M35 Intercooler

[scotty nm35]

I was going to start my install today but the wind here is crazy. Anyway, here is a pic of my cheap-ass upgrade.

Core was $99, piping $60, Silicone joiners/bends $120 plus a few clamps.

Should be fitting this week if anybody wants to help.

[zei20l]

looks fairly straight forward. just need to weld up a few mounting points to suit your car....

youll need to remove the bumper (obviously) but i dont think there is much else to it

[iamhe77]

Interesting Scotty.

What is the core?

Pipe diameter?

[scotty nm35]

Interesting Scotty.

What is the core?

Pipe diameter?

All Monza/Autotecnica. Supercheap are jobbing them as they are changing to a different brand.

Core is 450 x 300 x 76mm, all piping is 76mm also which is the same a standard. Its all good quality too especially for that price.

[zei20l]

ohh really?? might be a cheap upgrade for us all if they are getting rid of them

the stock piping isnt too bad for factory IMO, so there is a saving there!

[scotty nm35]

ohh really?? might be a cheap upgrade for us all if they are getting rid of them

the stock piping isnt too bad for factory IMO, so there is a saving there!

Might want to ring around now for the core as I got the last one.

The factory piping is 76mm but seems to be plastic across the front.

[zei20l]

yeah its probably plastic coated metal piping. so it doesnt easily twist and break when things move around.

anyway, i dont have cash so i wont be ringing but depending on how hard it is to mount, a more budget core locally purchased could be a better upgrade for us all that dont want to spend $2k+shipping to get a kit here from japan

[scotty nm35]

yeah its probably plastic coated metal piping. so it doesnt easily twist and break when things move around.

anyway, i dont have cash so i wont be ringing but depending on how hard it is to mount, a more budget core locally purchased could be a better upgrade for us all that dont want to spend $2k+shipping to get a kit here from japan

$2000?, this is costing $250-$300 if I do the all the piping. I couldn't justify even $600, I would just keep the original.

[zei20l]

the original looks good! hopefully it should perform well up to a point. but its always worthwhile doing an upgrade of the IC on a turbo car if youre going above stock

[bbenny]

Looks good Scott,

Ill be getting mine next week - I am just picking up one of the cheap cooling pro kits from Just jap - I think a few piping modifications shouldnt be too difficult, and you get a fair bit of pipe with those kits.

let me know how it goes, and take some pics along the way if you get a chance!

Cheers,

Ben.

[scotty nm35]

I got the cooler in, just. The factory piping is more like 60mm most of the way, I upgraded it to 76mm to match the throttle body. This required a new pipe to be made to attach the blow off valve and wastegate line.

A bit more work than I was expecting.

[Bis-e Bee]

I got the cooler in, just. The factory piping is more like 60mm most of the way, I upgraded it to 76mm to match the throttle body. This required a new pipe to be made to attach the blow off valve and wastegate line.

A bit more work than I was expecting.

Looks good though

You'll have to let us know what type of gain you achieve out of this modification.

I was talking to someone the other week, I can't remember who it was (I've been making heaps of calls to get everything together for the high-flow turbo install etc) and they were saying that a high performance FMIC makes a substantial difference over the stock one.

[zei20l]

it only makes a difference if youre increasing boost levels, if youre not, then it will just add lag as its filling a bigger volume. that said, its cooling properties will be better, and summer intake temps will probably be better than the stock cooler, even if you dont turn up the boost