Custom made intercoolers
 

I lost my job yesterday, and i need to find another way to make money while going to school. My dad owns a truck dealership (freightliner) and they do LOTS of aluminum work, he said that i can use his shop after hours to fabricate custom intercoolers, i was wondering what you use to construct them and what sizes you guys would want, i would also be able to construct turbo manifolds. The craftsmanship would be perfect... the mechanics that would help me are some of the best welders i have ever seen. thanks

d7lan_2000@hotmail.com

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

if u get a business running i want a manifold

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

make the manifold and intercooler stuff. I'll be the guinea pig for it http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsmile.gif

good luck on it

Re: Custom made intercoolers (AzN_Flava)
 

thanks, but i need to know what to make the intercoolers out of...

i talked to some of the best fabricators in my dads shop and showed them many examples of turbo manifolds (SS equal length) and they said that they could do them very well. they are amazing with aluminum too, so the intercoolers should be a piece of cake http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsmile.gif

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

i actually thing the large water heater material is what they use as the core..then the just cut it and add the ends on them....but this is just my 2 cents on it, i'm not for certain.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (98civicEX)
 

thanks, there was a guy selling some homemade ones on here a while ago, i'll do a search..

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

i couldnt find anything, i need help soon, i need to make my next car payment by the 15th of next month... so i need to get started... thanks for your help

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

are you talking about completely custom, built from scratch? I'd be easier just to get semi intercoolers and cut 'em up and add endtanks. You could get plenty of business if you were flexable about size and endtank specifications.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

Dmoto, try this site...maybe you can email them to ask what they use for the intercooler core. Here are other sites too and good reading materials http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif

http://www.allardturbosport.co.uk/pages/leaflets/Typical_intercooler_design.shtmlhttp://www.turboneticsinc.com/spearco/asemblis.htm
http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/intercoolers.htm
http://www.cartech.net/intercoolers.htm


[Modified by skunk2unerz, 11:37 PM 10/23/2002]

Re: Custom made intercoolers (skunk2unerz)
 

D series equal length manifold http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: Custom made intercoolers (G2turbo_terror)
 

I think cartech does this as well.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (bruthaboost)
 

ok, im gonna for sure start building the intercoolers within a few days, what sizes do you guys need/want? i am thinking about doing a d-series manifold because there seems to be a lot of people wanting them and nobody making them... but i would need a donor car (locally http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsad.gif )

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

anybody interested http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsmile.gif

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

i be interested in a d-turbo manifold....how much we talkin bout here... http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: Custom made intercoolers (skunk2unerz)
 

it will probably depend on how long it takes me to find a donor car, but i could probably have a manifold done in 3 months.. dont know about price, intercoolers i could have in two weeks or less

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

i would like a d-series manifold as well

Re: Custom made intercoolers (izihatchbaksir)
 

i'll see what i can do, i might be able to use my friends car if he will let me, but i dont know, because its a stock d-series. would you guys want to keep air conditioning if possible?

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

Don't forget about us h23ers. All too often, people overlook the h23. I'd lend u my car but i'm in cali.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

I ripped my AC out, so it doesn't matter. I'm just looking for a nice tubular equal-length manifold.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (inspyral)
 

quality stainless equal-length manifold + keep a/c = $$$ in your pocket.


<----would be very interested. http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emwink.gif

Re: Custom made intercoolers (zoomintegra)
 

i'll try to come up with a design... i know it would make some money, i need to get enough money to buy a eg http://rely.net/~htimages/smile/emwink.gif

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

dylan.....there is no way joe will lend you his car http://rely.net/~htimages/smile/emwink.gif but good luck on the manifold. you should have asked me about 3 weeks ago to do a b-series mani for me.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (BoostInBoi)
 

hehhe, i know, he's probably done modding his car after tinting the windows and putting a sub in the trunk... but thats cool i guess

i'll use my car when i get it http://rely.net/~htimages/smile/emwink.gif wont be long http://rely.net/~htimages/smile/emsmile.gif i just lost my liscence again so i will have tons of time to finish my car and sell it, then get a civic.

Re: Custom made intercoolers (dmotoguy)
 

Are you going to leak test these intercoolers?

Re: Custom made intercoolers (CzanSOHC)
 

yes i will make sure that they do not leak