Does anyone have this installed in there car with pics

 

It should be identical to the rx7fashion, less polished pipes. If I remember correctly they both use the Apxi GT-R core.

 

i have end tanks on them but its different, mine looks like the end tanks thats on the apex website intercooler pic

 

It's the same as the RX7fashion IC except the piping on the RX7fashion one is bigger I believe.

Anyways, I thought XS doesn't sell this kit anymore. At least it's not listed on their website for sale so I thought it was discontinued

 

I beleive they are going to be selling it again because Rotary Reliability & Racing said they could get it for me.

 

I have one but I don't know how to post pictures. You could see the front of it on my home page in the pictures section www.davidkim.freehomepage.com

 

how are your end takes made

 

I have it on mine, I can get a picture of it with the pipes if you want but my bumper is on, if you just want to see how it mounts ill post a photo tonight at http://briefcase.yahoo.com/therock_us_2000 look in the yahoo photo albums on page 2

 

my end tanks dont look like that they look just like this one

 

I think the XS kit, is the best looking one for our cars! Sorry, I just had to compliment you guys!

 

I'm Really happy w/it and I'm glad that not a whole lot of people have it. I just wish I could have polished it before I installed it.

 

sorry man, but i dont think you have the xs kit. somebody must have played a trick on you...

 

^ Yeah, isn't that the regular Apexi FMIC?

Here is 2manyticket's XS FMIC. It looks exactly like the rx7fashion to me.

 

XS does not make their FMIC for the FD anymore. I talked with them today.

Jason

 

the front mount wasnt for my car, this guy was using it to ut on his drag CRX and he is selling it to me dirt cheap and i mean dirty cheap, i was thinking of getting custom piping done so i wanted to see a few pics so i can get a idea

 

Holy hell, add another violent right angle in there! It can only help flow and reduce turbulence in the intake tract

Maybe theres a reason they don't make it anymore?

I have always thought you reduce the angle of turns in intake piping whenever you can. Velocity is just as important as mass. The way that IC looks is that flow will go in , bounce off the wall immediately, causing reversion, which will slow down and upset the flow. Then after it goes through the IC core (if it will even utilize the entire core efficiently due to the entry spot) it bounces off the other wall and is expected to do ANOTHER 180 to go up to the throttle body.... Seems pointless and inefficient, solely designed for mounting/ease of plumbing..has anyone ever tested this intercooler versus other models? How is velocity in and out of the core? Unless those end tanks are contoured inside (and even then) it seems like a poor design IMHO. Im sure the core is efficient, but those end tanks are silly.

And I understand you want a little turbulence, or tumbling of the air as it goes into the engine - it helps homologate the air fuel mixture more thoroughly through the expansion chamber. But thats also being taken care of by the 90 degree bend from the LIM/ENGINE and the rough casting of the LIM internal structure.

 

Never heard anyone having any stats on it or any other IC, but it looks sweet as hell on a FD!!!