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Hey guys, just got hold of an intercooler off an F6 Typhoon.... Would this be a suitable upgrade for an RB25DET? Was keen on this because it's got the piping returning to the same side as the inlet, so I was hoping to use much of the factory piping. Anyone know the dimensions etc of these coolers (It's in the post so I can't measure it).

Thanks, Tim.

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You probably should have checked out the dimensions and whether it would be a decent upgrade *before* you bought it... :yucky:

Id assume itd be better than the stock RB25 cooler though, not sure how much of the stock piping youll be able to use though, Im sure youll need at least some custom piping made up to reach it.

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Yeah prob should have, but it only cost me a bit over $100.... Some piping will have to be made up, I just didn't want to go cutting any holes in the engine bay. Here's a pic of it anyway.

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abu Grand Master

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The xr6tubo/typhoon coolers are pretty good flowing coolers.

Most of the XR6turbos run minimum 248rwkw on stock intercooler with no issues, so I don't see why it would not work for your applications.

Only issue now is custom piping.

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Rotate and mount the cooler this way if your facing the front of the car. (picture attached)

Basically you could set the piping up like a return flow setup.

Leave the piping stock in the engine bay as it runs in to the guard, take the stock cooler out and making the piping from the cooler join onto the exiting piping from there.

Hope that makes sense.

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but then the pipes are angling forwards not back towards the engine?

It could work though.

not if you just spin in 180 degrees, not actually turn it over.

Just look at the picture I attached a few posts up.

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it would still be less work (and money) then fitting a hybrid style cooler, and less money than a cooler kit that uses the stock piping.

i don't think it perform that differently to some of the apexi coolers that i have seen on 33's.

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$100 = bargain.

considering an R34 SMIC usually goes for about $150

cusotm piping might wet you back $50 - $100 max.

this setup would easily cool what the stock turbo could push out and probably in to the 250rwkw type figures.

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Will let you all know how it goes.... even if it costs $200 to get it all set up and fitted, as Mad082 said, will still be cheaper than any front mount kit I've seen, and I shouldn't have to cut any metal.

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