33 Vs 34 Standard Intercooler

[ausdrift]

Does anyone know what the thickness of the 34 is? (and 33?) Is there much difference in size? etc

I can see the R33 has 15 rows while the 34 has 18, so im also wondering about thickness.

lastly, can both intercoolers be directly interchanged? I know people will just tell me to get a FMIC, but I aint.

thanks

Edited June 6, 2011 by ausdrift

[KiwiRS4T]

Yes. Yes. Its all in here mate:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/69501-r34gtt-intercooler-into-stagea/

[STATUS]

Waste of time and money, get something decent we have seen core temps of close to 70 c on the r34 coolers on mild boost applications... they heat soak about a run or two later than the std r33 one... useless for track days or any sort of hill run type work.

[ausdrift]

Great, thanks Kiwi, thats exactly what I was after

[Torques]

Sure, but if you factor in ease of installation / price the R34 SMIC is not as bad as you say.

Of course it is not a replacement for a FMIC but still an improvement to the R33 unit.

Waste of time and money, get something decent we have seen core temps of close to 70 c on the r34 coolers on mild boost applications... they heat soak about a run or two later than the std r33 one... useless for track days or any sort of hill run type work.

[ShiftyTys]

I did a direct swap from 33 to 34 smic. Dyno before and after. Gained 7rwkw.

[Kinks]

as Torques says it's no substitute for a front mount but given the price you'd be mad not to stick one on your stock R33. For a street application I don't think it's a waste of time and money at all.

[cannabiscorpse]

I put one of my r33. Its an easy direct replacement for the standard one, didnt even have to take my front bar off. Was also a $50 item, so i figured for my light street duties it would be plenty good enough.

Having said that, since then i have seen plenty of users saying that they suffer nearly as badly as the 33 item from heat soak, and to not even consider them if the car will be used at the track or driven hard etc. I plan on doing a few track days in the future so i bought one of the jjr return flow stealth black fmic. The way i see it, it cost me $500 new, roughly only double what a day at the track will cost- so i think its a good investment for performance if the car is getting a rough time, plus peace of mind. I just think its probably worth really considering the fmic, especially since your user name is ausdrift.. lol.

[Room42]

Mate ya still asking about these intercoolers, this is the 3rd thread so far. To answer your question for this thread, compared to a straight piece of pipe they are good. Stop being a tight arse and get a front mount. If you can afford to own and drive a skyline you can afford a front mount setup. If you are looking at a intercooler upgrade that means you floor it sometimes and that means front mount. Now go buy one. NOW!!!

[gotRICE?]

x2 ^

I went the 34 route. It was "ok".

Unless you can get the funnel thing and have the air ramming through it with no leaks, they will heatsoak just driving around.

I found that even cruising along at 100k, and a little city driving i could stop and burn myself on both sides of the intercooler. lol.

And for reference, heres the difference. From memory the R34 is 70-75mm. In that area.