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ah, my mechanic thinks we won't need one, it should cool down alot on it way back up to the engine but we'll see how it goes. If i need one i'll get one. Or if it's gonna improve performance i'll likely get one.

Who's putting it together for you? Then who's tuning it?

Tas is cold... but not that cold. to keep it stealth (Why stealth anyway??? just wondering) have a look at finned charge pipe work and/or water to air heat exchanger/intercooler.

I'd like to see a photo.

Cheers

Justin

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As soon as i have more i'll put it up. The turbo has had the housing brough out or something which i think makes it spool easier. I've got a 2 and a quarter inch exhaust. The engine was n/a and the reason i'm running this set up is so the car looks standard. Don't want to get stickered now do we! I've got an auto box with a stall convertor of about 2500 rpm as i said before. Not sure if i've answered ever ones questions. Just ask them again if i haven't. If any one knows of a sly way to chuck in an intercooler or any other suggestions let me know.

Cheers fulla's.

For a sneaky cooler, run a water to air cooler up the front of the car with a radiator and electric pump in the front bar.

If you do it right it wont stand out too bad, and it will work tops.

Something along the lines of this:

http://www.pwr.com.au/images/intercoolers/4x6_kit.jpg

For a sneaky cooler, run a water to air cooler up the front of the car with a radiator and electric pump in the front bar. If you do it right it wont stand out too bad, and it will work tops. Something along the lines of this: http://www.pwr.com.au/images/intercoolers/4x6_kit.jpg
NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE BUT I LOVE IT. I'LL BE GETTING ONTO THE MECHANIC ABOUT THAT ONE AS SOON AS I WAKE UP TOMORRO AFTER NIGHT SHIFT! CHEERS
Given the car was n/a and your using the stall convertor I personally think this sounds like a good option. Make sure you put up some pics of the install as well!
I'LL BE PUTTING SHIT LOADS OF PICS AND A FULL WRITE UP ON MODS AND DYNO RESULTS ONCE I GET THE CAR BACK. THANKS FOR THE FEED BACK THOUGH.

I'll take some photo's tomorro if i remember. Otherwise i don't think i'll hear the end of it. I've seen the you tube video from america but as far as i know i haven't heard of any of these in aus, especially tas. Hopefully it all goes well so i can pretend im the guru of sts. Haha. Don't recon i'll be fooling anyone.

its really taking off in the states, and there are a few cars over here too, mostly on commodores from what i've seen, maybe one or two falcons, all things with big motors though, hasnt proved so popular with 'smaller' motors *small by US standards, which is anything under 5L*

*lag* has proven to be not as big an issue as you would imagine it to be, plenty or cars coming on hard/quick/early

intercooling is not a necesity, but probly worth while in this case. running low boost, with an alloy pipe thats under the car with constant cool air moving over it has proven to be effective enough to not need a cooler, but if you can, put one in anyway :banana:

definately get pics and a dyno graph up

yeah i'll be running about 10 pounds of boost i think. There should be plenty of piping under there too. Sounds like i've got a few people keen to have a look at the final result. I'm thinking of chucking something in simular to whats in the link GTscotT put in above. Will see what we can all come up with.

The engine was n/a and the reason i'm running this set up is so the car looks standard. Don't want to get stickered now do we!

Cheers fulla's.

Why would you get 'stickered' for a turbo conversion on a vl in Tassie? What is 'stickered'? a defect notice?

I think it's awsome that your doing somthing different, I'm just trying to work out the reasoning.

Can't wait to see the pic's

As I stated above, a water to air intercooler would be your most stealthy option. Hovever, a small air to air intercooler painted black behind the standard front bar would be almost un-noticable.

Also, you could cut your standard plastic intake and fitt the metal charge pipe inside to the throttle body.. then chuck a fake air filter on the end of it. ha ha ha

Justin.

yeah a sticker is a defect notice. And i've got an r31 not a wanna be vl. Haha. I'm going to see the mechanic later on today and throw a few more things at him, i think i may have already used up my budget but we shall see what happens. I've got little room in the front end because when i got the car it had a manual radiator so i had to put in an oil cooler for the transmition. I've been hanging out to get the car back and now im looking forward to sharing it with ya all. Gotta break the engine in before i can really have a go at it but oh well. I'm sure i'll be able to wait a little before i plant that right foot.

The cat has been gutted. The turbo should make it pretty quite until it spools up and the waste gate opens. I had a look at the setup the other day and it looks pretty tidy. Dirty big exhaust coming out of the turbo.

If ya want to have a look XRated we'll have to meet up and go for a cruise or something. I can't seem to find any skyline clubs in tas or even cruise groups so i've decided that one has to be started. That is of course if one doesn't already exist.

I should have some pics up late tomorro.

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