ugrade question (intercooler)

[J_J]

Hey guys,

Its time for me to upgrade my intercooler for my gts-t r33 from the current standard one. However i'm a bit confused on what to get. I was wondering if ya'll could help me out. Is it worth getting a brand intercooler, i.e trust or something or just get some thing nice and big... :wassup: i guess the question is, 'do you get what you pay for in terms of quality or they all pretty much the same. If you SAU dudes could give us a hand on what to look for that'd b sweet as

cheers

J

[Spook's_Skyline]

im upgrading my r33 intercooler

after reading the forums and absorbing advice, im looking for a good condition gtr intercooler

[Guest two.06l]

Hey guys,

    Its time for me to upgrade my intercooler for my gts-t r33 from the current standard one. However i'm a bit confused on what to get. I was wondering if ya'll could help me out. Is it worth getting a brand intercooler, i.e trust or something or just get some thing nice and big...  :wassup:  i guess the question is, 'do you get what you pay for in terms of quality or they all pretty much the same. If you SAU dudes could give us a hand on what to look for that'd b sweet as      

cheers

J

yeah have to say that a second hand gtr cooler would be your best bet and can be picked up for about $500-$600. paul

[2BNVS]

i got a 600 x 300 x 76 Hybrid cooler and that works wonders, cools air so good got the whole kit for $1100...

cheers...ben.

[knore]

Mite aswell get a brand new cooler if your going to get one

I got a Trust VSPL kit from nengun for like $1000

all fits perfect, and runs well

[J_J]

i'm thinkin a gtr cooler would be sweet...not sure if i'd want it black tho..pollished coolers look cool..

[PHATR32]

black coolers cool better, unless they are in direct sunlight.

steve

[Guest Robo's]

I dont think you could go wrong with either of these intercoolers, hybrid, trust, gtr. But it would be wise to get the whole kit.

[J_J]

what is whole kit...is that intercooler plus piping. and what pipping is best for price if not in a kit?

[Guilty]

anyone know the performance of like apexi, nismo etc. type of intercoolers?

they are a bit more expensive then the trust, hybrid ones//.....are they worth gettin?

[Spook's_Skyline]

ive got a quote for about 900 bux for piping on top of the gtr cooler

seems expensive . ... .

[CerealKiller]

anyone know the performance of like apexi, nismo etc. type of intercoolers?

they are a bit more expensive then the trust, hybrid ones//.....are they worth gettin?

I wouldn't be putting TRUST in the same boat as Hybrid, IMO they're just as good as A'PEXi, HKS, Blitz, ARC etc. To me Hybrid is like a knockoff brand.

GTR intercoolers are probably the best stock ones from the JDM. They're good for around 300kw at the wheels. The problem with this is that piping isn't included. And with the cost of having the piping made up a bolt on kit would probably be around the same price but without the hassle of having to get parts seperately. Kits are around including shipping are around $1500 but if you stalk the forums you may be able to get one cheaper...

[Russco]

Spooks, go to any good exhaust fitter $900 is over the top, should be half that.

Avoid the cheap import ones that are flooding the market at present - although they flow well ARE are repairing a lot for cracks as they are pretty soft.

[GTRgeoff]

I wouldn't be putting TRUST in the same boat as Hybrid, IMO they're just as good as A'PEXi, HKS, Blitz, ARC etc. To me Hybrid is like a knockoff brand.

GTR intercoolers are probably the best stock ones from the JDM. They're good for around 300kw at the wheels. The problem with this is that piping isn't included. And with the cost of having the piping made up a bolt on kit would probably be around the same price but without the hassle of having to get parts seperately. Kits are around including shipping are around $1500 but if you stalk the forums you may be able to get one cheaper...

The Hybrid coolers are as good as any of those brands and there are plenty cheap on the forum if you search. The name is not worth the extra bux. Mine runs less than 1 degree above ambient temperature on the exit and the pressure drop figures claimed are as good as any others.

Piping can be fabricated for as little as $150 in mild plus hoses (go to Pirtek for cheap) or 350 plus hoses in polished stainless. Unless you are going to push motza boost then the pirtek stuff is fine.

There are also some GTR coolers cheap on the forum but not in the class of the Hybrid. Inlet and exit angles suck too.

black painted coolers can actually work less efficiently if the paint thickness isn't controlled well enough.

[Fly_With_Sky]

well you can get a jap brand cooler from nengun for only a bit more than hybrid ones, and also some hybrid ones are copies and are crappy so watch out for some of em