GU PATROL Intercooler Upgrade ZD30 - [ Sparks Fly Off The Bonnet ]
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- This very clean GU Patrol has an intercooler upgrade fitted to the top of it's ZD30.
Having an intercooler upgrade is a great way of managing heat thats generated from the turbo while towing that big caravan, or driving along low range 4WD tracks.
The electric fan on the under side of the intercool kicks in during those times when there's not much natural air flow coming through the bonnet scoop, to help with the management of those turbo high temperatures.
Your ZD30 wont necessarily gain more power from an intercooler upgrade, but you will have a more consistent power when your engine is working hard up hills.
Without an intercooler upgrade during those times, the heat thats going through the standard intercooler will not cope and engine power will start coming off.
Have you had an intercooler upgrade on your ZD30?
Or other models and how have you found the difference?
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I completed this upgrade on my factory intercooled TD42 recently. The new HPD intercooler brought my EGT's down significantly. Even though I had a dyno tune done with the original intercooler giving me great numbers there was a noticeable difference with the new intercooler installed. I believe it was definitely worth the money. Thanks for another great video Tim!
G'day mate,
Thats great results you have gained from installing a larger intercooler.
They do make a difference with keeping EGT's under control.
Thanks for your reply mate.
Cheers Tim.
Mate you lost me after 5 minutes , but still enjoyed your video . Thanks Mate .. Big Kev , I am excited
G'day Kev,
Thats cool mate and thanks for watching the video.
I'll have a new travel video up next week.
I hope is well for you in Thailand.
Cheers Tim.
I went full BEAST MODE with my zd30 and had the whole DTA package done a few months ago. Exhaust, catch can, intercooler, turbo and tune ECT... Runs really well and alot faster plus the bonnet scoop looks amazing.
G'day mate,
Wicked what you have had done. It sure does make a big difference to the performance.
Thanks for your feedback mate.
Cheers Tim.
How much would I expect to pay for that same package, if you don't mind me asking? Really keen on an upgrade for my poor old zd30.
Hi ZD LYFE, I've just seen your comments. Can I ask how you are with the mods now its about a year since you did them? I am considering doing the same to my ZD30.
@@robbutcher9503 yeah all good. I've only done around 10,000kms since though. I'm also running 35" tyres so the performance isn't as good as if I was runing 33s but I'm happy with it. Looking back I should have put the money towards an engine conversion to a td42 though.
@@Ozzycamping Thanks for the quick reply.
That is a nice upgrade to consider for a turbo diesel motor...video came together nicely and cleared everything...thanks for sharing.
Gday mate,
Yeah an intercooler upgrade is worth it for what they do.
Thanks heaps mate for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
That's really amazing work they do. It's really a big difference bigger then the smaller one
G'day Chris,
Yeah mate, it was very interesting filming this video and seeing how it all happens.
Thanks for your reply mate.
Cheers Tim.
I never knew those charge temps were so high in the original intercooler fitment, just imagine the charge temp fully loaded in the NT or somewhere hot !
G'day Ben,
Yeah mate they do make a big difference with managing the temps that come from the turbo.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Perfect timing I wanted to upgrade my gu patrol
Cool mate.
Have a chat with the guys at DTA.
Cheers Tim.
Thanks Batesy very good video it would look good on my Gu cheers
G'day Laurie,
Yeah the bigger scoop does look the goods. Lol
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Great video and info mate. Cheers. 👍🍺❤🇦🇺
Thanks mate for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
i wish you guys had a shop in brisbane or gold coast to install
Big difference Tim
Massive difference mate.
Cheers Tim.
Be aware there can also be insurance companies that will check to see if you've cut your bonnet when upgrading scoops too. Think crumple zones, 5% driver obscuration, anything they can to not pay out.... Buyer be warned.
Ahh righto.
Thanks for that.
Cheers Tim
Interesting video, at what temp does fan start cheers Graham
I think mine kicks in around 200 degrees.
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim, not relevant to me but still good info
Thanks mate and thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Where do u buy this intercooler from. Also what sort of bonnet scoop is that
Top Mount IC's will never beat a FMIC, for all the money spent on a heat-soaker on top, WOFTAM. LOL, "Flare Device", FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red). I can attest to a FMIC over big TMIC setup, I have ambient intake temps with 18PSI and more torque.
Gday Ben
Matt did say that about top vs front.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Yeah, needed to go deeper, especially with the bang-for-buck side now that the bonnet has been cut and weakened.
Nice one Tim, I just upgraded my top mount on my N70 hilux. Runs heaps better than factory
And like you commented the front was abit more more and not as practical to me as the top mount 🛻🛻
Thats great mate the upgraded top mount intercooler made improvements to your Hilux.
Yeah a lot of work to fit a front mount compared to a top mount.
Thanks mate for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
Just curious how the new mounting frame goes for that big intercooler....I have looked at the big HPD unit, the frame looks very close to the positive battery terminal....that is why I have been considering just the smaller HPD unit, as it is quite a bit thicker than the factory unit, and it has the fan...and there are no modifications required to the bonnet. Think there is a new scoop also with a bigger opening....
