4.2TD intercooler setup help needed

Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Location: Bris, Qld

Hi all,
Before you flame me... Razz

I have searched high and low.
I own a 2000 GU UTE (no intercooler)
I have got my hands on a 2.8 top mount factory intercooler. Has anyone fitted one to their 4.2TD before? If so can you help me out? I'm on the sth west side of Bris.

BTW I'm not interested in power I just want to cool the turbo a bit more... and before you get carried away with spending 2 grand or more of my money remember that I dont want to spend anywhere near that amount. Rather leave it standard if it came to spending that much. I'm interested in people who have actually done this conversion not commentators or wannabees!!! Very Happy

cheers
Hutch

Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Location: Albury

Hutch wrote:

BTW I'm not interested in power I just want to cool the turbo a bit more...

Putting an intercooler on your rig won't cool your turbo. It cools the AIR AFTER the turbo before it goes into your intake.

I'm pretty sure the intercoolers were both the same for the 2.8 and the 4.2 and even the brackets will bolt straight up. The pipes coming and going from the intercooler will be different though, so you'll either have to go custom or try and get them from a wrecked TD42i, or dare I say it a Nissan Dealer.

Phil.

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

Hutch wrote:

I have got my hands on a 2.8 top mount factory intercooler. Has anyone fitted one to their 4.2TD before?

thety are the same Icooler as on the TD-6 4.2 bolt straight on once you get mounts and hoses etc. just block the hole off on the end of the IC.

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I'm interested in people who have actually done this conversion not commentators or wannabees!!! Very Happy

nice.....

Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Location: Bris, Qld

philhod wrote:

Hutch wrote:

BTW I'm not interested in power I just want to cool the turbo a bit more...

Putting an intercooler on your rig won't cool your turbo. It cools the AIR AFTER the turbo before it goes into your intake.

Phil.

Any ideas on cooling the turbo then? Apart from not as much right boot?

Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Location: launceston tas

why are you wanting to cool it? they will run hot! as long st you cool it down after use there should be no real issues unless you have put more boost in in which case you might need a bit more fuel

Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Location: Noosa

You could put a scoop above the turbo to promote air flow over the turbo and dump pipe but wont have a whole lot of effect. If your worried about the turbo/dump pipe heat damaging cables, paint etc you could look at exhaust wrap and turbo blankets.

Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Location: Mornington/ Victoria

Not interested in power??????????

Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Location: Bris, Qld

PGS 4WD wrote:

Not interested in power??????????

weeeeelll! read... not interested in spending too much lol Laughing

Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Location: Bris, Qld

Dominator wrote:

You could put a scoop above the turbo to promote air flow over the turbo and dump pipe but wont have a whole lot of effect. If your worried about the turbo/dump pipe heat damaging cables, paint etc you could look at exhaust wrap and turbo blankets.

where would i get the exhaust wrap from? sounds interesting... would be more comfortable for the passenger too.

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

Hutch wrote:

Dominator wrote:

You could put a scoop above the turbo to promote air flow over the turbo and dump pipe but wont have a whole lot of effect. If your worried about the turbo/dump pipe heat damaging cables, paint etc you could look at exhaust wrap and turbo blankets.

where would i get the exhaust wrap from? sounds interesting... would be more comfortable for the passenger too.

its good stuff, holds water in and rusts out ya zaust. highly recommended.
most performance shops will sell it

Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Location: Noosa

yeah peformance or exhaust shops. you can also get it from flee-bay but i dont know how good the quality would be.

Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Location: townsville

Hutch wrote:

I dont want to spend anywhere near that amount. Rather leave it standard if it came to spending that much. I'm interested in people who have actually done this conversion not commentators or wannabees!!! Very Happy

cheers
Hutch

i've done it, all we had was the complete 2.8 setup, made custom mounts and custom piping. cut the bonnet for a scoop.
IMO more effort then it's worth....

Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Location: Mornington/ Victoria

Ive done an ebay cooler top mount, made a mount similar to factory but wider, with a scoop yet to be fitted for under $700, no labour though, probably $1500 with labour plus painting the bonnet scoop.

Joel

Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Location: Bris, Qld

brad-chevlux wrote:

made custom mounts

What mounts were these? why do they have to be "custom"? Mines has the body mounts ready on the firewall.
cheers

Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Location: Bris, Qld

bogged wrote:

Hutch wrote:

Dominator wrote:

You could put a scoop above the turbo to promote air flow over the turbo and dump pipe but wont have a whole lot of effect. If your worried about the turbo/dump pipe heat damaging cables, paint etc you could look at exhaust wrap and turbo blankets.

where would i get the exhaust wrap from? sounds interesting... would be more comfortable for the passenger too.

its good stuff, holds water in and rusts out ya zaust. highly recommended.
most performance shops will sell it

Good point about the rust!

Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Location: townsville

Hutch wrote:

brad-chevlux wrote:

made custom mounts

What mounts were these? why do they have to be "custom"? Mines has the body mounts ready on the firewall.
cheers

because all we had was a bare intercooler and the hoses from a 2.8
we had no choice but to make the mounts.