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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby scottellis88 on Wed, 03 May 2017 7:09 +0000

Blackdelux wrote:thats alot of coin for top mount,
thats still going to get heat soak at low speed crawling or idling around city :?
ive tried bigger scoop made noticeable difference, but still got hot at crawling or city traffic.
so went to front mount inter cooler set up 550 x 300 x 75 fit in front of radiator and have seen 30 degree drop everywhere thru techstream compared to what i had before,
unbelievable difference noticed the most on hotter days.
well worth effort and i believe gained fuel efficiency :D
FMIC all the way


So what front mount intercooler did you go for?
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Blackdelux on Thu, 04 May 2017 7:42 +0000

i got one intercooler core from aeroflow
and got piping pre bent from exhaust shop, and silicone hoses from supercheap
tridon hose clamps made couple angle bracket from 3mm angle , that pick up radiator support and lower radiator support
basically copied HPD design and cross country 4x4 :roll:
they do kits but were $1200 and do use PWR cores

all up cost 500 ish and a days work, and sold factory cooler on gummy for $80 :D
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Kris NT on Thu, 04 May 2017 9:19 +0000

Has anyone looked into or fitted a water to air intercooler set up ?

I have a 2016 SR5 lux auto TD
and I have a water to air set up in the shed ,not sure to Fit it or not


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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby TOYZX on Thu, 04 May 2017 12:03 +0000

Make it fit and let us know! I've been wanting to make one for a while but and just waiting for the rite intercooler to come my way so I can jacket it, the rest of the system will be easy. Generally water to air is 10x more efficient the air to air!

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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby scottellis88 on Thu, 04 May 2017 1:33 +0000

Blackdelux wrote:i got one intercooler core from aeroflow
and got piping pre bent from exhaust shop, and silicone hoses from supercheap
tridon hose clamps made couple angle bracket from 3mm angle , that pick up radiator support and lower radiator support
basically copied HPD design and cross country 4x4 :roll:
they do kits but were $1200 and do use PWR cores

all up cost 500 ish and a days work, and sold factory cooler on gummy for $80 :D


I do love a project! what size intercooler did you go for? I'm going to attempt it f#$k it! 8-) :lol: :lol:
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Blackdelux on Thu, 04 May 2017 8:55 +0000

scottellis88 wrote:
Blackdelux wrote:i got one intercooler core from aeroflow
and got piping pre bent from exhaust shop, and silicone hoses from supercheap
tridon hose clamps made couple angle bracket from 3mm angle , that pick up radiator support and lower radiator support
basically copied HPD design and cross country 4x4 :roll:
they do kits but were $1200 and do use PWR cores

all up cost 500 ish and a days work, and sold factory cooler on gummy for $80 :D


I do love a project! what size intercooler did you go for? I'm going to attempt it f#$k it! 8-) :lol: :lol:



i fit 550 x 300 x 75 was tight but bigger is better lol
450 x 300 fits well too
i used 90 degree silicone hose 3 inch to 2.5 straight off core worked out perfect to where you need to hole saw thru rad support, there are cutouts already in rad support just to small
one 90 degre pipe straight off turb with approx 200mm either side 2inch to silicone joiner straight
to 35deg pipe 2inch with 200mm each side to silicone joiner
to 2inch pipe flared to 2.5 exhaust shop will do this, this protrudes thru rad support to 90 degree silicone hose on core drivers side
then core
passenger side of core i used two 90 degree bends 2.5 inch welded goes thru rad support from 90 degree silicone hose
over battery, then 3 inch sillicone hose with ithink 35 or 45 degree corner (super cheap)about 150mm or 200 each side or bend to straight tube only 120mm long with m15? i think nut welded in for temp sensor then
clamped to standard intake throttle body with originall factory joiner to where top mount inter cooler used to feed into.
ill try to put pics up never done it before but ill try
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby scottellis88 on Fri, 05 May 2017 5:17 +0000

Blackdelux wrote:
scottellis88 wrote:
Blackdelux wrote:i got one intercooler core from aeroflow
and got piping pre bent from exhaust shop, and silicone hoses from supercheap
tridon hose clamps made couple angle bracket from 3mm angle , that pick up radiator support and lower radiator support
basically copied HPD design and cross country 4x4 :roll:
they do kits but were $1200 and do use PWR cores

all up cost 500 ish and a days work, and sold factory cooler on gummy for $80 :D


I do love a project! what size intercooler did you go for? I'm going to attempt it f#$k it! 8-) [emoji38] [emoji38]



