Intercooler scoop from 05 wrx sti (allegedly)… looks like an absolute hack job in my opinion, but there weren’t a lot of good options (nobody would ship from Aus) and so this was the best of the worst possibles.
Anyway, top mount, so no need for a bunch of tubing. I am geting a little oil spray creep so I’m going to have to replace the gasket where it bolts to the intake. But overall it has lowered EGT’s even further, and reduced water temps as well. Interesting to see how it works on the Utah trip coming up. Hard to gauge temps when the outside temps are winter temps.
There was a hiatus after this, but last night I finally switched out one of the failing electric hubs from last year on Lockhart Basin to manual. Other one will be done tonight.
I’m sure there are a few other things but that’s the high points from the last year of mods on this truck. We have just figured out a rough route for May, so it’s time to figure out my to do list for this winter/spring…
I like the scoop Phil. Hopefully there’s at least one angle that looks good to you?
On the plus side, it’s big enough that you might get ram-air effect above 160kph.
What about brakes? I seem to remember there were a couple times where we were stalled on a climb and you were lamenting the amount of pedal pressure required–and even then, we overpowered the brakes by simply leaning on the front bumper trying to release the winch, remember?
Is there a beefier master cylinder, maybe? I wonder if it’s possible to increase vacuum assist or something…
I think there’s a booster boost from an 80 series but more things to complete first. Trailer has brakes so that covers safety on the road. Could be vacuum related too? My truck doesn’t natively make vacuum so it has a vac pump on side of block. Maybe something to check down the road…?
I’ve decided no more projects on truck until garage lights are done.
I also need to sort out some jackstands. My old ones aren’t compatible with the new floor. I need them with little pads under the legs ,(I could just use a sheet of something under each one but that’s more things to find space for…)
Ram Air over the intercooler is the point. But 160kmh is ambitious, and that’s if i was dropped from an Antonov.
So how do your brakes work, then? I just remembered a buddy–long time ago–telling me his diesel van had hydraulic brakes since diesels don’t make vacuum like petro cars. But you just mentioned a vac pump?
