Moving the air filter/intercooler....ideas!

[colinh7]

I am thinking about moving the air filter and unit or the intercooler...just doesnt make sense to me to have that intercooler pouring out hot air almost right into the air filter...any ideas....

Here is a pic...the red (the air unit) moving it to the blue with some different tubing....

and the yellow is the intercooler twisting it and moving it down behind the grill....any ideas guys!

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f128/colinh7/1969%20Mini/enginecolour.jpg

[Allan McD]

That will do fine the cooler needs air through it to cool and the intake can be where ever but away from hot air if poss.
Allan

[colinh7]

just have to find a good way to move that intercooler...hmmmm... :?

[bodgeit]

best bet is to go to a scrap yard and get as many hoses the right size that you can and then get creative with them!!!! :D could you put the air filter in the inner wing with some sort of shielding to protect it?

as you say the intercooler will be better behind the grill.

Cheers
matt

p.s what engine is that?

[ed4ran]

3 cylinder Swift/Sprint Turbo. :lol:

[colinh7]

Yep ed4ran....got it dead on.

Thats a good idea, about going to the junkers and grabbning lot of tubing...lol. Try and get to that in the New Year...