OEM Intercooler

Location: Passenger side behind front bumper.

The purpose of the intercooler is to cool down the air pumped by the turbo charger to around 50 - 60 Deg C. The air reaches these temperatures because of the location of the turbo, and due to the RPM the wheels spin at.

The air is cooled down further when in forward motion at speed.

Why fit a front mounted large intercooler?

A larger intercooler is capable of handling larger boost pressure to be run, and can also cope with pressure drops of .2 bar (this is off the top of my head, what Ive read on else where, if i'm wrong then please correct me).

And of course with a larger capacity, comes larger cooling area for the exhaust gasses.

At the moment I only have the standard intercooler, so no pics for demonstration, for the moment.

Modification ~Water Cooling~

Foreword: After thinking this modification through, it seems a good idea, and has been done in a more professional manner by other companies (i havent searched for any, so cant really give any names out).

Admittedly this isnt the be all and end all to great power increases, but it will help.

Tools needed: Side cutters or scissors, some cables tie (zip ties),1.5  metres of washer tube, a 1 way valve for the tube, and a washer jet off a Ford Galaxy, Seat Arosa or Toyota Celica washer jets (off a mk4 /gen4)

Ideally you should begin with an empty washer bottle. Right so your set to go- open up the bonnet, put the stand in place, and look down at the two washer motors located on the washer bottle. The motor on the right controls your rear window wash.

You need to make a route for the new tube, I chose the slot where the headlamp is, then under the slam panel across toward the intercooler.

Feed the tube through one of the holes on the chassis and aim it toward the intercooler, and attach the washer jet to the end.

Somewhere in the line, you need to fit that one way valve, otherwise the washer bottle will empty itself all over the floor.

Now (quickly if you have water in it still)  remove the rear washer tube, and attach the new intercooler tube to it.

Test time, sit in the car, turn the ignition on, and activate your rear washer (you can turn it towards you, or right the way back) - either way your intercooler should be nicely soaked.

Take it out for a test drive once youve packed up your tools closed the bonnet.

If your bothered about the rear wiper flapping side to side waving at everybody you pass you can remove the fuse in the fuse box.

Pics will come soon.