Hybrid Intercooler Pipes

[frankige]

good afternoon. i installed my intercooler (hybrid) its been a while no hassles but, the pipe to the throttle body was hitting my fan and fan housing. i ended up becoming a touch frustrated and cut the fan in half. what can i do to fix this backyard job of mine

[dori34]

get a new fan,

and trim bits off the edges not in half lol or just run a thermo

[3LGODZILA]

im sorry i cant help but lol at cutting the fan in half

[frankige]

cheers. is there somewhere i can get a pipe made also.

[2LV8ETR]

Sometimes it helps if you put your location in your personal info, so we don't have to ask the question.... Where abouts are you located man?

[Redsuns88]

says in the installation manual i believe that you need to trim the edges slightly off the fan blades to make it fit..

or trying to push the pipe into the elbow abit more so it raises up..

if too lazy for all and want more action go thermo's..

[frankige]

my bad man. from sydney.

when i cleared the fan the bonnet wouldn't shut thats when i got happy with my little grinder.

thank you very mucho i'm going to have a loook around for a fan.

[Redsuns88]

clutch fan or thermo setup u going?

[wisey18]

Get a forward facing plenum and you won't have to cut fan blades.

[s13_Skyline_inside]

i did away with the fan and made a thermo setup

[frankige]

im not sure maybe a thermo set up cause it won't take up as much space. is there any critical differences? i want to get my car running ideal, and tidy up my engine bay before more mods. whats involed in a thermo set up?

i only have at the moment walbro pump, cooler, boost controller, turbo back exhaust, dump pipe.

[dori34]

thermos will make it more neater & spacious

or just get a JJR stealth cooler kit (uses stock piping location)

[grandmasterb]

I have a HYBRID GT cooler on my 32 and no drama's with clearance but a mate does/did with his.

ONLY thing that can cause the issue is where you bore the hole under the battery tray which will sit the top pipe slightly forward hence hitting the fan. Either massage the hole out so the piping sits back a little further or trim the blades on a new fan. Personally i wouldn't worry about changing to a thermo set up

[Tave-33]

I agree with Wisey18 and think the forward facing plenum is the way to go but i would go a plenum from a 26 coz then u get the 6 throttle bodies as well

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

on my old setup i cut the edges off the fan with a breadknife while still on the car... easy

now i have a new front end and this time i sat it above the fan and cut a lil hole in the bonnet's crossbar where it scrubed

[frankige]

front facing plenum then ill have to change one or two cooler pipes correct? will a new plenum give me improved performnce for that money?

[SLAPS]

Nope. Not until your over 333.789rwkw.

Keep the std plenum with the rb20 and trim the blades or run an EF/EL thermo.

Edited June 21, 2009 by SLAPS

[nzm033]

u can just TRIM the fan blades

i have a hybrid gt spec kit aswell

[mad082]

i had a hybrid kit and i just took the corners off the back of the blades. took a section about the size of the top half of your thumb off each blade and it cleared. that way the blades were still the full length but just not quite as wide at the tips

[wisey18]

Nope. Not until your over 333.789rwkw.

Keep the std plenum with the rb20 and trim the blades or run an EF/EL thermo.

Or Au thermo's.