Turbo Hilux Cooler Piping

[kristafa]

Here's some pipework i made up for a mates hilux (22r), running a highmount turbo

was a while ago but thought i should post in here to see what ppl thought, since i have been a UNIX sys admin for the last 5 years and no actual training in tig welding

Also did some piping in aluminium for a mates r33 project (24NDA), & an aluminium battery tray and a mild steel intake for another mates Evo 6 (99GSR), i'll put up some of those pics when i get a chance..

anyway, about the 'lux, he wanted stealth so we bought a tiny intercooler which fit nicely behind the front grill and bumper, then painted the lot in heat proof satin black paint. Piping is stainless steel so the inside doesn't rust.

pics...

[Dean Muzz]

Nice work, my bros got a turbo (diesel) lux that were tryin to intercool, any hints.

[kristafa]

hmm have seen intercooled diesels before with similiar setup to patrol/wrx over the engine style cooler.. or he want front mount? only tip would be keep the piping short and dont go for big diameter pipe as this will take the turbo longer to build positive manifold pressure

the guy i did this piping for was previously using a water to air cooler with remote radiator to cool the water but he found this wasn't very effective at keeping down intake temps (broken water pump or thermostat i think he said)

after going with the front mount there was a small but noticeable improvement in power, as the aftermarket ECU was registering colder intake temps and wasn't pullling back the timing/fuel to compensate

[boz_soljah]

haha my mates doing this on his hilux, they sikk carss