There's been a rumour or two about the status of the 120 series for a few days, what are mates for I suppose? Other than stirring up the pot and spreading wild accusations. So here it is - the truth of the matter...
For the laywers out there, i will add "to the best of my knowledge!"
Since the day I bought the 120 series, I have known that the intercooler was, shall we say, lacking! It was always hot at the end of a daily drive and lets be honest - isn't an intercooler supposed to get rid of all that heat and not store it? I mean, who would have thought Mr Toyota would stiffle an engine as awesome as the D4D, with such a restriction to the air flow by the standard cooler?
I decided that a few emails were in order, to find out what my options were...
I asked a few questions, what are the benefits of a top mounted cooler over a front mounted cooler? Should I be looking at thermo fans and/ or a bonnet scoop? Is it possible to fit the 150 setup into the 120? Can you build me something that would be better than the standard unit?
<-- i can't find a pic of the original without the cover on... -->
Jon, from Cross Country 4x4 was very helpful and did his best to teach me about coolers via email! Even sent some pics of a Hilux mod they had done previously!
Looked pretty good!!! and Jon was sure that he could complete a similar modification for the 120 Series D4D....
For the laywers out there, i will add "to the best of my knowledge!"
Since the day I bought the 120 series, I have known that the intercooler was, shall we say, lacking! It was always hot at the end of a daily drive and lets be honest - isn't an intercooler supposed to get rid of all that heat and not store it? I mean, who would have thought Mr Toyota would stiffle an engine as awesome as the D4D, with such a restriction to the air flow by the standard cooler?
I decided that a few emails were in order, to find out what my options were...
I asked a few questions, what are the benefits of a top mounted cooler over a front mounted cooler? Should I be looking at thermo fans and/ or a bonnet scoop? Is it possible to fit the 150 setup into the 120? Can you build me something that would be better than the standard unit?
<-- i can't find a pic of the original without the cover on... -->
Jon, from Cross Country 4x4 was very helpful and did his best to teach me about coolers via email! Even sent some pics of a Hilux mod they had done previously!
Looked pretty good!!! and Jon was sure that he could complete a similar modification for the 120 Series D4D....
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