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    Intercooler upgrade?

    Hi Guys

    My 2000 Td5 manual has the TRS chip and EGT gauage installed but I'm still concerned about EGT's when towing ... I always do my best to keep it below 600 degrees. (Normally around 300-500 when towing on the open road but climbs really quickly with any substantial hill) My understanding is that the bigger intercooler from a D2a will make a difference ... but how much?

    TRS want $440 (delivered) for a second hand D2a intercooler that comes cleaned and with a 3 month warranty.

    Other options on ebay include

    Allard - Allard Landrover Discovery TD5 Intercooler Kit | eBay

    Allisport - AlliSport Land Rover Discovery TD5 Intercooler Kit (manual gearbox version) | eBay

    DLS - LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 MAN TD5 PERFORMANCE INTERCOOLER | eBay

    McDonalds - Land Rover Discovery 2 Automatic TD5 Performance Intercooler | eBay

    At around twice the price ... are the new ones worth the money? Any thoughts or other options?

    Thanks

    Craig

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    Have a look at Paddockspares:

    Performance Intercooler Discovery TD5 Manual

    These are made by Serck Motorsport, who were (and possibly still are) making the Td5 Alive intercoolers. At $430AU plus shipping (guestimating $500 all up) I reckon you'd have to have rocks in your head to buy a second hand D2a intercooler for $440.

    cheers
    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by OffTrack View Post
    Have a look at Paddockspares:

    These are made by Serck Motorsport, who were (and possibly still are) making the Td5 Alive intercoolers. At $430AU plus shipping (guestimating $500 all up) I reckon you'd have to have rocks in your head to buy a second hand D2a intercooler for $440.

    cheers
    Paul
    Thanks Paul ... yep just sent Paddock an email for costs. I figured $440 was a bit rich.

    Craig

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    think i paid about $300 from bruce davis for a second hand d2a cooler, he fitted aswell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco EMU View Post


    Thanks Paul ... yep just sent Paddock an email for costs. I figured $440 was a bit rich.

    Craig
    They go for $200-250 on ebay when they show up there. $250 is top dollar. Some have suggested they are only worth paying $100 for, but there is a demand for them which drives up the price.

    This is the Serck product page for the manual intercooler:

    High Performance Cooling by Serck Motorsport

    The list price is £430+vat. I'm always surprised at how cheap Paddocks manage to sell stuff - they must have paper thin margins on some items. That said Td5 Alive had the Auto intercooler on sale before xmas for the same price as Paddock is selling the Serck intercoolers, so there is clearly a fairly substantial markup on them.

    cheers
    Paul

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    There is this note on the Td5 Alive site for the Td5 manual intercooler:

    Suitable for all models with or without air conditioning. Please note that some non european models have a transmission oil cooler mounted beneath the intercooler. If yours has this, then please select the Automatic Transmission version.
    You might want to double check with Paddock on fitment before placing an order.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yorkie View Post
    think i paid about $300 from bruce davis for a second hand d2a cooler, he fitted aswell.
    Thanks Yorkie!

    Did that price include installation and did it have the desired effect on the cooling?

    Craig

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    i had some other stuff done from memory, was few years ago.
    give them a call, cant harm.

    not sure what effect it had on cooling, have only had egt monitor for about a month.

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    I paid $100 for my D2a intercooler, bought off eBay. As Paul says, anything more than that is robbery in my opinion as well. I will be selling mine in the near future so keep an eye out in the markets.
    Dave
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    I spent two months trying to sell a D2a intercooler on here for $200.00 and no takers. Sold it on eBay and a member on here purchased it for more than that...

    The D2a intercooler is a worthy upgrade, however, the aftermarket intercoolers are a better upgrade too if you can afford it. I highly recommend the unit from Alive Tuning, I found their price including freight from the UK to be the best value.

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