Twingo 2 gt 1.2 TCe - intercooler piping

[yotomeczek]

Happy Twingo 2 gt 1.2 TCe with front intercooler users - can You tell me how did you route the intercooler piping?
I saw some photos of the intercooler installation but I can't find the details of the piping.
The right side (standing facing the hood) seems quite easy - after all, there was a factory intercooler there and it had its own piping.
The routing pipes on the left side looks completely different. There is not much space and the air conditioning cable is in the way.
How did you deal with it? what diameter does the pipe fit? If you tell me what elbows and pipe lengths you used, I will be very grateful.
[first photo taken from this forum]

 

[Adey]

@CreweTube may be able to help

 

[CreweTube]

Mines a mess and non functional

I'm in process of doing same but have same issues, even with coolant bottle relocated its incredibly tight to the AC pump and aux belt and I rubbed through one pipe already. Not really sure how the top image did it without hitting the same things, unless they did an AC delete.

 

[Adey]

Twingo - Adey's Twingo GT (F4R+T 2.0ltr engine swap)

good to know, is one type a renault part and the other aftermarket?

turborenault.co.uk

Twingo - Adey's Twingo GT (F4R+T 2.0ltr engine swap)

I agree - grind out 1mm clearance, job done! Cheap effective easy upgrade PMT :cool: Well done Adey, opening a beer for you now sir

turborenault.co.uk

 

[yotomeczek]

Mines a mess and non functional

I'm in process of doing same but have same issues, even with coolant bottle relocated its incredibly tight to the AC pump and aux belt and I rubbed through one pipe already. Not really sure how the top image did it without hitting the same things, unless they did an AC delete.

It looks like the air conditioning survived.
Where did you move the coolant reservoir? Did you replace it with another one or the original one? photos welcome

 

[CreweTube]

Because I run a 182 rad thats much thicker/wider I suspect thats why mine doesnt fit unlike the above thinking about it more. So if you're on stock radiator its probably fine, only swapped mine because it was a trade deal with @Adey and old one was completely knackered.

Some pics of where I run mine now:




This post motivated me to sort out the pile of pipes so I got something half working



Observe big groove in belt where it hit it before Using the OEM pipe is probably better but I didnt have one as my original car was non turbo and the hard boost pipe came with engine so fashioned one out of a long leg 45, joiner, long leg 90 and another 90 reducer reversed into intercooler.

 

[yotomeczek]

Looks like plenty of space, but without the air conditioning hose
I think I will choose an aluminum pipe 45-75 degrees.
An S-shaped aluminum pipe would be ideal. I don't know if it would be a problem to insert it straight away
An aluminum elbow takes up less space than a silicone elbow (+ 10mm in diameter)

 

[yotomeczek]

Looks like an mission impossible