Water to Air Intercooler Radiator Mounting Problem Solving

[ForealBoreal]

I am doing a lot of research on turbo systems lately with my free mud time.

The plan is to buy a turbo kit (denco or gbentinks turbo kit when he makes them) I just have to decide which one.

I am wanting to go the water to air intercooler route vs the air to air for the reasons of I don't want all the extra piping and or I don't want to cut a hood scoop in my 77s hood. I would love to buy a nice FRP VDJ style hood but it wouldn't be a cost effective thing for me.

The whole pain in the ass surrounding this whole ordeal is mounting the water to air radiator. Having factory AC the piping and condensor take up all the free room behind the grill and every pre-made kit from australia does not take this into consideration by the looks of things. Its like you have to fully customize a water to air kit for yourself. Which in turn makes it seem stupid to buy a kit vs. building your own for about half the cost if not a little more (depending on the intercooler you want)

Does anyone have ideas?

 

[PhrogsPhorever]

I've been looking at this for a while, a little for my 75 as the EGTs are decent right now, more for my 80 with the cummins to get better intercooler action than the current aftercooler.

I was looking at the PWR barrel type with a universal radiator.

Maybe top mount it and do scoops/venting on the hood and a puller fan for the radiator. I have the A/C on my 1HZ also and finding places to fit the heat exchanger that can airflow to cool is the real trick.

Crushers is working a top mounted air-to-air intercooler on his troopy build, it will be interesting to see how he gets ventilation to the intercooler, he just hasn't gotten that far on the thread yet

 

[Radd Cruisers]

I am doing a lot of research on turbo systems lately with my free mud time.
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The whole pain in the ass surrounding this whole ordeal is mounting the water to air radiator. Having factory AC the piping and condensor take up all the free room behind the grill and every pre-made kit from australia does not take this into consideration by the looks of things. Its like you have to fully customize a water to air kit for yourself. Which in turn makes it seem stupid to buy a kit vs. building your own for about half the cost if not a little more (depending on the intercooler you want)

Does anyone have ideas?

The Denco kit works just fine, it's a tight fit but it works well. There is no fan, however, as there is no room for it.

~John

 

[Hulsty]

Done it

https://forum.ih8mud.com/70-series-tech/348570-silver-bullet-bj74-tough-offroad-all-rounder-buildup-8.html

 

[ForealBoreal]

The Denco kit works just fine, it's a tight fit but it works well. There is no fan, however, as there is no room for it.

~John

complete bolt on or do you have to fabricate a few things like in the 7 series bling thread (hzj73 denco kits)

Done it

https://forum.ih8mud.com/70-series-...bj74-tough-offroad-all-rounder-buildup-8.html

did you have to cut a section of frame up?