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[garypara]

Hi guys has anyone got a picture of where the charge cooler pipes on a sc conversion come out of the front sill, i take its above the line of the where the under guard bolts on, im sure ive seen a picture on here but cant seem to find it at the moment

many thanks

Gary

[Steve.i.am]

What I did... http://www.vx220.org...nkie/?p=1573335

[A-F_20]

Be careful there is a brake line(?) near where you have to drill - I think you can feel it if you take the sill cover off

[garypara]

Thanks steve i am for the pictures,its a great help, any idea of what distance from the top of the door piller/front part of sill did u drill the holes, what size did you drill & where did you get the grommets & thanks A-F 20 for the tip

cheers lads, any other tips, picture you think might help will be appreciated

Gary

 

[The Batman]

Dude there's loads of ohotos and topics on here have a search

[Steve.i.am]

Yeah have a good search. As said, the biggest factor is finding a safe place to put the holes avoiding any pipes. I checked, rechecked and checked again before drilling mine as there are pipes behind there. There's loads of pictures on here of people putting the holes side by side. On mine I couldn't do this without fear of drilling through a pipe so I put them one above the other. Get them high enough so that they can easily route over the wheel arch liner. It's not an exact science. Hole size.. Can't remember. I just chose the right size hole drill bit for the size of the grommets I had. Which I got from courtenays I think which is also where I got the hoses from. Just go for it. Good luck.

[sworks]

I wrapped a cable tie around those pipes, then connected the conduit I used to pull the pipes through the sill to this cable tie with another cable tie and had a second set of hands to pull the conduit (gently) towards the back of the car to keep the pipes away from the area I was cutting holes in

[Steve.i.am]

And anyway... Where's your build thread? It's the law.

[garypara]

Thanks guys been reading loads tonight & A-F-20  i like the look of the oil cooler in your crash box very neat & cuts down on a bit of work too, how did the oil cooler perform

[A-F_20]

I had absolutely no problems with it and it was such a good fit it looked like it could've been oem - I took it on track too. If you are going stage 2 I'm not sure why you wouldn't go this route. Total cost was about £50 for mocal oil cooler and fittings. I guess a bit more science would be good and actually measure inlet temps against a proalloy car but my car made 260hp on CS rollers which was as high as I wanted to go.