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Intercooler upgrade
I would like to upgrade my intercooler on my D3 and have read about people saying about RS500 intercoolers. Do all the standard pipes fit it and what do you have to do to make it fit?Tonga Green D3
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21st Feb 2015 12:04 pm
Disco_Mikey
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RS500 cooler just fits. Needs a couple of reducers, and joiners, and one out,et from the cooler needs cut to fit
I didn't make up any brackets to mount on my own car, because it's such a tight fit, it isnt going anywhereMy D3 Build Thread
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Do you have any pics of your truck with it fitted and bumper on at all? As I have lights in my front grill not sure if I have room for one. My lights go to the diagonal bars begins the grill.Tonga Green D3
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Defender mud flaps
It shouldn't go up that far so you should be OK. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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21st Feb 2015 12:20 pm
Disco_Mikey
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I'm guessing you have to remove the bumper and everything to fit the intercooler? If there any modification to have to be made apart from pipe work?Tonga Green D3
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21st Feb 2015 12:30 pm
Disco_Mikey
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Buy Now is normally £120
Bumper has to come off, rad pack needs unbolted to fit the cooler in, but mounts in its normal place
Front end of the chassis leg needs trimmed slightly, as seen in the pic. Same has to come off the front crash bar, but doesn't affect its strength/structure
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Where is it tight, Where the intercooler Flares out near the bottom? If so I wonder if I could cut abit of the intercooler out and weld it in abit thinner.Tonga Green D3
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General Grabber X3s
EGR blanked
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RAI
Defender mud flaps
21st Feb 2015 12:41 pm
Disco_Mikey
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Can you tell any difference and if so what fitting this cooler.
3rd Jul 2018 7:30 am
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RS500
I am interested in doing this but unsure of what apart from radiator needed to do the job Advice appreciated
23rd Oct 2018 3:40 am
G_Cam
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
RS500 cooler just fits. Needs a couple of reducers, and joiners, and one out,et from the cooler needs cut to fit
I didn't make up any brackets to mount on my own car, because it's such a tight fit, it isnt going anywhere
Have you any idea, or can you remember, what connection/reducer pipes you need to buy to get this to fit?
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13th Mar 2019 8:36 pm
Disco_Mikey
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76mm to 51mm rings a bell
And something like this to to attach to existing hoses on car
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Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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