Hybrid Intercooler Owners!

[flyr33gtst]

i just bought a new hybrid intercooler for my s1 r33 gtst, it will be arriving in the next few days. i just want to know what people think of these IC's and how good they work. any feedback would b awwesome. cheers

[khunjeng]

bit late now if you already bought one!

[OLik]

bit late now if you already bought one!

x2

[flyr33gtst]

i got it for $400 new. a guy acroos the road from my work wrote his car off and he hadnt put it on. i looked on the net and they were selling for about $650-700 so i thought it was a bargain.

[moonus]

theyre ok, they'll get the job done, but certainly not the best.

[hayden49]

bleh, sif it makes a difference, i have a friend who's father has a 700odd hp twin turbo v8 supra using a just jap intercooler, runs fine no worries.

Its all marketing hype, admitadely, $2000+ inter cooler kits fit better and thats about it.

cheers

[BAMR33]

I've got one, but haven't installed yet... don't know if i will either. The only time I give my car stik is at night and the air is cool enough already.

The highest knock level I have had at night has been 17 which is nothing. However if you're stupid and crusify your car during a hot day it would benefit your cause a little.

If your car is completly stock the intercooler will make it slower due to the extra meter of piping and the huge volume of the intercooler that has to be filled with boost.

A FMIC will make your car look faster, besides that at this level of performance any el-cheapo or brand name cooler will cool effectively enough for your needs. So yes, they work good.

[OLik]

i have fitted a just jap kit to a 32 gtst. good little kit.. certainly isnt a straight fit. do a search i made a thread a while back..

[Munna1]

nothing wrong with them mate they are great.

cheers

[limpus]

Which cooler is it? bar and plate or tube and fin? Either way though i've seen these coolers support in excess of 260rwkw so they can't be bad...alot of brand snobs would say otherwise but results speak for themselves...and its usually the piping that lets you down...cheers...

[tmc_2]

Which cooler is it? bar and plate or tube and fin? Either way though i've seen these coolers support in excess of 260rwkw so they can't be bad...alot of brand snobs would say otherwise but results speak for themselves...and its usually the piping that lets you down...cheers...

I bought a hybrid copy kit that came with a delta fin core, its basically a APEXI intercooler copy.

The isntall was not exactly a easy botl on but its all together is fairly good. I f could do it agian i would have saved the money and bought the blitz style that uses the stock IC pipes off the turbo and in the intake. I personally dont liek the ider of the hybirs kit with a pipe running across inbetween my radiator and engine then having to cut my fan blades not to mention make a 3inch hoel in the side of the car for the pipe.

Other wise for the money great kit. I have the Bar and plate before and apparently the Delta fin is supposed to be better and cost more. Ohnestly for a street car under 150 rWK i doubt id notice the difference?

[LBR33]

I bought a genuine hybrid fmic and its never given me any problems

[SilverECR33]

I did mine about 4 months ago, Hybrid 600x300x76, noticed about 40-50 more hp at the wheels., and better fuel econemy, etc. definently worth it.

[bombtrack]

I've run a genuine Hybrid setup on an R33 and now an R34. No complaints at all, they do the job with very little pressure drop. Great cheaper option.

[4drftn]

must be alright... seen the drift racing on tv, hybrid are big sponsor for some of the teams. teams use them so cant be to bad if the pros use em... must be ok.

[ossie_21]

No probs

[siddr20]

The core is all the same..

The piping on the hybrids are a bit better than other cheap cooler kits..

They all do the same job in the end!!

[WPN-O33]

My car has run a Hybrid cooler for a few years now without any dramas you shouldnt have any problems.

[Ultimategtr]

i just bought a kit for $610 NZD. arriving tuesday and installing it the following weekend

iv read reviews and seems good so far.

[fEkuaR]

anyone here realise this thread is from 06? lol