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Someone here posted that it is basically the same and uses the same piping but it's just thicker. If thats true then it would be a reasonable upgrade for someone like me who is only planning on running about 12psi max with the basic sort of mods to get around 200rwkw. So for the couple hundred? or so it is much cheaper than a fmic as i wont be running a bigger turbo so i wont need one. So it would provide that bit extra cooling without going overboard on a fmic. If someone could confirm that its a straight swap that would be great, also does anyone have a rough price for a second hand one?

the stock r33 unit hasn't prevented me from getting as much power as the factory turbo can produce.

So far my power output matches or exceeds a fmic, stock turbo combination.

You get to a point where the factory turbo just acts as a blockage anyway.

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I doubt you could get them for $100..If you can then you're laughing..

think about it..

REV210 is still running the standard cooler on his car and getting close to 12 second pass (or maybe already done it) and has who knows what power at the wheels.

these intercooler are on a car that already has 206kw and just as the R33 ones can handle some extra power so can these so it would be a great upgrade for someones R33 or R32 who is not looking at getting more than say 250kw at the engine... or maybe even a little more..

I think that these are worth closer to $300 from some that I have seen.

good luck.

Originally posted by MIC33R

If you were offered a FMIC, rev, would you take it and install it? I think you'd be quite pleasantly surprised :mad:

If I was offered a FMIC I'd take it.

Then I would sell it.

And have some underdrive lightweight pulleys made for the engine, perhaps also install an automatic gtst's diff center with the 4.3 gears and buy some decent wide tyres for the back with the money from the sale.

I am pleasantly suprised to beat the pants off all the poor people who got oversized frount mount intercoolers for their stock turbo'd cars (BoostD is the exception to the rule). So in the pleasantly suprised stakes I'm already pleasantly suprised at how little money I've spent.

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