Paul said:It was disconected on mine but must have only recently come off as the terminals were very clean. Might be something to do with the egr as yours doesnt have that either
Why do you say this, Les?? An intercooler will increase engine life as it makes the EGTs a bit lower and makes the engine operate more efficiently. Radically upping the fuelling is what may reduce engine life - if done in conjunction with an intercooler being fitted, increasing fuelling within sensible reason shouldn't have much impact on the engine life. All else being equal, adding an intercooler should increase engine life.Ecky Thump said:I also wonder about an intercooler possibly robbing engine life in the long run as I intend on keeping mine for some time yet.
EGT aside, Would the added torque and power not put extra strain on the components? BeBs etc?Andrew Prince said:Why do you say this, Les?? An intercooler will increase engine life as it makes the EGTs a bit lower and makes the engine operate more efficiently. Radically upping the fuelling is what may reduce engine life - if done in conjunction with an intercooler being fitted, increasing fuelling within sensible reason shouldn't have much impact on the engine life. All else being equal, adding an intercooler should increase engine life.
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Why do you say this, Les?? An intercooler will increase engine life as it makes the EGTs a bit lower and makes the engine operate more efficiently. Radically upping the fuelling is what may reduce engine life - if done in conjunction with an intercooler being fitted, increasing fuelling within sensible reason shouldn't have much impact on the engine life. All else being equal, adding an intercooler should increase engine life.Andrew Prince said:[quote="Ecky Thump":14vyobdn]I also wonder about an intercooler possibly robbing engine life in the long run as I intend on keeping mine for some time yet.
Yes, the HD-FTE is essentially electronically controlled HD-FT with an intercooler. Although they produce more power than the HD-FT, they are not renowned for going bang - hence my comments to Les about adding an intercooler.Paul said:How similar is the 80 lump to the 100 lump? Do they have an intercooler as standard even though controlled by an ECU?