Jon\'s (88GT-R ) great looking Gen 2

[88GT-R]

Originally posted by grinder
new intercooler eh - hummmmmm could do with another one !! ha ha ha

just a quick question jon - you seem to know your stuff on this

right then - open bonnet on a standard tII - the intercooler sits at the back ontop of the engine

when the bonnet is shut - the scoop directs air over the intercooler

is there a seal that is created around the intercooler and the bonnet - or does the air just flow in that rough direction ??

its just the the better half has a ( now dead ) mondeo TD , and there is a rubber seal on the intercool that seals itself to the bonnet when shut

i was thinking about this and was wondering if it was worth putting a foam block around the intercooler - so that when the bonnet is shut it forms a seal

this way you wouldnt draw in the warm air from the engine

or it is designed so that the fan at the front blows air over the engine AND the intercooler ?? ( although that would now be warm air )

just a thought - and yes a bit off topic !

looking forward to seeing you at rotorstock - i have a LOAD of little daft questions for you

Hi,
Under the scoop on the bonnet is a rubber seal which rests on the rim of the intercooler. Thinking logically here, with the air coming into the engine through the scoop, where can it go? All it is doing is creating low pressure at the top of the engine and in the bay as the intercooler doesn´t allow the air to run through it.
The main problem with changing the position of the intercooler, is that with the standered bonnet the effect of the low pressure is multiplied as the whole bay is then filled with air.
Sorry,I think i overdid it on the reply. Get carried away sometimes :reallymad

John
88 GT-R

[93type-x]

same deal as a scooby then?

[scooby_si]

no seal on a scoob at all the air is directed towards the intercooler but certainly not sealed to it, may of misread what was mentioned previous doing a quick scan (at work )
Si

[grinder]

well obviously sealed to it - that would look well wierd

just a rubber seal that seals from the intercooler to the bonnet

[88GT-R]

Stu,
If yours doesn´t have the seal on, i can send one over when i put the new bonnet on.

John
88 GT-R

[grinder]

would that be in time for rotorstock - i cant see it but worth a try  !!

i will have a look some time - i may already have one and just never noticed !!

but thanks for the offer - what else have you lying around

[88GT-R]

ECU, but no good for you as mine is a S4, injectors, EGR and emmissions crap, all the other stuf has been binned:eek:
What you after? If you need the seal, i can bring it over to Rotorstock.

John
88 GT-R

[grinder]

Hummm mine is an s5

what injectors are they ( standard ones ? )

EGR - no idea what that/they is/are

to be honest i wasnt after anything specifically - i just hate to see things go to waste !!

unless you have a safc kicking around somewhere and a bov !! LOL

[88GT-R]

I did have an SAFC, but that will soon reside in a friends FD. Sorry. No BOV yet

John

[grinder]

ha ha ha no probs matey !

im still yet to check the rubber seal thingy - will have a look tonight