Intercooler suggestion
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Intercooler suggestion
I'm looking to upgrade my intercooler on my FD, and I would like to see your suggestions.
I have a fighter's garage intake (stock airbox is out of the way)
I'll be using an efni y-pipe
I don't want a fmic. for obvious cooling reasons
I want to keep the battery in its place
I want to drop my intake air temps a lot (obviously)
any suggestions?
I have a fighter's garage intake (stock airbox is out of the way)
I'll be using an efni y-pipe
I don't want a fmic. for obvious cooling reasons
I want to keep the battery in its place
I want to drop my intake air temps a lot (obviously)
any suggestions?
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PFS SMIC will allow the battery to remain, has a high quality duct, and is ~300% larger than stock. Construction and materials are excellent and seems to be pretty efficient.
The only thing you might have to do is block the hole which would normally lead to the PFS airbox since your using an open intake.
Shown with the efnii 'Y' and the PFS intake.
The only thing you might have to do is block the hole which would normally lead to the PFS airbox since your using an open intake.
Shown with the efnii 'Y' and the PFS intake.
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There's more to dropping intake temps than an intercooler
If you have water methanol injection you can run a smaller core.
And ducting is an important point as well.
Greddy/ Trust SMIC
pettit SMIC ducting
water/ meth injection (does a lot more than just lower intake temps)
remember, the shorter your IC piping & core size, the more responsive your turbo system will be as a whole. V-mounts offer the highest cooling efficiency, but are often more expensive than a
SMIC
intake temps will be lower with a SMIC and a cheap AI unit than they will be with a v-mount, but partner a v-mount with AI, and you have MAXIMUM cooling potential.
REMBER: ducting, perhapse the cheapest, most reliable cooling mod.
And ducting is an important point as well.
Greddy/ Trust SMIC
pettit SMIC ducting
water/ meth injection (does a lot more than just lower intake temps)
remember, the shorter your IC piping & core size, the more responsive your turbo system will be as a whole. V-mounts offer the highest cooling efficiency, but are often more expensive than a
SMIC
intake temps will be lower with a SMIC and a cheap AI unit than they will be with a v-mount, but partner a v-mount with AI, and you have MAXIMUM cooling potential.
REMBER: ducting, perhapse the cheapest, most reliable cooling mod.
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If you get the PFS make sure you get the PFS intake box as well.
Alot of info here...
http://www.fd3s.net/intercoolers.html
In the end, you are going to be the one to decide on which IC to get but I STRONGLY recommend the M2 medium. Make sure you get the duct that comes with it as well.
Whatever you get though, you can also do the following to drop temps further (alot of this has already been said)...
-AI!! This will allow you to even maybe use the stock IC
-Install an IC fan for when you are in bad traffic
-Duct properly
-Use thermal tape on end tanks (confirmed by only 1 person I know of so far (thoerie) but I think it works)
Alot of info here...
http://www.fd3s.net/intercoolers.html
In the end, you are going to be the one to decide on which IC to get but I STRONGLY recommend the M2 medium. Make sure you get the duct that comes with it as well.
Whatever you get though, you can also do the following to drop temps further (alot of this has already been said)...
-AI!! This will allow you to even maybe use the stock IC
-Install an IC fan for when you are in bad traffic
-Duct properly
-Use thermal tape on end tanks (confirmed by only 1 person I know of so far (thoerie) but I think it works)
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Why? He's got an open intake. While I'm not a huge fan of them, alot of people run them and they fit just fine with a PFS SMIC. Same for the M2 or SR Motorsports intake boxes.
It's way more important to get the PFS duct, not so much if the intake isn't included. Especially if it's priced accordingly.
It's way more important to get the PFS duct, not so much if the intake isn't included. Especially if it's priced accordingly.
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Why? He's got an open intake. While I'm not a huge fan of them, alot of people run them and they fit just fine with a PFS SMIC. Same for the M2 or SR Motorsports intake boxes.
It's way more important to get the PFS duct, not so much if the intake isn't included. Especially if it's priced accordingly.
It's way more important to get the PFS duct, not so much if the intake isn't included. Especially if it's priced accordingly.
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