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Hey guys, on the weekend im going to be removing my stock r33 cooler and upgrading it with an r34 gtt intercooler, so it will sit in the same position. Just wondering whats the easiest way to pull out the cooler and what exactly needs to be done, I dont really feel like taking off the front bar :s

Thanks guys

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if you undo the undertray you can get the IC out without too much trouble. you definitely won't need to remove the front bar to change IC's. it is easier to get the cooler off but it takes longer if you take the bar off.

while you have the undertray and guard "loosened off" the car cut out the vent at the the front of the wheel arch and pop rivet some mesh in its place. this should help with air flow thru stock position.

you mean the like grilled air vents directly behind the cooler and wheel? put some mesh there? make the hole bigger at all or anything ?

sounds like a good idea.

will have to jack her up and have a good look at it

I did this recently.

You will need to take the plastic cover behind the intercooler in the wheel arch off. I haven't bothered to put it back on but up to you.

What you do need to do is detach most of the airbox so that you can loosen the hose clamps enough to pull the intercooler out from under neath.

What can be tricky is pulling the intercooler out from the factory hoses. They have been stuck together for ten years or so and require some effort.

To put the new intercooler on I found that softening up the rubber hose in hot water helped.

Overall an easy job but awkward as you dont have much room.

Removing the wheel will help.

Take a look at this thread, it is about doing the same as you are in a Stagea, same pipework, same intercoolers.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=69501

:D cheers :)

  SAMFISHER said:
I did this recently.

You will need to take the plastic cover behind the intercooler in the wheel arch off. I haven't bothered to put it back on but up to you.

What you do need to do is detach most of the airbox so that you can loosen the hose clamps enough to pull the intercooler out from under neath.

What can be tricky is pulling the intercooler out from the factory hoses. They have been stuck together for ten years or so and require some effort.

To put the new intercooler on I found that softening up the rubber hose in hot water helped.

Overall an easy job but awkward as you dont have much room.

Removing the wheel will help.

do you notice an improvment?

just pull the front bar off, easy as if u do it caus then there is no need to jack the car up or to take the wheel off

all done in 5 mins, if that :D

b4 u put in the gtt ic in, have a quick look over the fins to see if any are bent, if there are any just use a flat head screwdriver and leaver them straight. this will help with the flow also

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