Intercooler Talk

[mxtcy]

Hey Guys and Girls

Ok i'm about to purchace a FMIC for my R34. Now i'm trying to decide between a bar and plate, or a tube and fin. I will be purchacing the cooler from Just Jap and then getting the pipe work made up by a workshop (Jazmac) so that in runs through the stock piping holes.

The bar and plate cooler is bascially the hybrid style cooler, whereas the tube and fin is called a Delta Fin cooler and has the same construction as the Apexi GT core with the angled runner design to get more flow. From what i've read the Tube and fin will flow extremely well, but wont cool as efficently as the bar and plate. The bar and plate on the other hand will cool more efficently, but no flow as well as the tube and fin. I'm not aiming to make huge power, it will simply be tunning in conjuction with a turbo back 3 1/2 in zorst, pod filter and a boost increase to around .07/.08 bar. So just under the 200kwatw mark. Both coolers are 600 x 300 x 76, so i am just after some opinions on what people think could be best for me. I'm especially interested if you are running ither of the coolers mentioned on your car.

Cheers

Sean

Edited July 3, 2006 by mxtcy

[R31Nismoid]

Hi Sean.

The Bar/Plate, Tube/Fin is a topic that has come up many times before.

If you have a look in the below two threads, it will give you an idea of whats going on.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...690&hl=tube

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...690&hl=tube

For a stockish application, check the groupo buy section.

There is a Intercooler GB for around $400-$450. For a stock turbo, thats what you want

[mxtcy]

Cheers Mate