driftmotion 1JZ intercooler piping kit...

[87supraguy]

so i just bought the kit from them and got only thing is no instructions but i said he should be simple enough, this isn't my first a/m intercooler kit install:nono:... i've tried every way possible to route the piping to the intercooler up front... seems like the piping is too short for the job to reach the intercooler...

again either i'm routing it wrong or it's too short.... what i want to know is if any has bought the same kit and has had a similar issue? also if you have any pictures of the pipe routing?


any help will be greatly appreciated,,,

 

[MA71_Static]

That kit is / was on this car >> http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?123303-FS-Complete-1JZGTE-***BAY-AREA***-SOLD I'm just posting it up as a reference for you, not how to install it lol

 

[87supraguy]

thanks for the help but i see your pipe that goes from the turbos to the intercooler passes underneather your headlight, my piping pass right between the radiator and the motor... what i need to see is the undrside of how it's routed to the intercooler itself

 

[mkiiichip]

Is this the kit you have? http://store.driftmotion.com/static/i-1jzttmk3ickit.php

Do you have a clutch fan? If so read the last sentence of the description.

 

[Gunnar]

I took mine through under the headlight too as the fanblades get in the way.

 

[87supraguy]

that's the kit i have and no clutch fan... i have E-fans... i mean so far no clearance issues anywhere it's just that the pipes provided don't reach the intercooler.

 

[mattsplat72]

I am having trouble visualizing this . Could you maybe take a pic of the problem? Would make for an easier time answering .

 

[87supraguy]

i'll take a pic today after work...

 

[1jzFreak]

the same kit is on ebay for sale with plenty of pics just go ebay motors and type in 1jz intercooler kit and it should be the first 1 to pop up, i bought the same kit but off ebay cause i didnt want to get raped on shipping, its susposed to come today

 

[87supraguy]

haha i did that last night before i posted the thread on here. but they are slightly different.... if you look at the pictures on ebay there is two semi circle pieces that curve around to go into the intercooler.... in my kit i have those semi circle pieces also but one is welded in the middle of it so i assume they are not identical kits cause i tried use it as a reference but no help...

i'm sure i'm confusing some poeple the way i'm explaining it....

i will post pics to clear up confusion after work, i get off in an hour and 20mins...

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just called arron and we're going to try to figure it out. hopefully we figure it out... and if we do i'll post pictures for future refference, so if anyone else has this issue they would be able to figure it out.

 

[Gunnar]

You're using this with a front mount left-right intercooler? The welded one goes behind the towhook on the left (sitting in the car) and then up.
I even had to shorten and reweld my pipe that went up and into the intake plenum.

 

[87supraguy]

ah-ha! i knew i wasn't crazy seems like you understand what i'm saying... i figured there would be some cutting and rewelding involved... which totally sucks since it's suppose to be a bolt on application.

hey gunnar do you have pics of this by any chance?

 

[87supraguy]

ok so here's some quick pics...

the first:
one is right out of the turbos

the second:
is underneath on the passenger side (notice gap between piping and intercooler also the piping is running into the tow hook thingy)

the third:
the piping going into the intake manifold

the fourth:
underside on the driveside (this one seems to be ok...)

hope the resolution is ok... i took these picture with my phone.

 

[1jzFreak]

i got mine and it olny has 1 semi circle and its welded in the middle but i guess they are different hahaha o well looked the same sorry.

 

[87supraguy]

you got yors from ebay right? se i have one semi circle (120 deg pipe) with a weld in the middle and another without a weld... the one without the weld is a sharper 120 deg pipe and the welded one is a wider 120 deg pipe...

hey 1jzFreak: do you have any pictures?

 

[87supraguy]

if you got the ebay one... in the pictures on ebay there is two semi circles... look ing the pictures on ebay and look in your kit. there is 2

 

[mattsplat72]

I wonder if it has to do with the differences in the y pipe between Supra ( 90 from motor) of a chaser ( more of a 45).

 

[87supraguy]

the y-pipe you mean the hard pipes coming off the twins to go to the intercooler piping?

is there really a difference betweem them?

 

[Scott 88-1JZ]

Have you tried talking to Aaron or send him a pm with a link to this thread? He would be the man to help you for sure. To me it seems that maybe the turbo outlet pipe is upside down that might get you closer, hard to tell . But I looked at the kit on the website and it looks like there are 5 pipes and I can only make out 4 here. Where is the 5th one?

 

[87supraguy]

yeah maybe i'll pm him and link him in... the 5th piece i asked him about, he said it's an intake pipe... so it's only 2 pieces before the intercooler and 2 peices after the intercooler ... does that make sense

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ok pm to arron has been sent