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Bass Junky Grand Master

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Hey ppls.

Just had the new cooler fitted and thought I'd port some pics for anybody interested in how it looks.

Its an R34 GTT

It an HKS Type S Intercooler kit.

I powder coated the pipes black (they were originally silver) for stealth, but couldn't decided on an appropriate coating for the cooler so left it uncoated.

They only had to cut the lower cross member.

All pipes went back to the original holes where the standard cooler goes.

Here's the pics.

BASS OUT

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bangahh Community Regular

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looks great...... and thanks for the pics, thats exactly what I want to do when my cooler arrives.

Since you already been there, done that. Can I ask a few questions.

How much did it cost you just for the piping if you did it yourself or did you get someone else to install it?

Does the return pipe need to be bolted to the chasis?

cheers

Bass Junky Grand Master

Bass Junky

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It an HKS intercooler kit.

Comes with everything to bolt the kit up to the car.

Including a small bracket to hold the return pipe to the chassis and stop it from flopping about.

The long pipe which goes from the turbo side of the engine to the far side is actually the "hot" pipe, and the short pipe going to the intake the is the "cold" pipe.

Interesting.

Today, the mesh grills are being cut and put into the oringinal locations where possible and the cooler will be sprayed matt black for stealth (well, as much as possible anyway)

Will let you all know how it turns out.

BASS OUT

paulr33 Grand Master

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looks good!

just a questoin tho why was the return pipe plumbed back via the stock inlet pipe locaton vs going into the right hand side and using a 270 degree bend into the plenum? wouldn't it be better this way vs coming all the way back the same path?

Abo Bob Grand Master

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Great because I have the exact same front bar. I was intending to go stealth too.

Thanks for that.

Why don't you cut away the extra number plate mounting area. That's my intention so as to not block the airflow. May have to put all new mesh in though.

Bass Junky Grand Master

Bass Junky

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RaulR33.

The R34 has a different inlet to the throttle body as it has a solenoid operated throttle before the normal one for traction control, therefore you can't put a 120 in there.

Secondly, I didn't want to cut the chassis for the pipe.

Thirdly, that's just how the kit came. Who am I to argue??

Abo Bob.

The bottom of the Nismo bar would be completely unsupported if I cut out the number plate section.

On a road car, the intercooler acts more like a heat sink anyway, by the time you heat soak the cooler enough to require bulk airflow, you would probably break something else.

On a race or track car however, airflow is important to remove heat from the core.

I also wanted full stealth for staying a little bit discreet.

Another note.

Boost definently comes on a little later, but no later than stock thanks to Roil.

I also fitted a lightened flywheel:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...2997#post882997

yesterday, which takes up the slack response.

BASS OUT

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