[Vwdiesel] Intercooler Hoodscoop --( here is old hagars opinion )

[Kenneth E. Oldrid]

Hagar,
why don't you try out a intercooler on your turbo bunny? I plan to put one on
my vegetable oil powered 91 jetta ecodiesel if someone doesn't buy it 1st! I
think you will get at least 10 more possible hp with 1.

Ken

> Mike Alexander --  playing with VW diesels is a fun thing --hence no such
> thing as timewaste  --go for it man.       Intercoolers are important on any
> aircompressor system.    I did a lot of "timewaste" on keeping the cylinder
> head cool  ----but the feeling of steaming up that steep mountain road flat
> out (more than 52 kW's worth)  and the temp needle pegged at the second white
> mark ----somehow justified the waste.   Some of the fellas here actually
> meassured those temperatures, so ask Loren he knows who it was.The
> intercooler on a 1.6L turbo is easy to get to so do some testing.It is a
> heavy wall finned aluminium intake manifold so it is easy to drill and tap.
> Looks ??? could be real neat. I wish I was in your shoes.   Have fun.    Why
> was those phony chromeplated front shocks on my 1926 Harley so important ??
> damned if I know. ´                  Hagar.
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