| The Volvo Intercooler |
Where
to purchase |
Many people agree the location of the stock
intercooler is ridculous. Volvos have been turbocharging their 4-cyl engines for years and
have a great intercooler. These intercoolers can be retro-fitted to the SVO Mustang with
some ingenuity.
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| Pictured on the left is the stock SVO intercooler and on
the right is the Volvo intercooler. |
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Several people have show an interest in the Volvo
intercooler which can be purchased used from a salvage yard for around $150.00 (or less)
instead of the Spearco unit which retails at $1000.00 complete. Obviously the Volvo unit
will need to be mounted in front of the radiator and additional brackets and tubing will
need to be fabricated, but for less than $500.00 you can have a sweet setup.
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| The Volvo intercooler |
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| Here is the measurements for the Volvo intercooler
that a local Volvo shop sells for $150. The core measures
17.75" wide X 17" tall and is 1.25" thick. There are 34 rows that are
1.125" X .150" With tanks the overall width is 28.75" at the top where the
inlet/outlet are located and 23.125" at the bottom.
Both tubes face perpendicular to the core except one of the tubes
is more of a 45° angle.
The tube O.D. is 2.5" and the I.D. is 2.25"
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| The Volvo Intercooler looking from the bottom. |
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| Where to purchase?
Your local junk yard. |
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