G'day mate,
There's no chance of the frame of the intercooler hitting the battery.
They are both a solid mount and cant move.
Cheers Tim.
No mention that it’s illegal to cut bonnet bracing.
What kind of price range was this Tim? For the intercooler/scoop
G'day Neil,
Im not sure mate what this guy paid for this intercooler upgrade.
If you can call Matt at DTA, mention this video and he will look after you mate.
Cheers Tim.
Tim, do you have any vids on how to empty the catch can?
G'day mate,
They all empty in different ways.
I have a hose with a tap on the end.
I drain the catch can that way. Easy and simple.
Cheers Tim.
Is there a reason you did not go for a front mounted intercooler instead? The cool air from the front is going to do a better job than the hot air from the engine bay?
G'day Andrew,
Front mounted intercoolers are more efficient than a top mount.
But its getting all the plumbing out the front to connect up a front mount is where a lot of cost would come in.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Batesy I think it’s time you ditched that 3 litre 4 banger for the 4.2 six banger kettle big fella.
G'day Luke,
Hahah Lol
Not ready to ditch the ZD30 just yet.
Thanks for your feedback mate Lol
Cheers Tim.
4.2 is shit
Can they ship that Intercooler to Dar es salaam, Tanzania.?
Send them an email mate and see if they can.
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim might have to do this to my car. Do you know roughly what they would charge for something like this?
G'day mate,
Im not sure what this job cost the guy.
If you mention this video and have a chat with Matt, he will help you out.
Thanks for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
Too much.
All this is because of engine tune. If you don't need to tune your engine, you don't need bigger intercooler. Engineers in Nissan are not stupid. Ask yourself if you need to tune your engine. 9 out of 10, you won't need to. Use money on holiday going around Oz, instead of the new intercooler.
@@radod6147 The factory intercooler is junk even on an unmodified engine, they get hot and pull power out. An Intercooler upgrade is a great upgrade even on a stock vehicle, especially if you are towing.
We’re the temperatures taken whilst driving or lifting the bonnet in the workshop with the flir camera, or was there temps taken via gauges on the inputs and outputs whilst driving? Because if not the bigger intercooler was only acting as a bigger static heat sink.
G'day Chris,
Both temps on the standard intercooler and the bigger one were taken after it was driven for about 10-15ks at about 80 per hour.
Hope that helps mate.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures g’day Tim, would have thought a more accurate measurement would have been with temp senses on the inputs and out puts whilst under load whilst the vehicle was being driven. Enjoying your content. Cheers chris
@@christurner68 Ahh righto mate. Yeah not sure on the best ways to record the temps.
Some different numbers though with both intercoolers.
Cheers mate thanks for your feedback.
Agreed, all that's being measured is the temp of the actual intercooler it's self, not the air flowing within it.. It's a poor comparison.
@@christurner68 We could have done this more scientific for sure and we new from the start it was not going to be the be-all-end-all comparison but the drop in temps from the big boy intercooler still shows a meaningful drop in temp and for the videos purpose, the test worked.
What intercooler is that ?
HPD mate.
Cheers Tim.
Just had my GU tuned at DTA, if i upgrade inter-cooler do I need to re tune?
G'day mate,
I dont think so.
Matt would help you that one mate.
Cheers Tim.
Tuning not Required.
Still a Handgrinaid !
Whys that mate??
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures Most of the Z30,s will over fuel and blow up at some stage ,the owners are forced to put a TD42 or LS swap it
in there Patrols ,in sted of wasting money fixing the Z30 because Nissan wont accept that there is a problem with the motor ,my father had a S4 GU it cracked no 3 piston and the motor was a wright off still under new car warrenty ,they would not repair it for free they said the car was been not looked after ,so it cost him around 15 k to fix it at a Nissan dealer he was not happy .
I own a LS1 GQ and it,s great love the older Patrols .
@@andrewmorgan4306 I know the ZD30S were bad in the early 2000 years.
Mines 2009 and been great.
The head gasket went at 30800ks.
Now has 345000+Ks on the clock and runs great.
Mines never looked like stopping.
No good about your dads GU.
@@andrewmorgan4306 that’s ridiculous, sheer ridiculousness 🙄
Do you need to install tillix valve, egt and boost gauges after you do the intercooler upgrade?
I would for sure which i do have all of those gauges.
Having gauges you can see if a problem is starting before it happens and maybe to late.
Cheers Tim
who's walking who with a Zd30 lol
No walking here mate.
Cheers Tim.
I would never mod my car. The engineers that designed the car know a lot more than these after market guys. Just saying.
G'day mate,
Thats all fine mate and good you think like that.
But there's some great performing after market accessories on the market that work very well.
Thanks for your feedback mate.
Cheers Tim.
So Stendec..... are you running the original tyres on your car then?
@@outdoors5352 No, not original size
@@timbates4wdadventures
Haha I know you're not running standard size Timbo but the other guy who said he wouldn't "modify" his car. I bet he is running non standard/factory tyres, in contradiction to his original statement.
@@outdoors5352 yeah I reckon you’re spot on mate.