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Hello,

I have the option of buying either the standard (SE) Blitz Intercooler or the CS (Chemical Shine) one.

The CS is more expensive and I would have to wait 8 weeks for delivery, the SE is in stock ...

Has anyone experience with the CS? Is it worth the extra $$ and wait?

Thanks ... :)

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Thanks .. I was just concerned with the corrosion aspect, since Blitz states that the CS-Inercooler will last longer ..??

http://www.blitzpowerusa.com/products/intercooler_cs/intercooler_cs.html

If I lose, winner takes my car clean and clear. But if I win, I take the cash, and I take the respect!

:)

If the only difference is aesthetics you should buy the SE as you will then save money and get the respect, To some people, that's more important

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Thanks .. I was just concerned with the corrosion aspect, since Blitz states that the CS-Inercooler will last longer ..??

http://www.blitzpowe...rcooler_cs.html

If I lose, winner takes my car clean and clear. But if I win, I take the cash, and I take the respect!

:)

protecting it from missiles like stones and the like is probably more important, they are Aluminium after all mate, once a layer has formed over the surface it in a way deters further corrosion.

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Thanks for helping me decide.

I have just ordered the SE one, will be here tomorrow :)

I'm curious to see if Blitz is worth the extra $$$!

You almost had me? You never had me - you never had your car...

protecting it from missiles like stones and the like is probably more important, they are Aluminium after all mate, once a layer has formed over the surface it in a way deters further corrosion.

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Is the SE a turn flow? I think a good cooler is well worth it but am not sure about turn flow results on the skylines, I think they cap off at 300kw.

Ill tell you on Monday night. Tuning my R33 with the Blitz (non shiny) and GT30.

I highly doubt it will be a problem.

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HI ...

Yes .. turn flow.

I don't know about a cap at 300KW, but my car is far from these figures (I guess 270KW (target) is realistic)

Right now I 'just' have the R34 SMIC which was OK with the standard turbo, but I recently upgraded to a hybrid so (I guess) it was

time for a larger FMIC in order to run higher boost figures.

If I will ever go over 300KW I can always 'upgrade'

:)

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It's a great cooler!

Blitz know what they are doing.... Quality design, fit, finish and performance.

Enjoy mate :thumbsup:

HI ...

Yes .. turn flow.

I don't know about a cap at 300KW, but my car is far from these figures (I guess 270KW (target) is realistic)

Right now I 'just' have the R34 SMIC which was OK with the standard turbo, but I recently upgraded to a hybrid so (I guess) it was

time for a larger FMIC in order to run higher boost figures.

If I will ever go over 300KW I can always 'upgrade'

:)

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Yes ..

I went the extra mile (in terms of $$$) to get quality and ease of installation.

Also I wanted to preserve the genuine look of the engine bay and use the existing piping.

There is no drilling or cutting of metal parts of the car required (I hope that is true :)

Cheers ..

It's a great cooler!

Blitz know what they are doing.... Quality design, fit, finish and performance.

Enjoy mate :thumbsup:

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Ok, well i had my car tuned today.

It was beginning to max out Nismo 555cc injectors interestingly enough. It readed 90% IDC @ 6000rpm making 295rwkw.

Backed things off to 280 and left it there.

So i guess you could say that the blitz turnflow wasnt holding it back any :)

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Nice result mate! :thumbsup:

Torques - the only thing you have to cut is the reo bar and even then not by much; a grinder, a hacksaw and 5 minutes of your time is all it will take. There is a good DIY thread on here that steps you through the install: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/288799-installing-return-flow-fmic/page__p__5605898__hl__intercooler__fromsearch__1#entry5605898

I spoke to my tuner about these turn flow FMICs last week...

He reckoned the draw back was not so much that they "top out" it's just that the 180 degree turn in the pipework where it exits the cooler causes turbulence that in turn restricts flow so basically the turbo has to blow a little bit harder for the same result when compared with a non turn flow cooler.

At the end of the day you wouldn't put one on a dedicated track car but most of us on here are more concerned about the boys in blue and keeping our engine bays looking as stock as possible.

I'm happy to compromise a couple of kw's so I don't have to hack up my engine bay and have some pipe work running over the top of the fan or go for an after market manifold...

All sure-fire ways to get the cops to look a little bit harder or reach for the dreaded canary :devil:

Ok, well i had my car tuned today.

It was beginning to max out Nismo 555cc injectors interestingly enough. It readed 90% IDC @ 6000rpm making 295rwkw.

Backed things off to 280 and left it there.

So i guess you could say that the blitz turnflow wasnt holding it back any :)

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Hi ..

As far as I am aware the compressed air is not high velocity, so it might not be as dramatic.

But any sharp bends should be avoided ...

I trust Blitz, they should know what goes and what does not .

Thanks for the link for the installation, the work looks doable.

Did you have to drill any holes?

I did the whole procedure when I fitted the R34 SMIC, it helps when you know where the screws for the bumper are located.

Today I collected the FMIC (will post pictures) .. it came in a huge box, and it 'just about' found room in the rear of my R33.

Had a quick look into the box, and the FMIC looks pretty nice :)

I will definitely use some kind of mesh to protect the FMIC, any ideas what to use?

Cheers and good nite ..

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It was while ago now but no holes to be drilled I don't think... all mounting holes for the FMIC are already there from the factory and unused

Just cut/grind the reo bar and in my case I had to modify/cut the standard front bar removing the diffuser (again with the grinder but a very easy job)

I bought some mesh from Autobarn (pretty standard stuff, comes in different colours and sizes) which is big enough to stop stones and rocks but not affect air flow.

The black mesh also takes the shine off the FMIC making it a little more stealth (I may yet paint the FMIC matt black for more stealth).

The mesh is cable tied to the front bar (I just drilled some holes in the bottom lip the bar and you can't see the ties unless you get under the car) at first this was to be a temporary measure but I haven't found another easy way of doing it and cable ties seem to do the trick quite well.

As discussed there is some small compromise with the turn flows but I'm not losing any sleep about it.

You would be doing a whole lot of cutting, drilling and farking around if you weren't going turn-flow!

Good luck with the install :thumbsup:

Hi ..

As far as I am aware the compressed air is not high velocity, so it might not be as dramatic.

But any sharp bends should be avoided ...

I trust Blitz, they should know what goes and what does not .

Thanks for the link for the installation, the work looks doable.

Did you have to drill any holes?

I did the whole procedure when I fitted the R34 SMIC, it helps when you know where the screws for the bumper are located.

Today I collected the FMIC (will post pictures) .. it came in a huge box, and it 'just about' found room in the rear of my R33.

Had a quick look into the box, and the FMIC looks pretty nice :)

I will definitely use some kind of mesh to protect the FMIC, any ideas what to use?

Cheers and good nite ..

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OK, thanks ..

So most of the work seems to be getting the bumper off and on the car, and figuring out

which part of the bar to cut ..

I will jack up the car's front to make life a bit easier

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I thought I attach some pictures.

Looks good so far .. :)

I also bought black mesh to put it in front of the cooler in order to protect it from larger objects ;)

(will be attached to the bumper)

And I will send some pictures once it is installed ....

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