Front Mount Intercooler

[fEkuaR]

Hi Guys,

I have decided i want to venture on with my car and get a bit more power out of it. Im currently making 280rwhp which is the limit of my arc sidemount intercooler. I however want an intercooler that can utilize the standard return pipes on my r33 gts-t efficiently. I was looking at this particular intercooler as its not overly big shouldnt be to laggy in theory and if it really is capable of handling the power it says then i wont have trouble handling 320 or so rwhp out of it.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Turbo-1Side-Interco...8QQcmdZViewItem

Does anyone have any idea whether these intercoolers are any good as i was considering buying one and getting custom piping made to use the standard returns. Either that or does anyone know of a good alternate intercooler offering what im after?

Anyhelp would be much appreciated,

Dan

Edited April 7, 2007 by fEkuaR

[sky-017]

ARC have an intercooler which use's the stock holes . dont know where they sell it , but if your prepared to spend a bit more money then ebay you will get what you want .

[fEkuaR]

I have heard of the arc one.. but yeah also havnt been able to find it. I would pay extra if necessary though if i can avoid spending over a grand i will be happy.

[so_tred]

You'll be looking at around $1150 delivered from Nengun for an ARC cooler & around $1400 off some retailers (already in the country)

Also for the 33 they're kinda small: 260 x 470 x 70

http://www.arcinter.co.jp/arc/products/int...issan/ecr33.pdf

(I've just bought one for my 34, should be here in a few days & on it goes..the 34's are a more decent size: 600 x 260 x 70)

Edited April 7, 2007 by so_tred

[fEkuaR]

Thanks for that mate. Let me know how your intercooler goes.. If anyone has any one also has any info on the linked one that would be great aswell.

[Adriano]

Just fitted one of these in 600x300x76 single sided to a stagea, seems good, although i dont think the extra size fits in an r33, as the top pipe fouls the headlight

[fEkuaR]

Just fitted one of these in 600x300x76 single sided to a stagea, seems good, although i dont think the extra size fits in an r33, as the top pipe fouls the headlight

Excellent thanks for the feedback mate.. Could you answer a few questions for me.

Did you buy the cooler off the seller that im refering to or a different person?

Where did you get the custom piping?

What sort of power is the intercooler supporting?

How does it feel in regards to lag compared to the standard system?

Is the cooler you got a 2.5 or 3 inch inlet/outlet.

Appreciate your help,

Dan

[paulr33]

try and buy a fmic kit from a local supplier or someone on the forums (traders) which are even better

negates some of the risk. of course if the dude or seller has lots of feedback then its cool

i just avoid ebay if possible and local dudes on the forum (business traders) etc are selling the same thing

you can get generic fmic kits for about $450 fitted now so u might want to look at that instead.

but they will involve cuitting a hole for cooler piping and some fabrication to make it fit, ie: it wont be a kit that uses return pipes

[Adriano]

Excellent thanks for the feedback mate.. Could you answer a few questions for me.

Did you buy the cooler off the seller that im refering to or a different person?

Where did you get the custom piping?

What sort of power is the intercooler supporting?

How does it feel in regards to lag compared to the standard system?

Is the cooler you got a 2.5 or 3 inch inlet/outlet.

Appreciate your help,

Dan

I bought it off one of the traders on the forum, and i must say the deal ended up far from sweet, they gave me the wrong cooler(3in pipes instread of 2.5, the dump pipe we got at the same time didn't fit, and the service was plain rude, although i think that was just the personn who seved me. The cars not making a heap of power as it has standard turbo and jaycar DFI with highflow cat and 3in exhaust(dump pipe didnt fit) Lag feels exactly the same as standard, would have prefered 2.5in outlets, as it would have made fitment cheaper and easier, i did the piping myself, hope that helps. PS i have dealt with the ebay trader, and have found him to be great, we needed a cooler urgently, and he met us at a woolworths at 10.00 at night with a shopping trolley full of intercoolers, funny stuff

