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r33freely Enthusiast

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its defently going to be better than your stock one, and i think if you dont intend on pushing it to hard then it would be fine for up to 250RWKW.

but on the other hand id also be worried about having to change it if it wont cut the mustard on a warm day up a good hill ect, i hate having things pushed to there limits if you know what i mean.

personly thou id have to see one in the flesh as they just seem to be to chaep, oh year and the other thing is that piping/clamps/hoses and all the rest not to mention you time do add up if it dosent come with all the bits and peices as a dearer kit would.

midnight Experienced

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All intercoolers are not the same and don't kid yourself that they are made in the same factory.

just take a TRUST core and then compare it to a Cheap Hybrid and then compare it with one of the best, an ARC job.

They are no the same.

yes they do a good job at lower power figures, up to 500hp or so.

I've got a cheap chinese one on my golf which makes 210FWKW and then we have a TRUST on on the GTR.They are both 600x300 and thats were the similarity end.

chill man, The above few posts were about hybrid "copies", so I didnt think I had to state that I was not comparing trust to a hybrid, asif anyone would be that stupid to think there was a magical cooler factory where they all came from.

Im not sure about now, but when the "copies" started to flood the market they did come from the same factory, alot of "fakes" come about this way, The factory is outsourced by the phatcat company and they simply fill the quota, then keep producing the product, and realease it unbranded.

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hey fellas,

good variety of opinions here! i went and bought one of the copies this afternoon, as the general idea sounds anything would be better then the stock and this copy will be just as good as an original if im not going for all out power demands.

after i finally get to a stage where ive satisfied with all the mods, i may change it for a more popular brand name and note the power differences for you all going from the copy to decent without changing anything else. but that will likely be in the not so near future (but who knows? maybe ill win the lotto :()

cheers! shaun.

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My mate has recently finished modifiying his R34 GTT with majority brand name parts (garrett GT3540, Apexi power FC, Gready ProFec, Splitfire coils ect. ect) and tells me his cheap 600x300x76 actually 'wastes' around 3 psi of boost that turbo makes when number of tests were done.. Not sure how accurate this info is but may be food for thought..

midnight Experienced

midnight

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My mate has recently finished modifiying his R34 GTT with majority brand name parts (garrett GT3540, Apexi power FC, Gready ProFec, Splitfire coils ect. ect) and tells me his cheap 600x300x76 actually 'wastes' around 3 psi of boost that turbo makes when number of tests were done.. Not sure how accurate this info is but may be food for thought..

intercoolers do drop boost pressure slightly, alot of people find their boost drops off with huge frontmounts... just wind it back up :(

and pimpin32, 8kgs difference aint that much, im sure the increased cooling effect would be more beneficial, you can always do some weight saving modifications...

Sydneykid Grand Master

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my hybrid 600*300*76mm cooler is about 12kg do you think this is a disadvantage compared to coolers such as the stock gtr cooler that wieghs about 4kg or less?

Think it would affect performance? Theres a bit of wieght difference

Strangely I have never actually weighed a GTR cooler, but they weigh heaps more than 4kgs, more like 24 kgs.

Weight is important, intercoolers are heat sinks after all, and the more weight they have the more heat they can absorb and spread over the greater mass. Obviously the heavier they are, the longer time they take to cool down (all other things being equal).:P

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KoroRoopu Newbie

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Sup Shaun Campbell,

When are you looking to get that rb25 turbo bro? I'm thinking about buying one of these hybrid FMIC and then get the AVC-R for my r33. Know of any good places around our way to look around? By the way, lets get in touch sometime so we can talk cars. Cheers

Your old buddy, Koro

grandmasterb Grand Master

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so whats the deal then, should i buy a China/HonG Kong copy FMIC or just buy a Hybrid kit for $100 more???

I have a R32 gts-t with aftermarket turbo which is capable of running over 1.5bar but i need a FMIC to up the boost from 1bar which im currently running.

If anyone has any info that will help me out or just general opinion then hit me up?

[email protected]

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