R33 Intercooler In To A R32

[jimme85]

hey guys would a r33 front mount intercooler kit fit onto a r32 gtst without to much modifictaion to the car ?

just wondering

cheers

jimme85

[Adriano]

Im pretty sure the pipes face the wrong way, if your going to go to that much trouble of modifying an intercooler, you are better off going for an r34 gtt one or an ARC one , they come up on here for $250-$300

[skylinegtts]

if its a justjap or one of those generic brands of front mounts that go for about 350 itll fit.

those front mount kits fit the 32/33/34 pretty much all the same way.

ive got a 33 kit on my 32 onli thing is u gotta trim a bit of the pipe that goes back to the inlet manifold as it comes too far foward and hits the radiator shroud.

[eXc]

My just jap 33 kit fits mine, but I wouldn't do it again.

The intercooler had to go on an angle (over exagerated, but the angle I mean, is if you hold it flat, you push one the left side towards the rear of the car, and the right side towards the front of the car. It also had to be moutned on an ablge the other direction too, but that's no big deal.

After that was done (and the front bar/the reinforcement bar was chopped, it only JUST fit (it was a JUST Jap kit...haha) and the pipe/tanks don't line up, I occcasionally blow a pipe cause of it....could be fixed with a 45 degree silcone, but that costs $100 so it's not gonna happen.

What I had to do;

- Cut hole in wall near right wheel

- Cut re-enforcement bar

- cut front bar to get the cooler to fit (centre support, side supports + shortened the depth so it would mount)

- cut the fan so it would fit

I think that was all

SOOOOOOOOOOO, short story long - if you are buying new, get the 32 kit, if its second hand and an awesome price, it will fit.... just not line up as well as the 32 kit.

Edited May 23, 2007 by eXc

[eXc]

here's some pics of mine and how it didn't line up.

And as someone said above, the pipes go the wrong way.

[jimme85]

cheers guys i just bought a r32 kit off of just jap can t wait til i can install it

[eXc]

is it 100% really a 32 kit? cause I did that too. I said specifically, it is a 32 kit, not a 33? and they said yes. I get it, and it had 33kit on it, so i rang them "oh no...it just comes in that box...its definartly a 32 kit" then i looked at it all mounted everything and was like, there is no way its a 32 kit, call them back and they said "oh...well it's a 33 kit, but you're the first person to tell us it doesnt line up properly...we always sell the 33 kits to 32 guys.....if you want we can get you a 32 one, but it will take 6 weeks or something.."