Edited April 7, 2007 by Adriano

[fEkuaR]

try and buy a fmic kit from a local supplier or someone on the forums (traders) which are even better

negates some of the risk. of course if the dude or seller has lots of feedback then its cool

i just avoid ebay if possible and local dudes on the forum (business traders) etc are selling the same thing

you can get generic fmic kits for about $450 fitted now so u might want to look at that instead.

but they will involve cuitting a hole for cooler piping and some fabrication to make it fit, ie: it wont be a kit that uses return pipes

The seller has all positive feedback so im not to concerned about the risk more the suitability. I really want to stear clear of all the extra piping and having to cutt a hole, and was hoping to come up with an alternate solution. If i feel that it wouldnt be worth the hassle or risk then ill most likely go the rout your suggesting and get a generic kit.

Appreciate your feedback paul,

Dan

[MANWHORE]

If you wanna sell the arc sidemount, i'll buy it. I missed the last one - went for 150. spewin.

pm me

[fEkuaR]

I bought it off one of the traders on the forum, and i must say the deal ended up far from sweet, they gave me the wrong cooler(3in pipes instread of 2.5, the dump pipe we got at the same time didn't fit, and the service was plain rude, although i think that was just the personn who seved me. The cars not making a heap of power as it has standard turbo and jaycar DFI with highflow cat and 3in exhaust(dump pipe didnt fit) Lag feels exactly the same as standard, would have prefered 2.5in outlets, as it would have made fitment cheaper and easier, i did the piping myself, hope that helps.

Great help thankyou mate you have made making a decision alot easier. Do you have any reason to believe that the extra lenth "730mm" would be an issue with an install? I might have to pull the measuring tape out and figure it out on my car. If it should be fine then ill probably order the intercooler this weekend and with any luck get it installed later in the week.

[13thracer]

i have one of those same sided in and out coolers was bought off another member who got it off ebay seems to work fine for me so far, my 25 is in an s13 so im not sure about fitment on a 33 as far as supporting power i currently have 260RWHP with no issues. cooler is 300 x 300 x76 3 inch in and out, cant really help you much with difference from stock cooler and lag slightly different car but still runs the stock turbo and boosts hard and fine. in my opinion i like the factory looking black pipes down the one side to but thats personal preference

[fEkuaR]

i have one of those same sided in and out coolers was bought off another member who got it off ebay seems to work fine for me so far, my 25 is in an s13 so im not sure about fitment on a 33 as far as supporting power i currently have 260RWHP with no issues. cooler is 300 x 300 x76 3 inch in and out, cant really help you much with difference from stock cooler and lag slightly different car but still runs the stock turbo and boosts hard and fine. in my opinion i like the factory looking black pipes down the one side to but thats personal preference

Thats not to bad mate sounds like a nice set up you have there. Im hoping that the intercooler can support atleast 330rwhp because i know im not going to take it any further then that. I agree with you i do like the standard look of the engine bay piping. Doesnt put intercooler pipes in the way of things ect. Thanks for your input.

[Al]

Ask the e-bay sell if the end tank has a splitter to isolate the in and out pipe; thus forcing the air to travel through the core.

[fEkuaR]

Ask the e-bay sell if the end tank has a splitter to isolate the in and out pipe; thus forcing the air to travel through the core.

Very good point. I was thinking the same thing myself. I will get him to clarify this before going any further.

Thanks,

Dan

[gt-t_r34]

the blitz LM fmic's are great i have one on my 32, i got it because of the high quality and because it returns to use the standard pipes

i got it from Zac@ slidewize imports trader on this forum was pretty cheap 1100

[fEkuaR]

Well i committed to buy one of these coolers. So i will update this thread once i get installed. If it comes this week i will try and have that done by the end of the week. Stay tuned.

[JustinP]

I'm getting to the stage were I will need to replace my R34 SMIC with a FMIC but I don't want to have to cut any holes in the car body so I am interested to see how this goes...

[benl1981]

Yeah keep us posted I was going to buy one from this bloke 2. They are quite long though..