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Axetamer:
At some time in the near future I'm looking to fit a bigger intercooler, from my readings there are 2 options, either a standard sized uprated job or a full width one, some say that for offroading a full width is better as it doesn't rely on the ram air effect, so a full width is what I'm looking to fit.

Now, I have a close fitting shadow type winch bumper, with an outback winch attached and as is at the moment the drum is only about 3" away from the front of the radiator, so to fit an uprated intercooler I can see that the rad has to go back a bit more,  at least 3" I would say, else if I get spooling to one side, the cables going to go through the intercooler...I already worry now, about the rad.

Anybody any experience of doing this? How far back can you go, I'm thinking of leccy fans as well

Saffy:
Wondering why you interested in minimal performance increase from an full length intercooler whilst offroad anyway? Surely if that's the only reason you're going for a full length "because it doesn't rely on ram effect offroad" then maybe save yourself a lot of hassle for pretty much zero gain and just fit the uprated side one (fit a small leccy fan onto the side intercooler?). 
Anyway I imagine on a 200tdi there is acres of space to do what you want but on a 300tdi... :-k 8-[

dxmedia:
Have a look under the bonnet of a pajero in a scrappy (there's plenty there ;) ) especially at the fan cooled rad which sits on the offside inner wing ;)

Axetamer:

--- Quote ---Wondering why you interested in minimal performance increase from an full length intercooler whilst offroad anyway? Surely if that's the only reason you're going for a full length "because it doesn't rely on ram effect offroad" then maybe save yourself a lot of hassle for pretty much zero gain and just fit the uprated side one (fit a small leccy fan onto the side intercooler?)
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Its not just offroad that the bigger one scores for me over the standard, the performance figs on road are increased as well, according to the manufacturers an allisport full width gives up to 30-35% more power with a pump tweak, whilst a standard uprated gives 18-20%

http://www.mattsavage.com/acatalog/Intercoolers.html

Surely more power is better?

Saffy:

--- Quote from: Axetamer on February 03, 2010, 21:04:12 ---
--- Quote ---Wondering why you interested in minimal performance increase from an full length intercooler whilst offroad anyway? Surely if that's the only reason you're going for a full length "because it doesn't rely on ram effect offroad" then maybe save yourself a lot of hassle for pretty much zero gain and just fit the uprated side one (fit a small leccy fan onto the side intercooler?)
--- End quote ---

Its not just offroad that the bigger one scores for me over the standard, the performance figs on road are increased as well, according to the manufacturers an allisport full width gives up to 30-35% more power with a pump tweak, whilst a standard uprated gives 18-20%

http://www.mattsavage.com/acatalog/Intercoolers.html

Surely more power is better?



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well those are totally different reasons to your original post  :roll: hence the question.
" from my readings there are 2 options, either a standard sized uprated job or a full width one, some say that for offroading a full width is better as it doesn't rely on the ram air effect, so a full width is what I'm looking to fit."

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