Brillomaster mentioned yetersday how he had suffered from someones previous bad work that came to light when having a chip upgrade, the boost leak was bad!!!! seems someone had used a bit of wood to add some firmness to the bottom of his 99 spec bumper due to missing fixings, unfortunately one of the screws had pierced the intercooler.

 

Took some picures and thought they may serve to keep all owners alert to taking care when drilling etc. on zeds.

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff TT

boo thats rubbish, what a shame! is the 'cooler knackered now then?

It looks like it's been deliberately screwed into the IC! oh dear.

boo thats rubbish, what a shame! is the 'cooler knackered now then?

 

Hopefully not, dropping it off at local intercooler manufacturer see if they can fix it.

 

Jeff

stick a wider screw in it :lol::lol:

stick a wider screw in it :lol::lol:

 

Yes cool, actually I think the screw was in fully at some point and was sealing the hole, but as alloy is soft over time the weight of the wood hanging of it has worked the screw out.

 

Jeff

i do wonder what genius spent a fair whack on some ARC super intercoolers, and then screwed a hole into them...

 

Anyways, car is a lot better now, no turbo lag at all, foot down, instant response! so much so that im a bit worried about the clutch - just checking, the uprated one thats in there should be ok with the new power, right?

 

Let me know if you do have any luck getting the cooler repaired :)

well would you expect anything less from someone who uses wood and a screw

i do wonder what genius spent a fair whack on some ARC super intercoolers, and then screwed a hole into them...

 

Anyways, car is a lot better now, no turbo lag at all, foot down, instant response! so much so that im a bit worried about the clutch - just checking, the uprated one thats in there should be ok with the new power, right?

 

Let me know if you do have any luck getting the cooler repaired :)

 

Clutch is well up to the job no worries, forward planning is the key, yes will update you on the intercooler

 

Jeff

Edited April 3, 201114 yr by JeffTT