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The engine from the front of the truck. As you can see, the cowl induction hood is not necessary. My original
plan was to use the stock hood with the TC intercooler in the stock location between the turbo outlet and the intake manifold,
and the TC intercooler ductwork and hood scoops. This changed when I got the cowl hood, but after looking at the ductwork and
the stock hood, I'm not so sure it was a good idea anyway. The intercooler is much more effective in the external airstream
anyway. All the intercooler piping is mandrel bent and powder coated, and is 2.25" from the turbo to the intercooler and 2.5"
from the intercooler to the intake. |
| You can see in this shot how the intercooler ended up. It fits fine behind the stock grill, and being black, the only clue it's there is the silver outlet piping. This location did require the removal of the stock hood latch, and the hood pins on the hood took care of it from there. It also required some trimming of the core support for the inlet and outlet pipes to fit beside the radiator, but it's nothing structurally significant. It does rest against the radiator, and while the optimal mounting location would allow air to freely flow through (unobstructed flow into and out of) the core, every application will have its comprimises. |
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 | Close-up of the intercooler mounting. Yes, that 180 degree turn right at the outlet is less than perfect, but without rotating the
upper intake manifold, it must either turn here or go around the radiator, which would make for even longer piping that blocks more
of the radiator core. Ideally, and I may get around to this someday, I would take this intercooler core and weld custom end tanks on
it to turn the core on its side, with the inlet at the bottom and outlet at the top. But until I can weld aluminum this will do fine. With the grill on the truck it does pretty much disappear, and you can feel an obvious temperature difference between the end tanks, even after a mild highway run. |
| The fully mandrel ent 3" exhaust. Because I'm using a stock Ford exhaust elbow, the downpipe (pipe from the turbo to muffler) required a 2.5" section (only long enough to weld to) that immediately expands to 3" right out of the elbow. The pipe remains 3" from there to the 3" in/out Dynomax Ultraflow muffler, then on out the side of the truck as you can see. For the time being, anyway, I'm leaving off any chrome or polished tips, going more for the stealth approach of the unadorned black pipe. I'm pleased with the sound, it's not too loud and if you don't know what to listen for, it's not very intimidating. The turbine whistle is present though, and is truly a grin inducer to those who know what it means... |
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