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• Intercooler by Malacaco on 15 Jan, 2006 07:01
• I was thinking about insatlling an intercooler in my 1.6 gtd with k24 turbocharger. What is the best and cheapest solution to make?
• #1 by VWRacer on 15 Jan, 2006 07:10
• Factory GTDs came with an intercooler under the bonnet. Or are you converting a TD to a GTD? If so, maybe the easiest and cheapest IC is one from a wrecked TDI.
• #2 by Malacaco on 15 Jan, 2006 07:21
• Well, mine was a NA originaly, then i got a td engine, but it had no intercooler. Is the tdi intercooler compatible with the td engine?
• #3 by jtanguay on 15 Jan, 2006 14:33
• Quote from: "Malacaco"

  Well, mine was a NA originaly, then i got a td engine, but it had no intercooler. Is the tdi intercooler compatible with the td engine?

  
  
  any intercooler would be compatible as long as you can make it fit
• #4 by mk1vdub on 16 Jan, 2006 03:20
• Quote from: "jtanguay"

  Quote from: "Malacaco"

  Well, mine was a NA originaly, then i got a td engine, but it had no intercooler. Is the tdi intercooler compatible with the td engine?

  
  
  any intercooler would be compatible as long as you can make it fit

  
  
  exactly
  
  this is what I've got in my mk1 GTD:
  
  
  
  see thia thread for more pics:http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=13412&highlight=#13412
  
  its from a land rover TD5 - I basically just had a look on ebay and bought the biggest one with basically the right dimensions to fit, it did take a bit of fettling but it only cost me about £40 so I'm pretty happy
• #5 by jtanguay on 16 Jan, 2006 03:50
• yea the surface area on that intercooler is huge.. will definitely help cool much better than a smaller one
• #6 by entuzijast on 16 Jan, 2006 04:45
• Can you post some dimensions of that land rover IC?
• #7 by mk1vdub on 28 Jan, 2006 10:55
• hey sorry entuzijast
  I have been meaning to get the dimensions for you but it meant actually being in the right place at the right time with a tape measure! :roll:
  
  the core size is:
  
  26" wide - 9 1/2" high - 1 1/2" deep
  
  with the end caps adding a couple of inches either side, about half an inch to the height and a couple of inches to the depth.
  
  another pic to help:
  
  
  
  HTH
• #8 by GTD. on 29 Jan, 2006 11:33
• I started installing this huge Volvo 5cyl petrol turbo intercooler I got for the grand sum of £10 [] in my GTD, though I removed it because to pipe it up I'd have to move the battery
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  I had to grind the front of the lower radiator support to get it to fit and I'm going to have to fit the battery in the boot so I can route the intercooler outlet tubing.  unless I can move it over, dont know if I tried that or not as I fitted it ages ago and removed it the next day.
• #9 by entuzijast on 29 Jan, 2006 12:13
• Thank's mk1vdub