Front mount intercooler questions?

[nissannewby]

Would like a few questions answered before I jump into the project!

1). Does removing the aircon thermo and support to the bonnet catch have any adverse affects?
2) does the intercooler need to be rubber mounted?
3) is an aeroflow intercooler ok or should I spent extra on s pwr etc!
4) I have read about making sure to get good hoses, but what to look gor and where from? Are the silicone bends in the universal piping kit ok or just throw outs?

Cheers Rob

1) No. The a/c condenser fan is really only there for when your stopped in traffic to help with the a/c temp and nothing else. You should try and do something with the bonnet support bracket even if you make a new one.

2) No.

3) Perfectly fine.

4) Most silicon bends will be from china anyway. I have found MSA on toombul rd to be quite good other wise the universal kits are fine.

Is this for a gq or gu?

For what its worth OldMav has just installed a front mount cooler on a td42ti ute and the cooler, piping and silicon was all from ebay. He is happy with the quality of everything. Use 3" pipework. And try to only use silicon for joins. The least amount of silicon the better.