BlackXR6T Member 130 Member For: 18y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 06/04/07 05:08 AM Share Posted 06/04/07 05:08 AM I'm after an intercooler to fit across the whole gap in the front bar I was wondering if anyone had fitted one Im not worried about the pipe work I am going to put a new plenum and plan custom pipes. just looking for one that fills in the gap. I saw this one on ebay it seems pretty bighttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-FMIC-TURBO-INTERCOOLER-605x405x78-RX7-GTR-XR6-SUPRA_W0QQitemZ200094393272QQcategoryZ43807QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ://http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-FMIC-TUR...QQcmdZViewItem has anyone fitted it? any picturesOr is there any other intercooler options out there?(I know its rice but I perfer the silver ones if possible!)Thanks in advance everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageF6 Donating Members 1,622 Member For: 20y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/04/07 05:26 AM Share Posted 06/04/07 05:26 AM (edited) http://www.plazmaman.com/news2.php?file=XR...rcooler%20.newsNot cheap though.I'd be very wary of simply going for a big cooler as your main requirement though. You need to consider things like construction - ie bar and plate vs tube and fin etc etc. Cooling vs flow is a fine art/balancing act with IC design. Bigger aint necessarily better in every case. Edited 06/04/07 05:30 AM by Spruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackXR6T Member 130 Member For: 18y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 06/04/07 05:30 AM Author Share Posted 06/04/07 05:30 AM yeah nice cooler, the price is a bit of a stinger. Any air con pipe issues with that cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageF6 Donating Members 1,622 Member For: 20y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/04/07 05:33 AM Share Posted 06/04/07 05:33 AM (edited) I think pretty much every cooler will run into air con pipe issues. You'll have to either bend them out of the way, or relocate. Most bend. Edited 06/04/07 05:34 AM by Spruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 9m 21d Gender: Male Posted 06/04/07 08:41 AM Share Posted 06/04/07 08:41 AM (edited) That e-bay cooler is actually a good size but those end tanks just seem too skinny to the point you would think air would not reach the top half of the cooler. If it wasnt for the skinny end tanks then I would definately consider it.But that Plazmaman intercooler looks pretty good Edited 06/04/07 08:45 AM by turbotrana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 06/04/07 09:11 AM Share Posted 06/04/07 09:11 AM im getting the plazmaman <large> when I get the plaz intake manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/04/07 10:20 PM Share Posted 06/04/07 10:20 PM For a cooler that isn't quite as expensive, have a look at the process west intercoolers. Some of the guys on here run them and have given them a good wrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stT Member 63 Member For: 18y 11m 9d Gender: Male Posted 06/04/07 11:38 PM Share Posted 06/04/07 11:38 PM For a cooler that isn't quite as expensive, have a look at the process west intercoolers. Some of the guys on here run them and have given them a good wrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 18y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 08/04/07 12:10 AM Share Posted 08/04/07 12:10 AM that's the same cooler I have. It works very well but I would just go for a 300mm high ( 600 300 75 ) as its not really worth the extra few hundred... and as mentioned earlier the top part of the endtanks might reduce flow anyway...As with many decent sized coolers you need to "adjust" the aircon lines, but that's not hard... and yes, some of the metal abr needs to be trimmed, I cut a 25mm x 10mm section from each end as the lip on the bar isnt totally straight along the width of the bar... trim it up, paint it and you should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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