i fit 550 x 300 x 75 was tight but bigger is better lol
450 x 300 fits well too
i used 90 degree silicone hose 3 inch to 2.5 straight off core worked out perfect to where you need to hole saw thru rad support, there are cutouts already in rad support just to small
one 90 degre pipe straight off turb with approx 200mm either side 2inch to silicone joiner straight
to 35deg pipe 2inch with 200mm each side to silicone joiner
to 2inch pipe flared to 2.5 exhaust shop will do this, this protrudes thru rad support to 90 degree silicone hose on core drivers side
then core
passenger side of core i used two 90 degree bends 2.5 inch welded goes thru rad support from 90 degree silicone hose
over battery, then 3 inch sillicone hose with ithink 35 or 45 degree corner (super cheap)about 150mm or 200 each side or bend to straight tube only 120mm long with m15? i think nut welded in for temp sensor then
clamped to standard intake throttle body with originall factory joiner to where top mount inter cooler used to feed into.
ill try to put pics up never done it before but ill try

Thanks mate all the info the better i really appreciate it.

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Bad boy top mount intercooler

Postby gibbon_tamer on Wed, 17 May 2017 5:39 +0000

Hi guys, Iv tried searching everywhere but can't find any actual user reviews of the Legendex Bad boy intercooler. I'm looking at upgrading the stock cooler and would prefer to keep everything in the stock locatation. Anyone on here running one of these? Plenty of ppl saying they would be bad Cos of heatsoak but can't really see this being an issue as I'm not gunna be doing any hardcore off-roading and if the cars moving there should be plenty of airflow coming through. Any info greatly appreciated.Cheers
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Re: Bad boy top mount intercooler

Postby rory18 on Wed, 17 May 2017 5:48 +0000

Do you run more power through your car? If not you would be best spending that $1500 else where as it won't benefit you at all. They aren't a good product for the price you pay as well.
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Re: Bad boy top mount intercooler

Postby gibbon_tamer on Wed, 17 May 2017 6:02 +0000

Iv got an sw chip and manta 3" exhaust and snorkel, thought bigger cooler would be the next step to get a bit more out the engine. I use it to tow motorbikes and do a bit of beach driving but nothing crazy
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Re: Bad boy top mount intercooler

Postby rory18 on Wed, 17 May 2017 6:47 +0000

To be honest that stock cooler will handle around 180hp all day. It's money not wisely spent to be honest. Plus if you are going to spend serious money spend it on getting it tuned or a clutch.
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Re: Bad boy top mount intercooler

Postby gibbon_tamer on Wed, 17 May 2017 7:18 +0000

ah yeah, its only got 60,000 on the clock so il prob wait a bit more before changing clutch. The chip goes good for now, thought the intercooler would be a good next step so that its there if i wanna do more work on it down the line. Whats the go with the clutches on em? not so great stock?
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Re: Bad boy top mount intercooler

Postby rory18 on Wed, 17 May 2017 7:45 +0000

If you start going into the 200+hp range just go front mount. Standard clutches are generally weak and start slipping as soon as you start adding power. But I am sure you will find that out soon enough
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby DeadlyBeast on Wed, 17 May 2017 10:25 +0000

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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby 505COL on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:20 +0000

I'm guessing they're rubish but what about these
https://www.ebay.com.au/i/162675626545
Water to air with the cooler in the stranded spot and the radiator at the front would be my pick (TRD set up for its supercharger)
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Brondonnnn on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:07 +0000

505COL wrote:I'm guessing they're rubish but what about these
https://www.ebay.com.au/i/162675626545
Water to air with the cooler in the stranded spot and the radiator at the front would be my pick (TRD set up for its supercharger)


I recently bought and fitted one of these although not from that seller but pretty much exactly same and roughly same price and it works a treat. Mind you my old intercooler leaked where the plastic joined metal so I wanted something full alloy
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Looks nice and seems good quality too. I can't say I've noticed anything power wise but hey it won't leak!



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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby 505COL on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:39 +0000

Look great! your EGT should drop when your up it at mid/high
Speed if it's better cooling and it should have more low toque and pick up if it's better flow
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Gipsy on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 2:17 +0000

Looks great, where does the water cooling go and where from?

Presume that the plastic cowl still fits (a-la OEM)?
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Brondonnnn on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 3:46 +0000

505COL wrote:Look great! your EGT should drop when your up it at mid/high
Speed if it's better cooling and it should have more low toque and pick up if it's better flow


Actually now that you mention it right after I put it on I went for a spin and interestingly when I put my foot down my temps dropped a little- so one would assume it's doing its job
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Re: Aftermarket Top mount intercooler

Postby Brondonnnn on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 3:50 +0000

Gipsy wrote:Looks great, where does the water cooling go and where from?

Presume that the plastic cowl still fits (a-la OEM)?


It was all bolt off and bolt on so works like the original intercooler.

The plastic cowl does indeed fit on I've just left it off since installation.
For anyone interested here's the link to the one I bought:

https://m.ebay.com.au/itm/UPGRADE-INTER ... Ciid%253A1




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