another urq/4ktq intercooler option
Marc Swanson
marcswanson at mediaone.net
Tue Jan 8 21:37:39 EST 2002
After doing some measuring and browsing the selection of used diesel truck
intercoolers on good ol' Ebay I came across one that seemed to have almost
perfect measurements for my available space up in front of the engine. The
IC came out of a 1995 Isuzu NPR diesel truck with a 5.8L engine so it should
breath pretty well! The core is about 2.5" thick which is fairly thin by IC
standards (usually 3") but this way I should even be able to keep my stock
grille which is a plus for the sleeper effect.
Anyway, I received the IC today and test fitted it to see if it would indeed
fit. Quite a tight fit I must admit as it took about 10 minutes to angle it
just right so it would slide into position. Once I had it in place it looked
like it was meant for the car! I will probably have to trim the inlet as it
will likely interfere with the turbo cold side (I installed the IC without
the turbo as I have it out at the moment) but that shouldn't be a big deal.
pictures at:
http://www.mswanson.com/phpix/?mode=album&album=4ktq%2Fintercooler
-Marc-
87 4ktq
88 90q
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