Anyone have any info on this? I've never heard of it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281443970459?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I wouldn't touch anything they sell with a ten foot pole.

 

Kind of looks like a re-hash of a MAZDASPEED SMIC. Price seems silly. For $700 and shipping you could do way better IMO.

 

wow, way overpriced!

 

Yeah I thought the price was pretty unbelievable and it's marginally larger than the stocker.

 

Looks identical to an ARC SMIC. They sell for like £50 over here.

I have the ARC Super SMIC on my RX7, its same as the above but twice as thick. Cost me £100

 

How well is that working for you?

 

Care to share where you can get an arc smic for £50-100?

 

The UK, used from ebay or on the RX7 forums

No JDM(yo) tax over here brother

Seems pretty good, no idea on intake temps yet. Will know more when I fit my Power FC

 

I am not sure how they could screw this up...its not like it as moving parts...smic intercoolers should be cheaper than a Koyo radiator IMHO!

 

Bad experience? What happened?

 

^No personal experience with them, but looking at their website RotaryShack it sure seems to lack professionalism. "Buy some cheese from us motha *****"? Really? Do business with these guys and you get cheese? And none of the "read more" links seem to work. FB page isn't any more reassuring. Hard to tell if it's a rotary shop or a fraternity prank.

 

^ oh gosh, agreed. I thought you were joking about the cheese comment. I couldn't believe it was actually included on their website.

Professionalism is definitely a quality you would want doing business with anyone, and these guys are far from anything I would remotely want to deal with.

 

After visiting the site, I gotta agree!

 

I don't know whats worse...offering to sell cheese or the insult motha ***** coming after it...they need to get their **** together

 

I was looking for other smic to compare this to. I found the greddy unit priced at $1,198.00

Rotary Performance GReddy Standard Mount Intercooler


and I found the PFR racecars smic for...... PFS medium stock mount IC, includes piping and duct $995.00

so, where can you get a good aftermarket smic for less that the cost of the R.S. unit new, I don't want some old beat up used cooler

 

if you can weld aluminum or know someone who can you can always buy an intercooler core from Bell and fabricate your own unit for low cost...

 

3rd Generation RX-7 (1993-2002) Parts - RX7Club.com

 

I like it. I would buy this SMIC if it was around $350. I am having trouble finding a stock replacement as well.

 

I'm in if u could get a group buy

 

So the retail MSRP for a Bell intercooler core in the following sizes 11.6 x 6 x 3.5 inches is $255, these are the exact same dimensions as the Rotary Shack SMIC core size (or at least close, the OEM unit is 11.5 wide). Bell part # A350116060

I made the following sketch in google sketch-up







So you would need a aluminum IC pipe OD 2.75 inches (2 3/4) a few inches long and cut it in half, prolly cost you ~ $10

I calculated the square inch surface area from the above model (minus the IC core) and the total surface area is 250 in², so you would need to buy a bit more than that in aluminum sheeting, thickness maybe around 0.1 inch...dunno this is just a guess. And preferably get some higher quality aluminum...

Take the above dimensions and give them to someone who can cut aluminum. My friend has a laser cutting machine that can cut aluminum, but only to a certain thickness...I have to ask him if he could cut 0.1 inch alu

Then you just have to find some one who can TIG weld it, if you can do it then its almost free, if you have a friend do it buy them a few beers

You could keep the costs of making this under or around $300

P.S. the above dimension are just a rough estimation...

EDIT: just realized I made the model with a core height of 6.5 instead of 6, but you get the idea

 

I didn't know Google sketch up was a thing. That's awesome!

 

Yeah its a free and simple CAD software...its great for personal projects

 

Some reading for you, there is more out there if you search for it:

https://www.rx7club.com/bad-fugly-bu...-money-809613/

https://www.rx7club.com/bad-fugly-bu...-ebay-1033344/

 

well, my cousin bought one, surprisingly, we received tracking info the same day! it will be delivered today, I will leave feedback on the quality and fitment asap..