Saw this on yahoo.co.jp just figured I would share with the rest of you, may be old news though.

 

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and where exactly is that supposed to mount

 

Looks like 2 intercoolers welded togather Anyway, there hare a few companies that make top mount replacements, (ARC is the one ive seen the most) but IMO the whole problem with the stock intercooler is not so much its flow rate, but the location. Why sit the intercooler on top of a hot engine? The short piping is an advantage, but thats about it, and is far outweighed by the heatsoak.

 

hmmmmm a good DIY mod, I wouldnt pay money for that though...look at those nasty welds

 

hey, just showing you a cheap idea, aperantly this was done by RE in japan.

and I would rather not have to replace my $800 FMIC evertime I hit somthing (happens a lot drifting)

 

The jury's still out. Two companies, ARC and RE-Amemiya make them, but I haven't heard any info either way that proves they're ineffective. Theoretically, they won't help cool because the stock mount location doesn't get enough airflow to make good use of the existing surface area. I may buy one after the haltech install and compare the intake charges, they're kinda cheap($400). It'd be nice to know the truth.

Steve

 

Aluminium is difficult to weld neatly unless you've had a lot of experience. For a DIY job there's nothing wrong with those welds. As long as they don't leak, who really cares what they look like?

My only concern with that IC is the stock sized hose connections. I plan to cut them off and weld bigger ones on when I get around to doing mine (similar to that).

 

it's the location, not the core, that kills the stock intercooler.

 

Why would you even bother modifying your car if you're going to hit something...


-Ted

 

Because thats part of drifting.

 

Drifting requires high engine load at relatively low speed. You really wanna use a TMIC for that?

 

I also wonder where the "its ok to crash" mentality sprung up from.

 

It's not 'ok to crash', but it happens. With almost everything: if you don't sometimes make mistakes, you aren't trying hard enough.

Tony Hawk wouldn't be skating like he is without taking it in the nuts a couple of times. : |

 

yeah but cars cost $$$ You can't just ice your fender...

 

as already quoted before :

One word about drifting:
There is a realy high learning curve, practice everynight and in 4 months you can wow your average person. in a year you'll be tearing it up in competition. Dont even atempt to drift if you are afraid to crash or if you don't want to pop your babys cherry. Drifting is an extreme sport, people crash, spectators love it. There is only one true road to becoming realy good at doing it. Practice.

 

Yea, I usually see all kinds of limbs coming off those who practice other "extreme" sports........


Seems more like the gung-ho attitude people here love to approach things with.

 

So is this going to be a debate on drifting now"?

 

I didn't really see it as a debate. I'll drop the subject as it is to help prevent the further sidetracking of this thread.

 

A better hood scoop would help more than a larger TMIC. Although I think the WRX scoop would look crummy on a 2nd gen.

 

how about a fan on the intercooler lol.

 

I think someone's done it, seems like it was an NA guy who swapped the motor but not the hood.

 

No fan that would actually fit under the hood(scoop or no scoop) could push enough air to make any sort of difference.

Steve

 

but on FMIC some big fan could probably help