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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: the caveman on December 24, 2007, 08:45:02 am

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: the caveman on December 24, 2007, 08:45:02 am

I just put another post with what i want to put into my vanagon, but a would also like some suggestions on which intercooler would work in respect to size and where would be a good place to mount it.

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: dillenger1 on December 24, 2007, 10:10:02 am

front mount saab or volvo.I have both(not on car),and they are huge !!Would be a nice upgrade from the gtd hot air cooler

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: airhead on December 24, 2007, 10:17:19 am

Im putting mine at the bottom of the left side air scoop in the engine bay with baffles around the intercooler to stop the air going anywhere except through the cooler. Im also going to put a decent fan on it. Im using the cooler off a Mk4 Golf TDI.

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: OM617 on December 25, 2007, 06:22:48 pm

Look on eBay, there are alot of different aftermarket coolers that are very efficient and cheap.

Title: year?model saab/volvo intercoolers?
Post by: Baselyne on December 27, 2007, 08:27:39 am

I was wondering which year?model?

saab/volvo intercoolers? some 80's volvo 740 intercooled has gotta be one....ive only ever seen one drive by me... ive never been in the bay

any other cars?

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: madmatt on January 27, 2008, 03:20:41 am

chargecooler for me no need to put it in the air stream and short cooler pipes to reduce volume. mine was made by pace in the uk.

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: spencebm on January 27, 2008, 07:29:59 am

it seems like air/water would be a good route on this one.  unless you can get a lot of air to come over that cooler somehow then i don't think an air/air would be a good idea.

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: myke_w on February 05, 2008, 05:00:58 am

I'm not sure a huge volvo or saab FMIC can fit anywhere in a conventional Vanagon setup. Libbypapa had a good idea by slicing the driver side airbox area of the Vanagon open and making an air scoop and stuffing a small side mount in there. I dig his design but I'm more for the factory look, I'd personally use a hot with key fan behind a side mount somewhere in the engine compartment, perhaps using the draft from down the driver air intake scallop and sealing around the IC (drawing air in from the scallop and down through the compartment)

Also, remember the idea is to keep the runs short to avoid inefficiencies, pressure drop, and latency.

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: rabbid79 on February 05, 2008, 09:47:02 pm

Whichever intercooler you get, make sure it has welded-on end tanks.  I had an Audi 5000 intercooler with the crimped-on end tanks that popped at only 20 lbs.  Very loud, very inconvenient.

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: jtanguay on February 06, 2008, 04:50:55 am

i'd like to see/hear of people using awic setups... in a vanagon water intercooling would be beneficial since you don't need as much air tubing.. just the extra water hoses & rad + fan?  i'm seriously going to try it out on my car with a rad from an '06 polo...

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: dillenger1 on February 06, 2008, 05:29:02 pm

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg206/2253benjamin/volkswagendiesel054.jpg)
volvo and saab intercooling :D

Title: intercooler suggestions
Post by: mtnsammy on February 06, 2008, 08:50:46 pm

I have one of the ones pictured above from a Volvo 740. Too big for my rig. $50 plus shipping and it's yours. I'm in Big Bear California 92314 if ya want to price shipping.