intercooler mounting on Nova?

[ydg27]

where can i mount one?
i have got one where the washer bottle is now but that is useless.
i cant fit the cooler behind the grill & i cant put it behind the radiator because of the hot air travelling through the rad.

please help, its a 1.7td intercooler from an astra. the engine i have got is 1.7td from cav. & i have the mahoosive 1.5d rad

[Ste_Nova]

behind thr grille

[ydg27]

i cant fit the cooler there because of the piping, where would i route it?

[Ste_Nova]

through the front panel like this one... then up where the coil would be on a petrol model

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/psc/imageup/1055411710__turbo0.jpg

[ydg27]

i dont want to cut into my slam panel because it would weaken it too much. (where the boost pipe goes through the slam panel and i havent got room to the right of my radiator to fit the boost pipe through)

[Ste_Nova]

well if u don't wanna do any cutting then ur bolloxed then :lol:

[brian]

it won't weaken it a lot. after all there are holes in it already. thats where ill be mounting mine when ever i get around to doing a turbo conversion.

[yela_nova_rob]

ste i want you to fit mine like that when i finally get my cooler...

[Ste_Nova]

i cant see it being a prob... just get some stainless zorst and some pipe

[ydg27]

where do you live ste?
i noticed yela nova rob lives in stoke - where abouts
i wouldn't mind seeing his beast (the car that is)

[Ste_Nova]

where do you live ste?

68miles from fez park

[ydg27]

fooking hell mate - a bit far away and yela wants to meet with ya - he must have some fuel money :lol:

i am going to fit a smaller rad with a monster fan & pipe my cooler in front if it.
cheers for the advice

[Ste_Nova]

not far.. i come stoke most sunday nights... only takes me 55mins

[ydg27]

we'll have to get a stoke meet sorted so we can meet up - ya up 4 it?

[Ste_Nova]

i don't do daylight

[dan16v]

ste where the cooler on robs comes through the front panal which route does it take to the turbo under the driver side chassis leg or throught it? :o

[Ste_Nova]

under... but it fights with the oil cooler pipes etc on the way

[dan16v]

take it, it was an arse to fit then?, thinking bout geting one but not sure how efficient it would be if it takes loads of turns round the chassis leg etc?

[Ste_Nova]

works fine bends are all smooth... temp stays between 10-15 deg over ambient under normal use... remeber most of the bends are on the inlet to the cooler... the outlet is much straighter

[yela_nova_rob]

mate you dont need much fuel money to drive 68 miles in a diesel

plus ste knows his stuff so i would take it him first

oh and there aint much point looking for a yellow nova no more mate

that been chopped up... my td is baby blue :D

[ydg27]

oh right - i'll keep my eyes open.
if you give me directons i will pop down to you on thursday or whenever suits you. (fao ste_sa)