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8th November 2021, 08:17 AM
Was asked to document this as a couple people on Facebook were intrigued. It's not pretty but it works.
I wanted a bigger cooler for mine but thought having the radiator, intercooler and a/c condenser sandwiched together is a bit average. Sure I could pay $1400aud or whatever it is for an Allisport, but it's still going to heat soak in traffic, and being an early model I wanted to avoid messing with the a/c pipes to make it fit.
I bought this cooler from a FG Falcon for $200 off marketplace. I'd measured up and they seemed like they'd be a winner. The pipes sweep back unlike most aftermarket generic coolers.
I had to buy 2x silicone pipes, they were a 2.5"-2" reducer with a 90 degree bend. I did have to trim a little off the 2.5" end to make it fit properly but that's easy with a knife. They were like $25ea from Autobarn.
I also bought a 2" 60 degree aluminium bend. It was $30 shipped or something off ebay.
To fit it, I used the original lower mounts on the cooler, drilled 2x small holes in the lower panel and bolted the ends to that. The side mounts I used some flat bar and drilled a hole in each side of the panel and bolted it there. Used some little spacers on the flat bar to make it sit right, and big washers to spread the load.
Piping wise I already had terrafirma silicone hoses fitted with the old intercooler. On one side I cut down the aluminium pipe I bought to join the original pattern pipe to the new silicone reducer, as it needed the bend. That piece that I cut off the aluminium pipe, I used on the other side to do the same thing, as it didn't need a bend and so just had to go between the two silicone hoses.
It took me an afternoon to completely fit the cooler and do the piping, it was really easy. Most annoying bit was removing the old intercooler.
I am still on a stock fuel map (not for long) but definitely did notice a difference. The best bit is no more heat soak when you're sitting at the lights. Normal driving wise it did help power a little bit but nothing drastic. I imagine that with a tune the difference would be very pronounced.
It's not pretty but it definitely works. I painted it black to try detract attention from it. Nobody really notices unless they look hard.
With everything clamped down and tightened I've done a couple thousand km and no issues. Also makes it really quick to pull it off if it needs cleaning or for other servicing.
https://i.imgur.com/IrtP8kP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/X2EpTYT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/G3DnfT6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vPLx5dr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HOf0DMo.jpg
I wanted a bigger cooler for mine but thought having the radiator, intercooler and a/c condenser sandwiched together is a bit average. Sure I could pay $1400aud or whatever it is for an Allisport, but it's still going to heat soak in traffic, and being an early model I wanted to avoid messing with the a/c pipes to make it fit.
I bought this cooler from a FG Falcon for $200 off marketplace. I'd measured up and they seemed like they'd be a winner. The pipes sweep back unlike most aftermarket generic coolers.
I had to buy 2x silicone pipes, they were a 2.5"-2" reducer with a 90 degree bend. I did have to trim a little off the 2.5" end to make it fit properly but that's easy with a knife. They were like $25ea from Autobarn.
I also bought a 2" 60 degree aluminium bend. It was $30 shipped or something off ebay.
To fit it, I used the original lower mounts on the cooler, drilled 2x small holes in the lower panel and bolted the ends to that. The side mounts I used some flat bar and drilled a hole in each side of the panel and bolted it there. Used some little spacers on the flat bar to make it sit right, and big washers to spread the load.
Piping wise I already had terrafirma silicone hoses fitted with the old intercooler. On one side I cut down the aluminium pipe I bought to join the original pattern pipe to the new silicone reducer, as it needed the bend. That piece that I cut off the aluminium pipe, I used on the other side to do the same thing, as it didn't need a bend and so just had to go between the two silicone hoses.
It took me an afternoon to completely fit the cooler and do the piping, it was really easy. Most annoying bit was removing the old intercooler.
I am still on a stock fuel map (not for long) but definitely did notice a difference. The best bit is no more heat soak when you're sitting at the lights. Normal driving wise it did help power a little bit but nothing drastic. I imagine that with a tune the difference would be very pronounced.
It's not pretty but it definitely works. I painted it black to try detract attention from it. Nobody really notices unless they look hard.
With everything clamped down and tightened I've done a couple thousand km and no issues. Also makes it really quick to pull it off if it needs cleaning or for other servicing.
https://i.imgur.com/IrtP8kP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/X2EpTYT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/G3DnfT6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vPLx5dr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HOf0DMo.jpg