intercooler

1. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

   #1 29th September 2009, 12:58

   how easy is it to convert a top mount intercooler to a front mount?
2. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #2 29th September 2009, 13:26

   with the correct piping and brackets, easy....
3. unreal106 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Dudley Posts: 1634 106 GTI

   #3 29th September 2009, 13:28

   easy enough you jsut need to mount your new front mount cooler in a suitable location and run pie work to the relevant places what car do you drive?
4. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #4 29th September 2009, 13:30

   yes.
   
   I have a saxo, but work in a garage where we do rally cars, most common mod on a subaru that is...
5. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

   #5 29th September 2009, 13:39

   thats good then as i am getting a subaru one and i wanted to no if it was possible. thanks for the repies.
6. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

   #6 29th September 2009, 13:39

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by unreal106 easy enough you jsut need to mount your new front mount cooler in a suitable location and run pie work to the relevant places what car do you drive?

   i have a saxo that i am currentley trying to get the parts to turbo it.
7. unreal106 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Dudley Posts: 1634 106 GTI

   #7 29th September 2009, 13:45

   your getting a subaru top mount? may i ask why not get a fmic off something ? like a jag derv or volv? this may have better out lets on the intercooler for you?
8. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

   #8 29th September 2009, 13:51

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by unreal106 your getting a subaru top mount? may i ask why not get a fmic off something ? like a jag derv or volv? this may have better out lets on the intercooler for you?

   because i am trying to do the conversion as cheap as possible and the salvage yards around my way dont have any thing like that in. as i was wanting a golfs intercooler but i cant find one of them.
9. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #9 29th September 2009, 13:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by willtr because i am trying to do the conversion as cheap as possible and the salvage yards around my way dont have any thing like that in. as i was wanting a golfs intercooler but i cant find one of them.

   ebay is your friend
10. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

    #10 29th September 2009, 14:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AdamWhy ebay is your friend

    
    yeah i will take a look on ebay. and is the subaru one a bad idea or not?
    because if not then i think i will just get that.
11. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #11 29th September 2009, 14:27

    doesnt have inlet/outlet in a very good place to be a front mount. what is your turbo 'kit' going to consist of?
12. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

    #12 29th September 2009, 14:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by williamsvts doesnt have inlet/outlet in a very good place to be a front mount. what is your turbo 'kit' going to consist of?

    so far i have got turbo and injectors, trying to find all the other parts on the cheap as i want a cheap build.
13. RaNDoM Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2009 dorset Posts: 190 saxo vts

    #13 29th September 2009, 14:50

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by willtr so far i have got turbo and injectors, trying to find all the other parts on the cheap as i want a cheap build.

    dnt do it too cheap or itl just cause more problems and cost more money :/ good luck with it alltho
14. willtr Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Seaham Posts: 358 Saxo VTR

    #14 1st October 2009, 13:26

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by RaNDoM dnt do it too cheap or itl just cause more problems and cost more money :/ good luck with it alltho

    thanks. and its only some parts i am trying to get cheap. the others i will be buying new.
15. Mathias Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2008 Pembrokeshire Posts: 5598

    #15 1st October 2009, 13:29

    I have a large gmc front mount intercooler for sale designed for the saxo if your interested?