The Intercooler Thread

[Outlanded]

yes the factory pipes are hard steel 2.5" black tubing but do not come around to meet a aftermarket front mount. that is why ivan x3e motorsports made up silicon pipes to connect from the factory hard pipes to the factory metal pipe.

the piping kits on ebay etc will but up to a aftermarket front mount
the piping the returns to the engine bay to the same point as the factory piping... this has been covered several times with in this thread.

so you still need to get the other peices fabricated as there is not kit (other than the streetbitz one that does not fit properly) that have came with the other 3 peices...

 

[matchtheclown]

Fair enough. I have always been planning on getting a DIY jigsaw piping kit for my car off ebay anyhow. I'd probably keep the LHS one put in the corner with 2 sillicones and replace the rest.

Anyhooo, sif i'm going to trawl the whole thread for the info.

thanks Outlanded!

 

[weeaazz]

hey guys,just bought an intercooler

its a 600x280x76 BAR AND PLATE.just wondering because ive heard that bar and plate can restrict the air to the air con condenser and radiator severely.is the true??

and also,just wondering how heavy everyone elses intercoolers are?
because this one weighs 7.5kgs,and compared to the factory one seems like im adding a lot of extra weight,im guessing thats the downside to bar and plates also

so basically i want to know the downside of bar and plate and want to know if i should should just up the price and sell it to my gf's doosh of a brother,ill tell him it has ultra flow bars and super venting duo plates specifically for sti's

 

[MarysVR4]

Hi @ all!

I've just a short answer:

What do you think about this Intercooler Kit ?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-M...diators-cooling-systems/auction-205955600.htm

I am very interested in it =)

Regards and thank's in advance!

Mary

 

[Guest]

A few people including Gly on the forum had issues with the fitment of this kit. Have a look around the site and you should find more info

Hi @ all!

I've just a short answer:

What do you think about this Intercooler Kit ?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-M...diators-cooling-systems/auction-205955600.htm

I am very interested in it =)

Regards and thank's in advance!

Mary

 

[SiliconAngel]

As Pete suggested, there are fitment issues - the kit requires a fair bit of modification. Not to mention the guy's a cock

 

[Donkay]

Hey Guys,

I've got a couple of questions and couldn't find anything earlier...

-Is there any noticeable gains on an aftermarket Front Mount? (as the current legnum ones are still fairly large, but not sure how much pressure drop/cooling efficiency is)
-Also after upgrading to an aftermarket Front Mount intercooler, do you guys notice that the piping is cooler or same as before?

Thank you

 

[bradc]

Upgrading the intercooler does help a bit, really only required if you are increasing the boost though.

 

[Chrisvr4]

Hey guys, will a 3.5 inch thick fit size is 27 x 6 x 3.5 inch

 

[dato1200]

the standand intrecooler is all this car needs for the standard size of the turbos that are on it so unless you are going to change them then why bother

 

[godzilla]

Hey guys, will a 3.5 inch thick fit size is 27 x 6 x 3.5 inch

If that is "core" size it wont be a straight fit, its a little to long. 600mmx230-250mmx70 is the perfect size.

 

[ygoslo]

the standand intrecooler is all this car needs for the standard size of the turbos that are on it so unless you are going to change them then why bother

It probably isn't worth the $1100 that the kits are going for now, but if you can piece together a kit for less than that (which you can if you shop around) I think it is probably worthwhile. Just from feel, and I have no data to back this up, I don't think the stock cooler does a very good job at all...

 

[VR-04-TT]

A lot of the cheap intercoolers are very badly made though. Too many tightly packed fins restricting airflow and ineffecient designs for letting the air into the I/C itself.

If you were after performance increases, you'd be better off spending the bigger bucks on the much better quality units that flow through much better and have better internal designs.

Though, with the dollar the way it is, I'd rather look into replacing the soft piping, keeping the stock cooler and setting up an intelligent water spray kit.

 

[ygoslo]

A lot of the cheap intercoolers are very badly made though. Too many tightly packed fins restricting airflow and ineffecient designs for letting the air into the I/C itself.

If you were after performance increases, you'd be better off spending the bigger bucks on the much better quality units that flow through much better and have better internal designs.

Though, with the dollar the way it is, I'd rather look into replacing the soft piping, keeping the stock cooler and setting up an intelligent water spray kit.

Yes, I agree. I think I should be able to do a Greddy Spec LS intercooler + aluminium and silicone piping for around the $800 mark... I haven't sorted it all out at this stage because I'm not looking to do it straight away, but that's the rough price I'd be aiming for.

When you consider that I can get a full Greddy Spec LS kit, including all piping, for my Silvia for about $700 the VR4 kit prices seem completely ridiculous. Just down to economies of scale I guess.

 

[frozen]

i recently installed a greddy spec r kit, and i dont know if its just that ive only recently got the car back, but at first i didnt notice a big difference (other than slightly better throttle response?) but then now at night, it scares me dont know ifs in my head spec LS might actually be even better suited anyway - the R kit is still partially covered by the factory kit.

 

[Donkay]

hmm okay, thanks guys! appreciate the replies, getting a few mixed ideas, but I think in the end (Especially when I'll be running stock boost) probably leaving the stock front mount is the way to go

Maybe a Cry02 is the go!

 

[ygoslo]

The bottom line is that an upgraded intercooler is a support modification, not a power adding modification in itself.

 

[sickvr4]

has anyone looked into these?

http://www.driftsideracing.com over in NZ do an intercooler kit for our cars

looks pretty swanky....

 

[montgomery]

The bottom line is that an upgraded intercooler is a support modification, not a power adding modification in itself.

Yes , thank you.

Although i did a bigger cooler (and knew it would do SFA) its still something wicked to do to the car , lol.

I guess if you are on a tight budget and are planning to build the car up over X amount of time then you buy what you can at the time.

 

[VR-04-TT]

has anyone looked into these?

http://www.driftsideracing.com over in NZ do an intercooler kit for our cars

looks pretty swanky....

I think these are the ones that guys in NZ had massive problems with fitting?