For those of you who have been looking all over for some pics of front-mounted IC's on turbocoupes, this is the best stuff i've found in quite awhile:
http://www.merkurtech.com/?dir=picturepages
There are, of course, several differences between the frontal dimensions between the xr4ti's and the TC's, but these pictures should certainly give you some ideas of how other guys have been doing it.
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maroon 1987 TC 5spd, 128k miles
k&n cone in fenderwell, gillis valve set at 17lbs, kirban adjustable fpr set at 40psi, walbro 255 hi-pressure pump, bosch hi-pressure bypass valve, ported e6
Best 1/4 mile: 14.857 (with 2.26 60' time)
Best trap speed: 94.01mph
Thanx for the pics.
Always nice to see mods.
Guy's are definately stimulated visually eh?
Here is the pic of the powerstroke intercooler that I installed. There isn't too much to see but you can get the basic idea of it.
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Glenn 88TC
current mods (13.809 at 98.48mph): ported & polished big valve head(1.89/1.59), ranger roller, gutted upper and ported lower intakes, t3/t4 turbo, MSD 6al, MSD Launch Control, K&N filter, Walboro 255 pump, Kirban adj. fuel reg., ATR header, full 3" exhaust with Dynomax Ultraflow muffler, Star stage III ceramic clutch, Tiny Avenger bleed valve, Weld Draglites with M/T ET Street 26x11.5/15
Winter 2001-2002 upgrades - powerstroke intercooler(mounted full size or it won't be going in), 65mm throttle body, 42lb. injectors, custom grind roller cam, big turbo, rear suspension upgrades
Quote:Originally posted by Glenn 88TC:
Here is the pic of the powerstroke intercooler that I installed. There isn't too much to see but you can get the basic idea of it.
I see you managed to get that beast of an intercooler to fit without moving the radiator at all.. How'd you pull that off? It looks like you just mounted it upside down and plumbed everythign underneath the radiaotr, but I could be wrong. Looks like a really clean setup though. Nice job.
Quote:Originally posted by SteveX82:
I see you managed to get that beast of an intercooler to fit without moving the radiator at all.. How'd you pull that off? It looks like you just mounted it upside down and plumbed everythign underneath the radiaotr, but I could be wrong. Looks like a really clean setup though. Nice job.
I will have more pics later that show the entire cooler with the nose of the car off. The inlet and outlets are right in the middle on the sides of the cooler. I had to cut the frame of the car back 8"(both sides) to allow the piping to clear. The battery needs to go in the trunk because it is covering the oulet pipe and the inlet is right at the air filter. Everything was reinforced with thickwall tubing and a lot of bracing.