SAC KZ-TE intercooler

WayneSchalk · Post by **WayneSchalk** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:14 am

SAC mount there inter-cooler just under the sump where the belly plate goes

Not the ideal place to have it on a 4x4.

I choose to blame Angela.... haha

AM Racing · Post by **AM Racing** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:17 am

Looks like a mud cooler. You are going to have to move that upfor any kind of effect.

WayneSchalk · Post by **WayneSchalk** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:27 am

I cleaned it out, and made sure the cooler is also clear of all mud.

just have to avoid deep water crossings.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:36 am

WayneSchalk wrote:I cleaned it out, and made sure the cooler is also clear of all mud.

just have to avoid deep water crossings.

It wasn't your fault......after all :roll: :roll: :roll:

Tsa · Post by **Tsa** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:06 am

Yip, mine located in the same place. Luckily I only have 2x4 and hope not to do any wet crossings soon :) Was just wondering how effective it actually is with it facing backwards and sucking in air and not air being pushed in while driving.

WayneSchalk · Post by **WayneSchalk** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:25 am

Tsa wrote:Yip, mine located in the same place. Luckily I only have 2x4 and hope not to do any wet crossings soon :) Was just wondering how effective it actually is with it facing backwards and sucking in air and not air being pushed in while driving.

How do you mean?

Tsa · Post by **Tsa** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:20 pm

If I look at my kz from the front, all you see is the bash plate covering the intake of the IC. When you look from the back you see the opening of the intake facing the rear of the vehicle. With other IC systems the intake is on top of the engine and gets the cool air from the front. Hope this makes sense? Or have I got it totally wrong? :)

WayneSchalk · Post by **WayneSchalk** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:46 pm

Here is a pic from the front with the bash plate on. I believe it "ramms the air throug".

Even tough I think its not the ideal place for a 4x4, i still think its better than the D4D, heat rises..... defeats the purpose doesn't it?

Tsa · Post by **Tsa** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:21 pm

Aha thanks for the pic. Now mine is just the other way around, with the mesh facing backward!? lol

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:45 pm

Mine is the same as Wayne's...facing forwards.

WayneSchalk · Post by **WayneSchalk** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:50 pm

Tsa wrote:Aha thanks for the pic. Now mine is just the other way around, with the mesh facing backward!? lol

Please post a pic of yours? Wonder how thy managed that? That means the cooler is also the other way around.

louis fourie · Post by **louis fourie** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:55 pm

Myne sit voor

Tsa · Post by **Tsa** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:04 am

Cool, will take a pic and post as soon as I get a chance.

Post by **Opsmedic** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:06 pm

Hi guys
Just check the clearance between the top of your bash plate and radiator. I found my bash plate was rubbing against the bottom tank right at the drain plug.
Cheers

Tsa · Post by **Tsa** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:47 pm

OK guys I'm the ID10T here! :)

Mine looks just like yours WayneSchalk, with the mesh at the front. It just always looked like there was an intake at the back and somehow that is what I understood when one of the guys at KSD explained it to me over the phone.

....AND thats why I dont do my own work on my KZ :)

Also wondered now how much air is actually forced into it with the bash plate (Legend 35) covering some of it.

WayneSchalk · Post by **WayneSchalk** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:55 pm

I will try and get bigger pictures,

it is designed very good, from the mesh in front it is "ducted" over the inter-cooler, all the air that goes in the front has to go through the inter-cooler and out the bottom. And trust me the cover also acts as a bash plate.

I know the inter-cooler has been tested and I have read all the specs. But I would like to have the opportunity to measure the difference between a KZ-TE without the SAC conversion and one like mine with the conversion.

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