Intercooler
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Any intercooler will work its just a matter of getting it into a position that receives good air flow and makes use of it. If you already have that cooler and dont have to purchase it then use it but if you are buying it then there are ones that flow/cool much better that.
The pipe work is the major part so you can always just swing a new/better cooler in at a later date.
The pipe work is the major part so you can always just swing a new/better cooler in at a later date.
If you could invent more time in a day that would fix the problem
To change the air filter i just pop the pipe off thats in front of it, it is just the 2 t-bolt hose clamps and pipe comes straight off.
If i wasnt running the factory crossover pipe i would have made the pipe go under the air box hose instead. That might happen later anyway when i change the turbo.
To change the air filter i just pop the pipe off thats in front of it, it is just the 2 t-bolt hose clamps and pipe comes straight off.
If i wasnt running the factory crossover pipe i would have made the pipe go under the air box hose instead. That might happen later anyway when i change the turbo.
felixblack
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not a fan of the top mounts but here's another option. how the heck it fits under the bonnet i don' know
D22 Navara Top Mount Intercooler | Products | Cross Country 4x4
D22 Navara Top Mount Intercooler | Products | Cross Country 4x4
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how the hell does that fit under the bonnet?, looks like it has a bodylift aswell., could just be the angle of the pic. Same place im putting my intercooler, going to get rid of all the navara air filter shit and put a patrol 3.0 one in, less restrictive and its only 1 unit.
even more expensive on there ebay listing
Intercooler D22 Nissan Navara 3.0L Top Mount - eBay Intercoolers, Performance Parts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 13-Nov-09 13:59:53 AEDST)
Intercooler D22 Nissan Navara 3.0L Top Mount - eBay Intercoolers, Performance Parts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 13-Nov-09 13:59:53 AEDST)
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i feel much more reasured having it high and out of the way. All the front mounts ive seen are tiny and no thermo fan + heaps of piping. Front mount without a thermo isnt going to do anything offroad when its revving hard but going slow. Topmount is neater, room for a bigger cooler and a thermo, and with a scoop will get plenty of air on the hwy.
In that type of situation there would be little to no differnce, with a top mount you have all the engine heat rising at low speeds trying to escape out the top of the engine bay anywhere it can and a tiny little fan blowing some air over the core which is already red hot and heat soaked.
The front mount however sitting away from engine heat in free air will be heated only from engine operation, then if you were really anal you could still fit a pull fan on the back side to draw air through.
The only advantages for a top mount are short pipe lengths which maintains throttle response and that they are cheaper if you pay someone else to do the job. You still have to cut a hole in your bonnet and add a scoop. There is good reason why performance cars ditch their top mounts as they become an interheater.
A water to air system is hands down the best of both worlds for offroad. It will maintain air intake temps much better, still has short pipe lengths for good throttle response and doesnt require any bonnet chopping or scoops.
Front mount will still be the best for intake temps on the freeway and for 95% of what most Navara owners use their cars for which is towing, touring and tradies as they are hardly built as an offroad machine.
The front mount however sitting away from engine heat in free air will be heated only from engine operation, then if you were really anal you could still fit a pull fan on the back side to draw air through.
The only advantages for a top mount are short pipe lengths which maintains throttle response and that they are cheaper if you pay someone else to do the job. You still have to cut a hole in your bonnet and add a scoop. There is good reason why performance cars ditch their top mounts as they become an interheater.
A water to air system is hands down the best of both worlds for offroad. It will maintain air intake temps much better, still has short pipe lengths for good throttle response and doesnt require any bonnet chopping or scoops.
Front mount will still be the best for intake temps on the freeway and for 95% of what most Navara owners use their cars for which is towing, touring and tradies as they are hardly built as an offroad machine.
SOLID D22
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Ultimately id opt for the water to air intercoolers, just remember any top mount intercooler is going to have to be big to gain a difference. My mechanic is a Nismo performance centre mechanic and says for me to go for a front mount, might be a bit hard as i dont have much room, but to do it anyway, to have a top mount to do the same job as a front one it would have to be 3 times the size of the front mount cooler after you factor in differences with heat, less air flow etc etc.
My mate with his 2.8d patrol has got a top mount cooler with factory fan underneath it, on his patrol forums guys reckon at 80km/h the scoop gets stuff all air, cos of the way the bonnet is shaped with the scoop, and has been advised to fit a bigger scoop.
My mate with his 2.8d patrol has got a top mount cooler with factory fan underneath it, on his patrol forums guys reckon at 80km/h the scoop gets stuff all air, cos of the way the bonnet is shaped with the scoop, and has been advised to fit a bigger scoop.
SOLID D22
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Your right joshy, just the kit on its own is where you get stung with the price.
jap55s
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anyone used this one?
im keen to buy it and fit it to mine.
http://www.getprice.com.au/ASE-Fron...3-0-litre-Turbo-Diesel-Gpnc_649--34523787.htm
im keen to buy it and fit it to mine.
http://www.getprice.com.au/ASE-Fron...3-0-litre-Turbo-Diesel-Gpnc_649--34523787.htm
