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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: Malacaco on January 15, 2006, 07:01:22 am

Title: Intercooler
Post by: Malacaco on January 15, 2006, 07:01:22 am

I was thinking about insatlling an intercooler in my 1.6 gtd with k24 turbocharger. What is the best and cheapest solution to make?

Title: Intercooler
Post by: VWRacer on January 15, 2006, 07:10:48 am

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.

Title: Intercooler
Post by: Malacaco on January 15, 2006, 07:21:42 am

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?

Title: Intercooler
Post by: jtanguay on January 15, 2006, 02:33:08 pm

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 :)

Title: Intercooler
Post by: mk1vdub on January 16, 2006, 03:20:14 am

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:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/mk1vdub/7a419206.jpg)

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 :)

Title: Intercooler
Post by: jtanguay on January 16, 2006, 03:50:59 am

yea the surface area on that intercooler is huge.. will definitely help cool much better than a smaller one

Title: Intercooler
Post by: entuzijast on January 16, 2006, 04:45:26 am

Can you post some dimensions of that land rover IC?

Title: Intercooler
Post by: mk1vdub on January 28, 2006, 10:55:20 am

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:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/mk1vdub/intercooler001600.jpg)

HTH :)

Title: Intercooler
Post by: GTD. on January 29, 2006, 11:33:25 am

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

(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC01.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC01.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC02.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC02.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC03.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC03.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC04.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC04.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC05.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC05.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC06.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC06.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC07.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC07.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC08.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC08.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC09.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC09.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC10.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC10.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC11.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC11.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC12.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC12.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC13.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC13.jpg)
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/sIC14.jpg) (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/a19vuu-gtd/HowToGuides/VolvoIntercooler/IC14.jpg)
Click the pics for larger 1024x768 versions

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.

Title: Intercooler
Post by: entuzijast on January 29, 2006, 12:13:20 pm

Thank's mk1vdub :)