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does fitting a larger intercooler to a 300tdi defender really work.
Blue72:
--- Quote from: Xtremeteam on June 01, 2008, 13:32:20 ---YES
with the right mods on a 300tdi 160+bhp is achievable for not a lot of wedge
i currently run a FMIC, full exhaust Tweaked pump & boost & make approx 150bhp out of a 200tdi
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and not forgetting the 250 lbs ft!!
Here you go...jobs a good un!!
http://www.jeremyjfearn.co.uk/intercooler.htm
Cheers
ANdy
Chris Putt:
Yes Td5 intercooler will make a difference, a friends 200tdi has one and it was quite impressive.
Suvvey:
--- Quote from: Chris Putt on January 09, 2009, 16:00:16 ---Yes Td5 intercooler will make a difference, a friends 200tdi has one and it was quite impressive.
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Excellent in that case I may have to have a look around for some silicon hose companies with preformed hoses to try and work out how to plumb it in. Do you now how your friend had it mounted? Was there room in front of the rad as it was or did he have to do some mods?
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: Saffy on January 09, 2009, 14:18:26 ---I the so called air ram effect of a snorkel has any relevance in the real world then why did landrover have the G4 rangie's fitted with fixed rear facing snorkel necks?
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Surely the main performance benefit, if any, of a snorkel is the cooler air intake? Nothing to do with so called 'ram-effect'. The simple fact is that cool air is more compact that warm air, so you can get more of it into the cylinders whether there is a turbo there or not. And the more air your engine consumes, the more power it is capable of generating with appropriate fuelling.
L90OOK:
A snorkel will have little to no effect on ram air due to the tight angles the air has to flow around. Purpose of the snorkel is to raise the intake as high as possible! The best snorkle, one with the less angle for air to get around, is the SOUTHDOWN one. It fits through the top of the wing, so does away with the crappy plastic wing fitting.
The standard Td5 Intercooler has very similar internal dimensions as a standard Tdi intercooler so no benefit in fitting it...buy a decent uprated intercooler, silicone hoses & plumb it in with as much solid pipe as possible.
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