I have an intercooler question for you guys,

Tcat55371 · #1 01-04-2006, 05:38 AM

I got this ad for an intercooler:
used. couple of dings and bent fins; but what do you expect, it came of an 02. comes with the stock BOV (BOV does not have recirculating hose attachment (that thing that connects the bov to the recirc hose)). $30.

Is this hose something I can replace easy or need? This is for my TD04 upgrade to my XT and since I have to adapt other things I was wondering if this is ok. Price seems fair to me. Came from a friend of the guy I got the TD04 from.

I'm still new to this turbo stuff and dont really understand what everything does. Getting my stock IHI turbo rebuilt after work tonight so I can get the car back on the road for the rest of the winter and park the SVX back in the barn.

Thanks again for the answers guys.

Chiketkd · #2 01-04-2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcat55371

comes with the stock BOV (BOV does not have recirculating hose attachment (that thing that connects the bov to the recirc hose)). $30.

Not a very hard hose to replace. If you can't do it, your average mechanic can for a nominal fee.

If the price is right, get it. Just make sure there are no cracks in the intercooler. If bent and dinged a lot, a few small cracks could form which will lead to a boost leak...

Zeppelin · #3 01-04-2006, 08:20 AM

You can make your recirculation hose out of anything. It's a rubber hose that just feeds the air the BOV lets off back into the intake.

All you need to do is find out what size the hose needs to be coming off the BOV and get some hose and cut to the length you need to get it back to the intake.

Chiketkd · #4 01-04-2006, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeppelin

You can make your recirculation hose out of anything. It's a rubber hose that just feeds the air the BOV lets off back into the intake.

All you need to do is find out what size the hose needs to be coming off the BOV and get some hose and cut to the length you need to get it back to the intake.

Correct. But I wouldn't say *anything*...

I prefer to go with at least OE style hose (available from parts stores) to make sure it it doesn't crack or blow off at high boost pressures.

-Chike

Zeppelin · #5 01-04-2006, 08:47 AM

The recirculation hose won't see any kind of high boost, it's just a hose that leads the blown off air back into the intake. It will never create pressure like the intercooler pipes because the intake side is open to the environment.

I understand that OEM is usually better, but this is going to be somewhat of a frankenstein project, and OEM probably won't fit.

You could hit the parts store and check their molded rubber hoses to see if anything they have would fit your application.

Chiketkd · #6 01-04-2006, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeppelin

The recirculation hose won't see any kind of high boost, it's just a hose that leads the blown off air back into the intake. It will never create pressure like the intercooler pipes because the intake side is open to the environment.

I understand that OEM is usually better, but this is going to be somewhat of a frankenstein project, and OEM probably won't fit.

You could hit the parts store and check their molded rubber hoses to see if anything they have would fit your application.

I always thought that at high boost pressures that the blown off air will be under high pressure at the BOV side...

Molded rubber hoses from a parts store is the way to go. He could probably pick some good stuff up for $5 as opposed to $30 for the OE.