I need V-Mount Pics!!

[tigwebu]

Can anyone with V-mount setup, post some pics, I need pics from every angle, also what type of modification did you have to do to make the intercooler fit? Do you still have a/c? Also what size intercooler you have? Sorry about the question but I really want this in my conv. Thanks

[steve s14]

haha, i just posted a pic of my coolant overflow setup in 240sx & silvia.i'll post it again a/c, p/s and everything else the car came with from the factory is still hooked up and working.

[tigwebu]

yeah i tried to shoot you an email but its' block so I thought I ask, intercooler size? More Pics
Modified by tigwebu at 10:54 AM 10/20/2006

[steve s14]

i'm a scammer so i don't want my information public. j/k, i never check my e-mail because it's always filled with spam and anyone i need to talk to just calls me anyway. e-mail has never been that useful to me.i'm not too sure on the length but it's a spearco core 4 inches thick, i'll measure the length when i get home. if you need more pics, you can look on the thread i made when i was building the thing.zerothread/173222if you need anymore info, you can ask me on your thread.

[Burnsey]

dang. how big is ur IC piping comin off the turbo.

[wild_maxx]

do you mean the INTAKE pipe?

I'd guess around 3"

[tigwebu]

more pics????

[SeanC]

that turbo looks to be a .70 ar compressor, with a 4" inlet and the intercooler cold pipe appears to be 3"

[Craving4Boost]

haha, i just posted a pic of my coolant overflow setup in 240sx & silvia.i'll post it again a/c, p/s and everything else the car came with from the factory is still hooked up and working.

Are you using an air duct? if so, does it get in the way of the radiator?

[steve s14]

the intake pipe is 4 inch and the outlet is 2.5, cold pipe is 2.75 - same size as the throttlebody.there are baffles between the radiator and intercooler to keep the air from escaping out the sides.

the intercooler is 3, 3/4 inches thick (oops, i said 4 earlier )20 inches long7, 3/4 inches wide.

here are some pictures of the backside of the intercooler.

[Craving4Boost]

you're set up is sick and im loving it. Is your car usually at the shop? I didnt realize your shop was so close to my gf's school UC Irvine. (I go UCSD). keep up the good work

[steve s14]

thanks.i don't drive it everyday because i carpool but i do drive it often.stop by whenever you're in the area!

to the threadstarter,if you need anymore pictures or info, let me know. i'd be glad to help out, and hopefully there will be another ka-t running around with a v-mount.

[Craving4Boost]

ever consider hood scoop to help aid the V-mount? would it help? however even if it does i'm sure you want to keep it a sleeper

[Poor_S13_Driver]

Wouldnt boost response be a little better because your eliminating all that piping? Looks good man

[thekawaii]

He's a big scammer. JK hahathe car is sick nice car

[tigwebu]

to the threadstarter,if you need anymore pictures or info, let me know. i'd be glad to help out, and hopefully there will be another ka-t running around with a v-mount.

Can I get a pic of the front showing the radiator setup, are you running a smaller radiator? Wtih your exp. can I use the Koyo radiator I got? Also what is the max size you think an intercooler could be to fix this set up?

[steve s14]

ever consider hood scoop to help aid the V-mount? would it help? however even if it does i'm sure you want to keep it a sleeper

i was going to buy a fiberglass or carbon hood with a reverse scoop but the scoops weren't in the correct location and i didn't want to use hood pins.i bought another used stock hood that i'm going to modify and add a reverse scoop. i've just been busy with other things and haven't got around to it. surprisingly, the intercooler still works well without a vented hood. the only drawback is if i sit in traffic, the intercooler heat soaks until i start getting going again and get some air movement through the intercooler.

Can I get a pic of the front showing the radiator setup, are you running a smaller radiator? Wtih your exp. can I use the Koyo radiator I got? Also what is the max size you think an intercooler could be to fix this set up?

i had to make a custom radiator to have it fit and still have room for the a/c parts. also the radiator had to be shorter for the intercooler to have enough room. you might be able to use a koyo radiator but it will most likely need to be modified to fit. also you probably will have to remove the receiver drier and other a/c parts for the radiator to be tilted back enough for the intercooler to fit on top.here is a picture of the radiator leaned back.

here is a picture of the intercooler core sitting on top during the mockup process

here is a picture of the radiator


Modified by steve s14 at 8:45 AM 10/23/2006

[tigwebu]

sorry steve I need more pics, where exactly does your radiator sit, its touching the motor at all? What's the size of the radiator?

[steve s14]

the radiator mounts in the stock location using the stock rubber mounts at the bottom.it's shorter and not as wide so that it can be leaned back without hitting anything. the radiator is close to the engine but there is plenty of clearance. the fan is really close to the water pump pulley though.

if you decide to build it just like mine, i would recommend copying the radiator as close as you can. meaning don't skimp by using a thinner core or going with a single pass setup. the radiator is a lot smaller that the stock radiator and i've seen ka-t cars with koyo's overheat due to the a/c being on, on a hot day.my radiator had to be very efficient because it's smaller and being used to handle way more heat than stock. i accomplished this by using a c&r radiator core that is 2, 1/4 inches thick and is a dual row core. it is 19 inches wide and is a dual pass setup, including the end tanks it is 22 inches wide.just to give you an idea how small the radiator is compared to stock, my radiator measures 22x 16 inches. the stock one measures 26x 18.those measurements are pretty accurate, plus or minus 1/2 inch. it doesn't matter, unless you were going to use an intercooler the same size as me, you would adjust the height depending on the intercooler size and angle in relation to the radiator.

i'll try and get some more pictures of the radiator and how it mounts in when i get a chance.

[D180SX760]

well guy i live in sandiego and iam planning to turbo my car i hope we could all get together to echange ideas since were not that far [email protected]

[WDRacing]

Thats definitly a different way to do a Vmount. Looks pretty sweet, I do wonder about all that underhood air heating up the ole IC though. We did a similar setup on my buddys FC and had the Radiator horozontal and the IC angled to meet it. Course we had no AC to deal with, which is a major difference in setups. If your's still works, then I'm digging it. I'm old, I need my AC. I'll try to dig up some pics if I can.

WD

From the frontS13 with SR

[tigwebu]

WD Can you back up on the first pic. I want to see the whole front end. Does the brace interfer with the v-mount

[boznuttz]

check these out

[Poor_S13_Driver]

Thats awesome. Is there a noticable gain in efficancy to run a setup like this? Im sure not really on the street...but a track car.

[S-14]

is there a way to place everything without cutting anything (bumper and rad support)

with a gtr intercooler could modified the tanks so it could be a v-mounted

[awesomenick]

Anybody know what radiator they're using on the 240sxmotoring car? It looks like something that's been flipped backwards..