Street King

I'am going to get an APEXi intake. I was wondering what large SMIC would work great with this setup. I'am still doing twin turbos. Would I have to have the battery relocated or not?

Thank You In Advance
Jonas

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iTrader: (20)

Battery relocation is very common with upgraded SMIC's. Only a few companies will allow te battery to stay where it is at. You may also have to move your AST. I went with a Blitz SMIC. It is a medium size but is a perfect fit for the stock location. AST is in the same place as well as the battery. I believe the Apex'i Intake will fit with it as well. I have a Pettit Intake with the heat shield and it fits fine. What mods are you planning on running where you would have to have a large SMIC?

Street King

Well i have a greddy sp, ss dp, profec b, getting a pettit unlimited ECU and intake(?). My next mod after I recieve those will be a fuel pump and IC. I thought the bigger the better so maybe iam wrong. I want to be able to run at least 15 psi(not on stock twins but when i upgrade to single). So since I have to relocate my battery to my storage bin with a M2 kit and my ast....where does the AST go? How much psi will a medium SMIC push?

Lost Time

The M2 med will be fine for 15psi. If you want to get the larger ic go ahead, it is your money, but there is a point of diminished returns. There is such thing as too large an ic.

Street King

OK thanks. I think ill go with a medium IC then. Whats a very good one to look at?

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If you plan on going single then get a FMIC. It will provide better cooling for drag racing, which is all a Single Turbo is good for. A SMIC will work best with the twins and is the better choice for road racing or just cruising because a FMIC will block off too much cool air from the radiator. If you are wanting to go single then I assume you like to drag race. So depending on how far in the future a Single setup is, then a Med. SMIC will work best.

Street King

To tell the truth I really dont take it to the track very often. Mostly just street encounters. Ill upgrade to FMIC when I go single which is years from now sooooooo...... Now I will get a med. SMIC. With the med. SMIC will I have to relocate the battery and AST tank?

Street King

Also whats the best med SMIC with the apexi intake?

Lost Time

You need to be real careful about fitment with the Apexi intake. Alot of the smic's don't like it very much. The M2 is one of the best ones out there, just not the cheapest. You may have to use a smaller battery with some, and the ast thing is no big deal. You usually just mount it to the new ic core. No biggie.

kwikrx7

The M2 medium is probably the best smic out there. You can keep your battery (save $250 for relo kit) and it cools about as well as the larger ones. The M2 med is good up to 15 psi but I wouldn't run over that (especially on stock twins) The M2 med will run with a smaller single (TO4e or Apexi RX6) but won't be quite as efficient cooling with a larger turbo (T78) - then a fmic or M2s large smic would be needed. the way I see it you can get some pretty good power out of the stock twins for the street (or upgraded twins) so the M2 medium is great for the street. Just eliminate your AST. BNRSupercars also has some nice medium smic's for decent money. I think the PFS one is too small. Your Apexi intake won't work with anything but the Greddy and Blitz smic though (much smaller)

Street King

Which med SMIC will fit the apexi intake?

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I believe that the Greddy, Blitz, and M2 medium will all work with the Apex'i Intake. For street encounters a SMIC is a much better choice then a FMIC. You may want to think about upgrading your Radiator before too long. If you like to cruise around and look for street races then it will help keep your car cool on the hot days. I just noticed that it wasn't on your list of things to come and Texas is a hot mother ****** in the summer. **** it's hot there all year.

Street King

Damn so what intake that looks good will work with most med SMIC. Also I will eliminate my AST tank. Is this a job for me or a job for my mechanic. I am mechaniccly inclined so I can do a few things.

Street King

Radiator is in the works but I heard the stock radiator is capable of handaling the heat of a slightly modded FD. This will be my next mod after the intercooler.

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You can eliminate it your self, no need to pay someone. As far as good intakes. Apex'i is my favorite. It's rather large but very high quality. I don;t know who all builds a nice lookingintake that will fit easily. Like I said I have the Pettit Intake which works great but I think it's ugly. The stock radiator can take some mods but safety first. Blitz Intakes are kind of cool looking but they may be as difficult as the Apex to fit with a SMIC.

kwikrx7

The M2 medium is too large for eithe the Blitz or Apexi intakes - the way the intake are setup (kinda sideways) they are just too big for the M2. I have the RE Amenyia Intake which I basically had to smash into place. It's not very cool looking but it works. Pettit's or N-Tech's intake works great with the M2 - but they are ugly too. I don't worry about looks though - just speed.

rynberg

Since you have a well thought out upgrade plan, why not just spend a little more and get a cold-air box style intake like M2's or rx7fashion's? You will be able to fit any SMIC you want with these boxes. You will also be getting cooler intake air and I think either looks pretty cool too.

Street King

Your right about the looks. Origannly I was going to go with the M2, then I heard some bad stuff about it not breathing as good. Now I owuld really like to keep it open style maybe a custom heatshield. Will the pettit intake w/ heat shield work with m2 med IC? I didn't want to go with the ugly one but it looks like I have no choice. I care about looks too, or else I'd drop a 502 in a 90 camaro.

jspecracer7

$250 for a Battery Relocation Kit?

17 Feet of 2 Gauge Red Wire costs maybe $35.
2 Feet of 2 Gauge Black Wire costs maybe $4.
2 2 Gauge O Rings maybe $1.
Battery Connectors $4.

All you need is a box to put it in.

...or Buy the summit racing battery relocation kit for $90.


..Either way, I'd buy a FRONT Mount Intercooler. After putting mine in, there's nothing better. If you're good with mechanics, and can do some creative thinking, CUSTOM front mount intercooler. My water temps have NOT changed at all from installing my front mount. Also, MY INTAKE air temps stay way more manageable.(Any of you with stock mount intercoolers try touching the throttle body side after HARD racing). I raced for about 30 minutes WOT, opened up my hood after racing to let some of the heat out, and touched my throttle body side...cool as winter's snow...Turbine side I didn't even touch...I could FEEL the heat off of it.