Xr6 T intercooler for d22
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ShortyNavros
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You can buy a cooler kit with everything you need from forefront industries on here, this is the thread http://www.navara.asia/showthread.php?t=24603
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By the time you buy piping and silicone and stuff around it wont seem quite so cheap anymore. theres cutting involved too if you have a bullbar, doesnt seem to be any real elegant solution to it.
Try searching on here for the xr6 intercooler mod, people have done it before.
Or type navaraforum; xr6 intercooler into google
Try searching on here for the xr6 intercooler mod, people have done it before.
Or type navaraforum; xr6 intercooler into google
ShortyNavros
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The thread rabbit is referring to is here http://www.navara.asia/showthread.php?t=8920
I agree with rabbit once you add all the other costs of silicon, clamps, mounts yadayada, not to mention the added extra time in cutting modifying everything to fit. Even if you save $200 buying all the bits second hand/other places cheaper I would pay the extra purely for getting rid of the hassle of getting it all at one place and the forefront is easy to fit and I believe its provided with instructions, and requires no modification of structure/oem parts (don't hold me to that).
The only reason people used to use the XR6 cooler was because there was no decent price aftermarket cooler kits for the ZD30 (I have seen some upwards of $1500) and now for the price forefront does them I don't think anyone in their right mind would buy elsewhere.
I haven't got a cooler kit, but I have deduced this from reading other peoples experiences.
I agree with rabbit once you add all the other costs of silicon, clamps, mounts yadayada, not to mention the added extra time in cutting modifying everything to fit. Even if you save $200 buying all the bits second hand/other places cheaper I would pay the extra purely for getting rid of the hassle of getting it all at one place and the forefront is easy to fit and I believe its provided with instructions, and requires no modification of structure/oem parts (don't hold me to that).
The only reason people used to use the XR6 cooler was because there was no decent price aftermarket cooler kits for the ZD30 (I have seen some upwards of $1500) and now for the price forefront does them I don't think anyone in their right mind would buy elsewhere.
I haven't got a cooler kit, but I have deduced this from reading other peoples experiences.
-mal-
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Hi I found with a 1 inch body lift I could use bravo intercooler hard pipes to go under the radiator between the chassis rail. Only a couple of minor mods re using factory parts and some 3mm x 50mm flat strap
http://www.navara.asia/showthread.php?p=225538#post225538
Hope this helps
http://www.navara.asia/showthread.php?p=225538#post225538
Hope this helps
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i have a forefront intercooler kit.it is still sitting in the box it came in 6 months ago . the brackets and mounting points they supply just arnt up to the job in my opinion . and the instructions tell you that the headlite will sqish the silicon hose when you refit it . WTF sqish the hose ?. but it doesnt say how long till it rubs through and creates a leak.
happy john
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Good point have you spoken to the supplier? sometimes a tiny mod yourself will fix a minor problem.
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Dude, try and nut out a DIY intercooler for yourself and you will find that squishing a silicon hose past the headlight is the only way bar cutting holes in sheet metal or running a body lift and going underneath.
And to the OP i dont know why the XR6 unit is the favorable option for a DIY FMIC. I think maybe one guy did it on here with what he had lying around, then a few others decided to copy him.
You really want a cooler that has same side in/out, otherwise you are running another pipe the whole length of the cooler for nothing.
And to the OP i dont know why the XR6 unit is the favorable option for a DIY FMIC. I think maybe one guy did it on here with what he had lying around, then a few others decided to copy him.
You really want a cooler that has same side in/out, otherwise you are running another pipe the whole length of the cooler for nothing.
charlie strayarc
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I used a die grinder to enlarge the hole.
Some info in my thread in the diy section.
I ended up doing away with front mount and went top mount for more under bonnet space.
Some info in my thread in the diy section.
I ended up doing away with front mount and went top mount for more under bonnet space.
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the hose is infact moulded to go behind the headlight bert....and only gets squished a tiny amount
no extra money needs to be spent fitting the kit....the 3 strong mild steel brackets are enough to hold a 4-5kg intercooler no problem at all...about 100 sold and nothing but great reviews including the ones i fitted in no time at all with my own hands
my kit is the only one that doesnt require holes to be drilled in structural body parts or a lift kit to be fitted
at the end of the day its making the absolute best of a bad situation....do you research into every other kit on the market and im sure you will find tons of faults in theirs ...except at the end you will have a bill for TWICE the amount my kit cost you.
theres probably 50 ways i thought about designing the kit...but then people would have whinged about having to cut holes....then they wouldnt be happy with the length of cooler piping....or that the pipe goes too close to the wheel.....or the shape of the inlet to cooler....or the width of the core ....or that they had the install a body lift.....the list goes on
no extra money needs to be spent fitting the kit....the 3 strong mild steel brackets are enough to hold a 4-5kg intercooler no problem at all...about 100 sold and nothing but great reviews including the ones i fitted in no time at all with my own hands
my kit is the only one that doesnt require holes to be drilled in structural body parts or a lift kit to be fitted
at the end of the day its making the absolute best of a bad situation....do you research into every other kit on the market and im sure you will find tons of faults in theirs ...except at the end you will have a bill for TWICE the amount my kit cost you.
theres probably 50 ways i thought about designing the kit...but then people would have whinged about having to cut holes....then they wouldnt be happy with the length of cooler piping....or that the pipe goes too close to the wheel.....or the shape of the inlet to cooler....or the width of the core ....or that they had the install a body lift.....the list goes on
I put one of the Forefront Industries intercooler kits in today and the bad points that i found were that.
-The hose clamps seemed of poor quality.
-Top mounting bracket didnt fit and needed considerable spacing out to get the cooler to clear the thermo fan(knobby bit that sticks out).
-No washers for the mounting bracket bolts.
Looking at the layout it is understandable the difficulties with trying to engineer it.If those small QC issues were rectified it would make a good kit a great kit as it was very easy to install ,but overall im very happy with it and have no problem with it at all and will be buying some of the other stuff avaliable from him.
-The hose clamps seemed of poor quality.
-Top mounting bracket didnt fit and needed considerable spacing out to get the cooler to clear the thermo fan(knobby bit that sticks out).
-No washers for the mounting bracket bolts.
Looking at the layout it is understandable the difficulties with trying to engineer it.If those small QC issues were rectified it would make a good kit a great kit as it was very easy to install ,but overall im very happy with it and have no problem with it at all and will be buying some of the other stuff avaliable from him.
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I appreciate the comments and will put a plan together to fix those issues mentioned.. I like the clamps personally compared to others ive used
Regarding the top mount ive had a couple of people saying they had to cut the knobby part off the fan (no big deal) but in all the kits ive fitted I havnt had to do it...so bit confused there?
Regarding washers for cooler bolts I cant believe I missed that!!! And Ill include them in all the kits from now onwards
Regarding the top mount ive had a couple of people saying they had to cut the knobby part off the fan (no big deal) but in all the kits ive fitted I havnt had to do it...so bit confused there?
Regarding washers for cooler bolts I cant believe I missed that!!! And Ill include them in all the kits from now onwards
