Gray Hound intercooler?

[RipperXX]

Do you know what kind of turbo he was runing?

 

[autronicDSM]

http://www.are.com.au/techtalk/intecoolersMR.htm#Truck Intercooler Cores

Have a read about truck cores

 

[91TSiGuy]

I'm running a truck intercooler cut down. It's a Garrett core too actually. The thing cost a lot to have custom end tanks welded up. Definitely not worth it in my opinion. You guys may be thinking of another 1g'er with a red car that's doing/did this though.

 

[TotalEclipse112]

I dunno someone here in Germany did it with a Man truck intercooler in a 1G.Yes the name of the truck company is Man, and I don't think that he had to do much custom work to do it.But I am not sure and would have to look into it.

 

[20gst]

My friend snaged one from a big Cat Trackhoe or Excavator it was like 33'' long and maybe 14'' tall and 2'' thick. He scraped all the yellow paint off and it was funny. He riged it up and it works.
The turbo didnt work though. That thing was to big I could reach my hand in there and grab the blades with my hand easy.
We welded up a custom manifold and the turbo was to heavy and broke it. Only got 14psi out of it too....... CRAZY..

 

[tg93gsx]

my friends dad is the head bus mechanic for our school. we were in the bus garage the other day and he showed me an intercooler off one of the busses that had a blown turbo. the thing wasnt actually all that big but it was really thick like 3- 3&1/2 inches (maybe 30x16 at the biggest) the only big problem that i saw was that the endtank outlets were like 3in. it is kinda cool on those busses the intercooler sits on top of the radiator.

 

[98TsiAWD]

You could make 2 FMIC's out of that bus intercooler...

 

[BoostinAWD]

I am the one running the truck intercooler Just waiting for my motor to find its way back in my car.

 

[eyebrowski]

isuzu NPR, thats a fairly large IC out of a truck that can be used on our cars with some modifications if that whats you are looking for...

 

[BoostinAWD]

Here is mine yea its shorter tall wise so it could tuck behind my front bumper. All it took was a rotary saw and a $3 metal blade at home depot.

 

[RipperXX]

tg93gsx would you know if that guy would want to sell the intercooler? and how much? kinda thick though..

and i was thinking about doing the endtanks myself.. i can weld pretty good.. although welding on Alumenum is a totaly deferent world...

 

[RipperXX]

one other question is there anything else you can use to fab a end tank out of other than alumenum.. (although i dont guess you could weld it then.. not much or anything to my knowlage that is a compatible metal with Alumenum other than alumenum...)

 

[XTurboSpYderX]

ALU-MIN-UM
Pronunciation: &-'lü-m&-n&m
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: New Latin, from alumina
Date: 1812
: a bluish silver-white malleable ductile light trivalent metallic element that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidation and is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust where it always occurs in combination

 

[RipperXX]

im from GA































oh well... i just got off a 13hr shift my brain is fried man..

 

[XTurboSpYderX]

it's kewl bro... I was just poken...

 

[Wizard]

OK.....

It's not necessarily that some diesels have intercoolers or not, it's a development thing. Early diesels weren't even turbo'd. Then they added turbo, then intercoolers and not they are going to common rail fuel injection. Look at turbo cars. Most Dodge turbo cars weren't intercooled until the late 80s, early 90s. The Starquest wasn't intercooled at first. I have seen early 90s Chevy Diesel trucks that were turbo'd but not intercooled. Now almost all turbo vehicles are intercooled. Since manufacturers have seen the advantages of running intercoolers like longer life, better reliability, more power with a minimal cost increase.

The Probe/MX6/626 (88-92) FMIC is small, yet somewhat efficient. But not enough to justify going through the hassle to make it work on our cars. 1g Turbo cars can easily support 350+ hp on SMIC. 2g's fare a little worse. And I have a 88 MX6 3" exhaust, cat, K&N, 292,000miles, stock 8lbs of boost, slipping OEM clutch ran 14.6 at 93mph. I'm sure the OEM FMIC can go much further than low 14s.

Wiz

 

[tg93gsx]

My friends dad that i was talking about earlier has just decided that he is going to give me that intercooler for FREE. Now all i need is to see how much im going to have to cut off, then make some endtanks.

 

[Omega]

FYI: Diesel engines operate on detonation. They are amazing engines that have taken leaps and bounds in technology in the last few years.

There are HUNDREDS of truck intercoolers on ebay. I am unsure on the flow charactoristics but give it a shot. Some of them are big enough to make 2 DSM intercoolers... so you could sell one and get some of your money back.

 

[RipperXX]

I was reading that truck IC's have alot lower preformance and are normaly thicker than normal preformance IC.. but hey a IC that big on the front or the stock SMIC.. i think i'll try it... cause i know i'll hate heatsoak...

 

[XTurboSpYderX]

Originally posted by Wizard
OK.....

It's not necessarily that some diesels have intercoolers or not, it's a development thing. Early diesels weren't even turbo'd. Then they added turbo, then intercoolers and not they are going to common rail fuel injection. Look at turbo cars. Most Dodge turbo cars weren't intercooled until the late 80s, early 90s. The Starquest wasn't intercooled at first. I have seen early 90s Chevy Diesel trucks that were turbo'd but not intercooled. Now almost all turbo vehicles are intercooled. Since manufacturers have seen the advantages of running intercoolers like longer life, better reliability, more power with a minimal cost increase.


Wiz

that actually makes a LOT of sense... as the majority of the diesels that I work with aren't intercooled... and I am in the airforce... and working with archaic, aincent equipment...

 

[TotalEclipse112]

If you want to weld the endtanks yourself, you need a TIG weld unit to weld aluminum.It a pain in the Arse.

 

[RipperXX]

so a MIG wouldn't work? and i know a Arc welder wouldn't... hmm can a torch? or will i probly just melt holes in it like crazy...(since there is no glow to tell how hot it is)

 

[RabidDonkeyBoy]

you will have to TIG weld it, i know there are MIG setups that can do aluminum, but those are meant for much thicker aluminum and i doubt you'll find a shop with one.

it takes a lot of practice to know when you have a weld pool with aluminum, since the whole outer layer of aluiminum oxide obscures the weld puddle, but hitting the areas your goign to weld with a wire brush or sand paper will make it easier.

you're better off finding a shop or a skilled relative with a TIG welder do it.