owner of hpd. Relaying his words

 

[Rob1983]

the core on that is only slightly bigger than my oil cooler

 

[Tapage]

blam . !

http://www.crosscountry4x4.com.au/4...ndcruiser-80-ultimate-intercooler-detail.html

porn !!!!

altho looks like you will have hard time replacing the oil filter with the IC on ..

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

IMHO, putting an intercooler on top of an engine makes about as much sense as putting a radiator, oil cooler or A/C condensor on top of an engine. Imagine how well those items would work in that location? As nice as those kits are, I still feel front mount is the only way to go (whether it be Air/Air, or a Air/Water radiator).

 

[gerg]

I dunno tap. For that kind of price Id expect the plumbing to the intake manifold to work better than that. It almost looks like an after thought. And a top mount without a big fan make no sence. And Im a big fan of top mounts. No pun intended, this is serious stuff here.

 

[gerg]

That doesn't exactly fit the price tag.

 

[Tapage]

I dunno tap. For that kind of price Id expect the plumbing to the intake manifold to work better than that. It almost looks like an after thought.

Agree .. still bad ass size wise .. for that one you will need 2 fan setup at least ..

And a top mount without a big fan make no sence. And Im a big fan of top mounts. No pun intended, this is serious stuff here.

agree again .. I have good fans on top of both of my IC

Imagine how well those items would work in that location? As nice as those kits are, I still feel front mount is the only way to go (whether it be Air/Air, or a Air/Water radiator).

agree .. I just had no other option any of my Cruisers .. was that or my AC and here you can't ( well I can't ) live without AC .. so option was clear, I would like to thing 60% efficient IC it's better than no IC at all ..

 

[Rob1983]

agree .. I just had no other option any of my Cruisers .. was that or my AC and here you can't ( well I can't ) live without AC .. so option was clear, I would like to thing 60% efficient IC it's better than no IC at all ..

I've got freezing AC, the condenser fits between the engine rad and the w2a rad, with some altered piping to let it all hook up. Cold as with the twin thermos on the w2a and the shrouded hub fan think it was about 8 deg C when last tested. It's a necessity here too with 40C ambients most days

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

I've got freezing AC, the condenser fits between the engine rad and the w2a rad, with some altered piping to let it all hook up. Cold as with the twin thermos on the w2a and the shrouded hub fan think it was about 8 deg C when last tested. It's a necessity here too with 40C ambients most days

Space limitation is the reason I went with a water/air intercooler system also. There is no way i could have retained my A/C with an Air/Air system (unless I went top mount which I was not willing to do). That said, I'm not working with an 80 series.

Rob1983, do you have pictures of fans on your intercooler radiator? I've been thinking of putting a couple on mine too.

 

[Rob1983]

Space limitation is the reason I went with a water/air intercooler system also. There is no way i could have retained my A/C with an Air/Air system (unless I went top mount which I was not willing to do). That said, I'm not working with an 80 series.

Rob1983, do you have pictures of fans on your intercooler radiator? I've been thinking of putting a couple on mine too.

it's tight but they're in there!

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

it's tight but they're in there!

Wow, that is tight! Nice work though! I think on mine I'm going to have to puller fans behind it. Same idea though. Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Rob1983]

Wow, that is tight! Nice work though! I think on mine I'm going to have to puller fans behind it. Same idea though. Thanks for the pictures.

No problem! Go SPAL if you can, good quality and lots of flow, I've just bought another 10" puller to sit behind my oil cooler, does 810 cfm!

 

[gerg]

Spal has great data on inches h2o and cfm. Gives you a great reference for how well their fans will pull through a rad or core.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Spal fans are really great; I had one on an intercooler in a past vehicle I had. Only problem now is my OEM 55Amp alternator. Not sure how much more load it can take. Might have to upgrade...

 

[gerg]

That is really the only bummer with a good little fan... high amps. Some of those little buggers pull almost 40. That is of cource partly why they work so well. I bought a cheapo ebay fan that was rated in watts (6 amps overall) a while back and I couldnt even get any air flow through my cooler at all and pre and post cooler temps werent even affected sitting in my driveway. It was 20$ You sure get what you pay for with a fan.

 

[OFR04D]

To answer my own q from a few pages ago got new cable bracket fabbed. Core is a bit excessive, and rad is probably a bit small but will wait until I get some numbers pre & post cooler with badboy (waiting on injectors :s)

 

[Rob1983]

To answer my own q from a few pages ago got new cable bracket fabbed. Core is a bit excessive, and rad is probably a bit small but will wait until I get some numbers pre & post cooler with badboy (waiting on injectors :s)
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Core doesn't look that big, what's the dimensions on the rad? Be good to see pre/post temps too for comparison purposes. I'm just waiting on cash flow, then it's back to Brissie for XXi pump/injectors & airbox, aiming for 300whp at ~17/18:1/~28psi. Will have bragging rights on the 1HDT then..., current best is a mate of mine on 280whp with a high mount billet BBX

 

[michaelb]

IMHO, putting an intercooler on top of an engine makes about as much sense as putting a radiator, oil cooler or A/C condensor on top of an engine. Imagine how well those items would work in that location? As nice as those kits are, I still feel front mount is the only way to go (whether it be Air/Air, or a Air/Water radiator).

Toyota thought best to pu tit on top for 10+ years and still going on the everyday work Hilux and first Prado - on about a million of them [guesstimate]. Doesn't mean its right or wrong...

 

[OFR04D]

Got a 4in snorkel, duramax in custom airbox, bb, w2a, 3in zorst. Going for a Graeme tune once finished fitting. Running EBC to 28psi, will see what happens! 1HDT should shake a few fte's.

 

[Rob1983]

Got a 4in snorkel, duramax in custom airbox, bb, w2a, 3in zorst. Going for a Graeme tune once finished fitting. Running EBC to 28psi, will see what happens! 1HDT should shake a few fte's.

mod pump or standard?