Factory Intercooler

[mk3driftr]

Just a couple questions, has anyone had any serious promblem with one? I am just doing a gte swap in to my ge supra and am thinking of changing out the intercooler but have not really heard of them being that bad.

 

[lintlars]

The stock is not very good at all I believe its a 2 psi pressure drop and it does not flow very good check this link out
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10779&highlight=ss+intercooler

 

[mk3driftr]

I am just looking at mild upgrades on my car simalar to what Lintlars had on his car before ( judging from your posts I read) I am going with a 60-1 trim turbo and some bolt ons. anyways would you recomend the spearco or should I just keep looking, also how is that ssautochrome holding up?

 

[cjsupra90]

it really depends on the the use of the car and the power that you are trying to get.

If using it for daily drive without much over stock power and without a lot of long sustained boost runs then no, an upgrade is not necessary, but is not really a bad idea either. The stock IC is not really as bad as a lot off people think for its (Toyota) intended use.

 

[mk3driftr]

I am building a drift spec car but still street legal. I dont need a whole buch of power either I think that 350hp at the wheels is a good start, I will be driving this car on weekends to and from events and whenever else I feel like.

 

[GrimJack]

In that case the stock IC will be more than sufficient.

 

[cjsupra90]

With that said, then yeah my seguestion is to upgrade.

edit: correction, I read it wrong, and agree with Grim. Stock one should be fine.

 

[mk3driftr]

Lintlars what did you think of the spearco? I cant have to much pressure drop and 2psi could be a little much, I could buy a apex intercooler used but in good shape off of a friend, but would require all new piping

 

[cjsupra90]

Speeking of piping, the OEM piping is a pretty major issue in itself and i'd change that before the IC. Alot of the lose in the system is from the piping itself.

edit: Added info below.

Example of this is when I originaly converted to na-t. With the turbo and the IC being stock and using custom built 3" DP and exhaust and custom 2.5" IC hard pipes. With out shimming the wastegate or using a boost controler, I was getting 9.5psi at the manifold and yet a stock turbo car will only get around 6psi or so at the manifold. The car dynoed 329hp and 334tq both rear wheel numbers. This was also with a 2mm MLS HG to lower the compression slightly and full stand alone system.

 

[wardog]

you should get the cooleeze hard intercooler pipes for about 400 and aaron at drift motion is selling the sparco replicas for about 225 it should be good if you are not going to go over 500 hp.....im getting this setup next week by the way check out jblmk3.com he is making about 420rwhp on stock intercooler...just trying to help ,, good luck with the decision.....

 

[mk3driftr]

Wardog do you have a website I could find these replicas on?

 

[lintlars]

Spearco is a very nice intercooler and it maintains the stock intercooler piping configuration If you are upgrading your turbo I would also do the intercooler and pipes it will also help with throttle response.