GTM 1.5 need suggestions on build

theDreamer

I don't have the driver side in this picture but it should give you an idea of how close everything is to the radiator.
I have the stage 1, but believe the same intercooler is used for all SC (minus the twin).

__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

martin82

thanks yeah everythign looks tight, but if the powersteering fits, I would assume the oil cooler might also?

theDreamer

Ok, stole a few pics from the GTM press release thread which give us a view on the driver side.

__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

theDreamer

That cooler on the driver side is the SC oil cooler, but not sure if there is much room to stuff an oil cooler behind the intercooler.

__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

martin82

so maybe I will have to get rid of the crash bar and get a custom beam made like a drift bar, then mount the SC oil cooler on it right in front, then where the SC cooler is add a 19" oil cooler and under the headlight see if I can fit a 34 row cooler sideways?

thanks for the pics I 've been searching anything gtm related.

theDreamer

Custom bar would be a good idea to open up space.
A crazy idea, and not sure if it is still around, but there was a really short but wide oil cooler kit made by a company. I think AE performance or something like that, I know a few people got them and like it. Might be a better solution than running 2 oil coolers, try to mount that up front and keep the SC oil cooler in place.

__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

OMGWTFBBQ

This might be a stupid idea, but have you ever thought about doing a dual oil cooler setup with the coolers right in front of the fender liner? Cut a square hole into the fender liner and have a louvered panel riveted in so the air passing through the oil cooler has somewhere to go.

I figured since you have the Stillen front end, the two side vents would aid in directing air towards the two sides in front of the fender liners. That and I don't know how effective everything will be if you stack intercooler in front of the oil cooler/power steering coolers in front of the radiator.

Then again I'm not sure about the placement of the air filters on the GTM 1.5 SC on the passenger side. Might not be enough room.

I have a slightly different setup planned (different SC kit and Zele front bumper instead of Stillen and twin HKS oil coolers with aluminum ducting) but I'm using this thread as drawing board.

theDreamer

There is some room on the filter side (passenger side), but not sure you won't to run the lines for the oil like that, might be to much distance.

__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

OMGWTFBBQ

車種別オイルクーラーã‚*ット：フェ゠¢ãƒ¬ãƒ‡ã‚£Z

This is a link to the HKS twin oil cooler. The right picture (single cooler) could be flipped to sit in front of the passenger side fender liner if the washer reservoir is removed and custom brackets fabricated. The oil lines would be the same length as the one pictured so if it's good enough for HKS it should be ok? The left picture is the second oil cooler, which is located in front of the driver side fender liner.

martin82

distance might be ok, but without an oil pressure gauge it would just be a guess, more lines=more places to fail LOL damn, I've seen many cars on fire on track due to an oil line coming loose, those fires can't put out!!

OMGWTFBBQ

Wait. Martin. What gauges are you using? I'm going with oil pressure, oil temp, and boost in the OEM triple meter and AFR inside the cubby.

I know there have been a couple incidents on the forum of people who've had oil lines come loose. I think Mike was one of them?

Oh yeah. Might be a good idea, but keep a halon fire extinguisher inside your car. Hopefully you'll never have to use it and it's somewhat expensive, but it might save your car.

theDreamer

That is a nice setup but I would worry about how much line I was running, also those ducts will not worth with most boost applications because of piping & the intercooler.

__________________
theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN
theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY
Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

martin82

I have Innovate A/F gauge, defi Temp gauge, defi Boost Gauge. Need to figure out oil pressure also.

I have an Iq3 Racepak Datalogger also as pictured here and also plugs into Obd2, I took it off to sell but since no one bought the SC kit, I am putting it back on. Except as soon as I get a roll bar, the Iq3 dash will go on top of the steering column blocking the stock gauges for now. Additional sensors can be added but its very expensive, so I might just install 3-4 gauges in the cubby hole.

SS_Firehawk

I have twin 19's mounted up front. I've also had the AE Performance oil cooler. Both awesome. I have pics of both in my journal, 1st page

Edit: added pics

My sandwich plate was broken, obviously a new one will not be...
















Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk

__________________

martin82

Thanks for those pics, have u ever measured ur intake temps/intercooler? My car is for track, so just regular street cooling won't be enough. With 34 row cooler I hit 260's deg after 2-3 hot laps.