intercooler opinions

[mkiii 4 life]

Im just looking for some opinions on what to get. I want to upgrade my ic and piping. Im thinking maybe a spearco replica from driftmotion and do custom piping or i saw this kit on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Supr...45&_trkparms=72%3A543|65:12|39:1|240:1318


im open to any suggestions.

Thanks

 

[Koenigturbo]

In my opinion: Our stock I.C. should hold I think around 400 h.p. as I've read here on the forums,so I would waste money there unless you want goobs of power. I would say for sure replace the factory hoses. Just my humble opinion as a newber my self.

 

[89turbotoy]

i'll sell u mine its a bigger spearco replica, full 2.5 inch hardpipes, greddy rs bov, port for meth injection(could be plugged) and iat sensor for maft pro(could also be plugged) and all mounts. pm me and lmk i made 355 whp and 386 wtq with a 50 trim ct with this inter cooler, no way u could do that withe the stocker

-Zac

 

[mkiii 4 life]

i'll sell u mine its a bigger spearco replica, full 2.5 inch hardpipes, greddy rs bov, port for meth injection(could be plugged) and iat sensor for maft pro(could also be plugged) and all mounts. pm me and lmk i made 355 whp and 386 wtq with a 50 trim ct with this inter cooler, no way u could do that withe the stocker

-Zac

pm sent

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

if you have the money then buy it. at any horsepower level an aluminum ic will always be more reliable then the stock one.

my $0.02

 

[mkiii 4 life]

thanks. The only mods i have are intake and catback exhaust. I will be getting a downpipe in the future. So do you think maybe i should just get hardpipes and run the stock ic since im not going for big numbers?

 

[black89t]

get a dp first.

if you don't have any boost leaks you will see more gain with the dp.

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

get the dp and a hi flow cat. im assuming your running a 7m so next would be getting a high flow turbo elbow.

then, intercooler.

 

[R3N5LOW]

Hah bolt on for 7m and the car's 1j

*tisk tisk

 

[mkiii 4 life]

ok thanks i think i will get a dp. I have heard BIC is good any other suggestions?

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

Hah bolt on for 7m and the car's 1j

*tisk tisk

i dont get it?


BIC DP is good. now go purchase and install it.

 

[mkiii 4 life]

i dont get it?


BIC DP is good. now go purchase and install it.

will do

 

[Nghty89]

Aluminum IC's are the way to go for efficiency. They're a non-moving part so an ebay one would be fine. you can find 2.5" 'universal' kits for ok prices that come with an IC. just make sure you're ready to fiddle with mounting and piping routes. It may or may not save you money. IMHO - Doing that route is much cheaper over a $400+ premade set-up.

 

[Canuckrz]

Aluminum IC's are the way to go for efficiency. They're a non-moving part so an ebay one would be fine. you can find 2.5" 'universal' kits for ok prices that come with an IC. just make sure you're ready to fiddle with mounting and piping routes. It may or may not save you money. IMHO - Doing that route is much cheaper over a $400+ premade set-up.

Cheaper, but likely not as effecient. Better to only have to upgrade things once than to have to come back later to improve it further.

 

[Nghty89]

An aluminum IC and correctly routed charge pipes will out do a stock setup, even if they are china cheap parts. How does this affect efficiency in a non-moving part like an IC and pipes? If it was a poorly designed exhaust or manifold, I could see the difference, but a pipe is a pipe and an IC is pretty much the same no matter what (except for sizes that is :icon_bigg). The only difference the IC might make is if you were going for 800-900+hp where every little thing matters, or at least this is what makes sense :biglaugh:

EDIT: After looking closer at that seller, they also sell ebay 'universal' kits. I guarantee the IC and pipes used in the $400 kit are the same as if he were to buy the pipes and IC and route it himself for less money. Nothing wrong with that route :icon_razz

 

[mkiii 4 life]

ok i found this BIC dp and i was wondering if anybody know if it will fit on the stock cat. It says it will bolt on to the ct26 but doesnt specifically say it bolts to stock cat. Also do i need to buy a new gasket for the turbo, it only says it comes with one for the cat. Here is the link: http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/performanceparts/Toyota/Supra_MK3/Exhaust/Downpipes

I would get the BIC standard.

 

[Nghty89]

IIRC it will replace the first stock cat and bolt to the second. The details for that one say it comes with the necessary bolts and gasket to bolt up to the cat.

New gasket for the turbo? Where, to the manifold or to the DP side?

 

[mkiii 4 life]

I was talking about the DP side but it looks like it comes with everything needed to install thanks for the help!

 

[MRSUPRA]

Get a Precision Intercooler and be done with it. The Ebays have been tested and they suck as far as bringing down IAT's.

 

[Nghty89]

Not a problem!



Link for the test? I'd be interested in seeing it :icon_bigg