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Wed 8 Apr 2009 20:32

98 2.0 Adding intercooler to 2.0 DI - rossinatrench

Hi

I have a 2.0 DI Vectra and live in a very hilly area of Wales. The DI has a smaller turbo than the DTI and is un-intercooled. I have been wondering if adding an intercooler to the engine would give me more power or at least be more efficient? and could there be any negative effects to the engine? At the moment I need to change gear more often than I would like to maintain power and speed...

I have been offered an intercooler and all the pipes etc so have been thinking as it would cool the compressed air a bit, hopefully resulting in greater efficiency!

Any help or info would be great!

Cheers
Ross

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Wed 8 Apr 2009 20:54

98 2.0 Adding intercooler to 2.0 DI - topbloke

it wont hurt it but i doubt that you would notice much in torque/power far better to spend a little time/money checking that everything is okay with the vehicle in is present state, mass airflow meters are a common problem with these but rarely give any codes and are reknown for lack of ummph check you vacumn pipes from the pump to turbo /valves swirl accutuator and egr thes will cause lack of ummph also, Regards TB

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