Intercooler helping hand
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 06, 2007 at 22:55
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Wayne-o
Thinking of wiring a thermo fan underneath top mount intercooler with switch to suck air through it at low speed......any thoughts???
Reply By: donk - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 00:01
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 00:01
A intercooler gives approx 10% power increase to a diesel so i don't think the gains you might get a low speed pulling air through the intercooler to make it more efficient would warrant the expense & extra stuff you need to fit to the engine
The more stuff you add to a vehicle (unless needed) the less reliable it will be
My thoughts but others may disagree
Regards Don
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Reply By: Bilbo - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 00:41
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 00:41
Wayne-O,
Is that Wayno from near Safety Bay?? If so I have a spare intercooler, with fan, off a 2.8 motor that you can have for a play around. If someone doesn't take it out of my shed soon I'm gonna throw it out. I'm in Shoalwater. PM me.
I assume your thinking of a fan that will pull external air through the fins and not a fan that will blow air through the intercooler body - that's what the turbo does!!
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: awill4x4 - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 12:39
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 12:39
Bilbo, if Wayno-O doesn't want your I/cooler, I was wondering if you could take some photo's of it, particularly the mounting points. I'm interested because Truckster and I are looking at modifying the intercooler on his TD6 GU and if the mounting points are similar I could cut off the endtanks and get a larger custom intercooler core made and weld the endtanks on so as to get a larger I/cooler on his TD6.
If they are the same we might be interested in buying it to modify.
If you want to email direct, me email addy is dabugs44 @ internode dot on dot net
(just remove the spaces and replace dot with . )
Regards Andrew.
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 17:36
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 17:36
Andrew,
I'll get the pics off to you in the next day or two - maybe even tonight. This "renewed" PC still hasn't had all its software loaded back on yet.
I dunno what the freight would be if I sent it over to you but ya can have it fer "nowt" if you pay the postage.
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 18:34
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 18:34
Andrew,
Done -
check yer email,
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: awill4x4 - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 23:06
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 23:06
Bilbo, I've checked my email, it's now 11pm EST so I would have expected to be here.
Could you just double
check if the email addy you sent it to was correct please?
My email address is a little bit odd in that it is internode.on.net and not internode.com.net
Alternatively, if you would like to give me your email address, I'll send you an email which will then provide you with a direct link back to me.
Regards Andrew.
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 23:52
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 23:52
Andrew,
I sent it but it bounced back at me. As you say, send me a "TEST" email to:
leslowe@iinet.net.au
I don't have a file zipping prog as this PC has only just come back up from a disaster 'n I've lost a heap of software. It may be that the file is too big,,,,,,
What with Roachies stuff and now these pics, I'm having a real bad night with this "Personal Confuser"!!
Good luck,
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 00:05
Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 00:05
yup, if ya dont want it bilb... we will have it for a play/template :)
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 00:50
Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 00:50
Truckster,
I'm still waiting fer an email from Andrew.
I'll need postal addys 'n all that stuff. It's a heavy little sausage of a thing. I'll get a price on freight once I get the address. What's the cheapest freight method??
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: awill4x4 - Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 20:51
Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 20:51
Bilbo, email has been sent.
Regards Andrew.
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 22:36
Monday, Jan 08, 2007 at 22:36
I can arrange freight from work cheap.. :P :)
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 00:01
Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 00:01
Truckster,
Andrew's got the pics & my email address. Once you've had a look at it and decided you want it, then email me with the freight details.
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 08:20
Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 08:20
We have decided lol...
wats the email addy
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 11:22
Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 11:22
Truckster,
It's written above but I'll repeat it anyway:
leslowe@iinet.net.au
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 13:53
Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 13:53
slap me.... Just replied to it from my hotmail
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Reply By: Redeye - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 07:32
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 07:32
Wayne-0
I have fitted a fan to the top of my intercooler. It is a 9" thermo and sits
well inside the bonnet air intake. The fan is bolted on top of the plastic engine shroud. Had to reverse the fan blades to make them push the air through the intercooler.
The fan cost $30 on e-Bay ( or just over a slab of Hann Premium light in real money)
Did it make a difference. I believe it did especially at low speed (1st 2nd gear) and low range stuff. I keep a log on fuel use and the figures appear to more constant since installing the fan. There are so many variants with fuel consumption I would not place much emphasis on the results at this point in time.
It worked for me
Redeye
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 11:23
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 11:23
Like others have said, yes it should make a differnece. If you
check the trader section, it just so happens I currently have 2 thermo fans for sale. The 10" unit would be ideal for your needs I would imagine.
Cheers
Roachie
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Reply By: Bilbo - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 12:05
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 12:05
Roachie,
Are we talking about the same thing here? This one that I've got is off a 2.8 Nissan turbo diesel and has the fan and wiring already fitted to the back of it. How come you need to fit a seperate fan to these others? Or is a 4.2 intercooler different?
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 19:01
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 19:01
Bilbo,
No, the fans I'm selling are just simple Davies Craig fans which are usually employed to assist with blowing air through a radiator to assist with cooling. I wouldn't think they'd be any different to the ones used to blow/suck air through a top-mount intercooler.
Cheers mate
Roachie
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Follow Up By: Ian from Thermoguard Instruments - Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 13:41
Tuesday, Jan 09, 2007 at 13:41
Hi Bilbo,
Yes the 2.8 and 3.0 TD come with intercooler fans, the 4.2 TD6 doesn't. Maybe because the boost level is lower they thought they'd save a couple of bucks at the factory?
Ian
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Reply By: Wayne-o - Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 16:03
Sunday, Jan 07, 2007 at 16:03
well thanks everyone, i think i will invest in one on my next trip to the auto store, and no i live in
karratha, but thanks for the offers, oh and yes the 4.2 has no fan, just top mount with scoop......thanks folks i will let you's know how it goes!!
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