blackrose318

been shopping around for intercoolers, I was thinking of a front mount verses the V mount, what are the advantages of each? and why are the price ranges so different for the kits?
id prefer a front mount to free up some space, i figured with the room saved I could install a stronger fan to deal with cooling issues.

on the front mount intercooler itself, what size would be best for stock boost, if i pick one up it would be via ebay with a piping kit that has all the correct bends i found, the only conflict ive found is they only offer 3 in or 2 in inlets, and all the piping is 2.5, so id need a 3 in inlet intercooler with a reducer to 2.5. any thoughts on the matter?

moconnor

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You really should search. Your questions are not exactly breaking new ground if you know what I mean.

blackrose318

I have been, thats why im askind more detailed questions, I didnt know anything on turbo/ rotary cars via a few weeks ago, and what information I have found doesnt exactly answer my questions, offer any info if anyone else has had the same problem/how they fixed it/ or and opinions people have on the product, so I apologize. Im sure every topic on this forum has been discussed by someone before

Narfle

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Vmount - slightly compromised cooling of both radiator and intecooler
Fmount - compromised radiator cooling
Smount - compromised intercooling

Frankly you do not have any need for a front mount or a V-mount.
You need a stock mount. Like the greddy SMIC.

rynberg

I disagree that a V-mount results in compromised temps...I've ran on the track with another FD with a v-mount and know that's not the case....

Anyway, this topic has been debated to death....please use the search function....use the terms "fmic" "smic" "vmic" or "v-mount". You will find many good long threads.

In any case, you don't need a better intercooler to run stock boost....

Narfle

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I'm not going to argue with Rynberg. I seriously doubt my answer is better than his. But, I will stick by my story.

John Magnuson

If you're going to stick with stock boost and not track the car just save your money and stay with the stock intercooler. It's fine for most street use at stock power levels.

blackrose318

planned on setting the car up for autox, never been in any type of organized events. also i was looking at getting it out of the way for future modification. dont plan on running stock boost forever :/

21K95RX7

if you have the money go with the regular v-mount good for 25psi or 550hp, talk to chuck at rotary extreme