Guest importwerks.com Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 The NPR intecooler i purchased has a few bent fins on the front side but the back side looks perfect and I'd much rather have that sticking through the front bumper. Any potential problems if I mount it backwards. This is what i mean by backwards(stole this pic off ebay) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeizm Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 So have the pipes sticking forward (like its going to stick out the front of the car)? But I believe that turning an intercooler around wont effect it at all. They're the same either side. Aslong as the air can flow through it, it will do its job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest importwerks.com Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Yes the pipes will be sticking forward but im going to put a 90 degree bend in each to route it back to the engine bay on the drivers side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Yes, it can be done. Let me also say this, anything that can be done to reduce the amount of bends in the intecooler pipes should be done if at all possible. We all know that there are certain amounts of bends that you must have no matter what intercooler you have but, turning it around backwards and adding two more 90* bends is not going to help you with keeping pressure loss down. Can you just straighten the fins or are they crushed? Most fins can be strightened if they are not bent to baddly it just takes some time and patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest importwerks.com Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 I guess I can try to straighten them, Do i Just use need nose pliers? About the bends, Since im routing the pipes back to the drivers side of the engine bay Its not gonna be much of a difference if I mounted it forwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Half an hour with a small screwdriver and some needle nose pliers will solve all your problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 I agree with Drax 100%. My wife was kind enough to straighten out the bent fins on my NPR IC that I bought off eBay. It was funny, came home from work she had the NPR IC on the coffee table, needle nose pliers in one hand, jeweller's screwdriver in the other hand and Dr. Phil on the TV. Now is that LOVe or what??? LOL Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluto Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 slownrusty: Nice.. Except that dr. phil part.. that guy scares me.. gotta be alien invader, govt missinformation officer or something Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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