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| 1769.1 | Allard for intercooler kits | LARVAE::SMART_A | Amnesia is loss of ...er..umm | Mon May 18 1992 14:46 | 11 |
| I am considering the same thing for my Land Rover Turbo diesel.
Allards (somewhere in South Wales) do an after market kit that they
claim reduces the intake temperature by 100�C! To just bolt on the
intercooler improves the fuel consumption (on the LR) by about 15-20%
but with the metering pump recalibrated they claim (from memory) a 20%
increase in power and 25% in torque for the same fuel consumption. The
kit fitted was �327.
I can get their number if you want it.
Alan
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| 1769.2 | Update 1 | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | | Tue May 19 1992 08:53 | 10 |
| Alan,
So it �s possible to just squeeze one in the intake ducts!
I'll contact a turbo charging specialist in the Netherlands today and
hear what they say. I'll enquire about the costs too.
Will report.
Peter
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| 1769.3 | Check the vehicle manufacturer's warranty | LARVAE::SMART_A | Amnesia is loss of ...er..umm | Tue May 19 1992 09:13 | 12 |
| The Allard intercooler fits between the grille and the radiator. You
have to modify the panel that supports the radiator to create two
apertures for the pipework.
The kit is extremely well made especially the cast intercooler. The
reason I have held off is that the vehicle has only just finished its
three year warranty and L-R don't recognise the after market units.
BTW I did look at fitting the intercooler off the latest direct
injection engines. This comes as aprt of the radiator. By the time I
had bought all the parts it was up to �450 and L-R still would not
accept any warranty claims!
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| 1769.4 | In doudt now. | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | | Tue May 19 1992 11:05 | 9 |
| The specialist I called sells an intercooler for 350 ponds.
A set will come around to over 500 pounds. Mounting will need extensive
pump and timing adjustment.
The complete fitting will cost me approx. 750 pounds including labour.
I find this a bit stiff for 10% more torque so I'll have to think about
this quite hard.
Peter
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| 1769.5 | I'll try Allards | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | | Tue May 19 1992 14:01 | 14 |
| Alan,
You mentioned in re .1 that Allard sell an installed kit for 325
pounds and that's a more interesting price tag.
With a 10% fuel economy improvement it would, at Dutch fuel prices,
take close to 100.000 miles to reach BEP. I'll never do that with
this car so probably I will need to write off some 200 pounds.
Considering that I do a lot of travelling with two adults, four
big dogs, accompaning lugage �nd a Caravan this sounds like a good
"investment". Also, imagine doing 900 miles on one tank filling!
So yes I would like their number and drop them a line.
Peter
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| 1769.6 | Allard info | LARVAE::SMART_A | Amnesia is loss of ...er..umm | Wed May 27 1992 14:40 | 28 |
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for more info write to:
Alan Allard
Allard Engineering Services
PO Box 19
Monmouth,
Gwent
NP5 4XW
telephone 0600 72527
For the Land Rover 90 they claim:
Max power 85 bhp 97bhp
Max torque 150 lb.ft 177lb.ft
Acceleration
0-60mph 22.6 secs 19.8 secs
in 5th gear
30-50 mph 15.2 14.3
40-60 mph 20.5 17.8
50-70 mph 27.9 23.6
Max sustainable speed on 1 in 10 gradient
55 mph 62 mph
The prices quoted last April were kit only �327 +VAT and fully fitted
was �410 + VAT so my memory ain't wot it used to be.
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| 1769.7 | I'll ask them | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | | Mon Jun 01 1992 12:22 | 3 |
| Thanks for the info, I'll drop them a line.
Peter
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