intercooler Question. How big?

[thekawaii]

i found a intercooler one of nico sponsor sell it:

- Core Size: 20"x9"x2.5" (28" End to End Length) - Inlet/Outlet Size: 2.75" (2.5" Couplers OK) - 100% Tig Welded Aluminum Tube & Fin Design - Recommended for up to 400 hp- 2 Year Warranty

pic:http://westcoast-turbo.com/intercooler/ic2-b.jpg

My final goal is 270-300 engine horse power. It will take 10-12 psi to reach my goal i think. Is the intercooler too big for my goal?

[shockload]

that intercooler should be super cool

[Chezedik]

I am going to run a 24x6.5x3 SSAC. The welds are GREAT, as far as efficiency, they don't offer numbers. But I imagine they are in the 70-75% range, drop will be certainly less than 2PSI. Try theirs.

[Iamjohnhayes]

i would love to know the exact numbers after you have it up and running. also what are you doing for ic piping?

[Edub1]

I am going to run a 24x6.5x3 SSAC. The welds are GREAT, as far as efficiency, they don't offer numbers. But I imagine they are in the 70-75% range, drop will be certainly less than 2PSI. Try theirs.

I'm looking at the same deal and I'm only going to 225HP with a T3 60 trim.

I just hope when they advertise low drop they are testing with cool air.

Wouldn't that be funny - "buy our intercooler because it doesn't do squat."

[Iamjohnhayes]

I'm looking at the same deal and I'm only going to 225HP with a T3 60 trim.

I just hope when they advertise low drop they are testing with cool air.

Wouldn't that be funny - "buy our intercooler because it doesn't do squat."

question why wouldn't you test with hot air. because testing with cold air should show a lot less of a pessure drop than it would have with the hot air off the turbo being cooled?

[Chezedik]

I think that is what he may have been getting at. For piping, I have a Hybrid Turbo SR FMIC 2.5 kit. I hope that it will work. Otherwise, I will sell it and get some mandrel bent pipe and some silicon connectors. Oh yeah, plenty of hairspray.

[thekawaii]

I did seriously lots of research, decided to buy johnny race car intercooler.185 shipped.

(how's your Hybrid turbo write-up going? i'm still waiting )

[teddy]

I did seriously lots of research, decided to buy johnny race car intercooler.185 shipped.

(how's your Hybrid turbo write-up going? i'm still waiting )

Great choice! I own the 8" johnny race car intercooler. They're more familiar with the honduh boys, but they've been proven to work well and for the price, you cant beat em.

[thekawaii]

I know. Read many reviews from honda guys.

[wild_maxx]

i have the 8" black JRC FMIC and love it. I had the 5" basic FMIC from JRC as well and it was great. Can't beat the price either.

[Chezedik]

pics suck. I need to find someone who can doctor them, if not, I may just post, and see if people can turn up the brightness on their monitors.

[Edub1]

question why wouldn't you test with hot air. because testing with cold air should show a lot less of a pessure drop than it would have with the hot air off the turbo being cooled?

If you have a volume of hot air at a certain pressure and you cool it down, you decrease pressure. So, testing with hot air should show a pressure drop perportional to the heat loss.

Testing with cold air won't lose pressure due to cooling so it would show if the IC is restrictive.

What the hell is Johnny race car?

[thekawaii]

http://www.johnnyracecar.com

Intercooler company. Lots of honda people use it.

[Edub1]

What's a good size for 225HP?

[thekawaii]

honestly i don't know about sizing.

i'm just trying to buy small intercooler

But Stock SMIC seems ok with my car(apx 200hp).

[crzycav86]

Get whichever fmic blings the most.

Actually, unless you want more than 350hp or something, any fmic will work. Just get whichever is cheaper.

[thekawaii]

I like your wheels mine if you tell me size?

[crzycav86]

thank you.

kosei k1, 16x7.5 +22

[thekawaii]

Never mind. I read most of your recent threads... LOL (searched)

[teddy]

question for you crazycav. Where did you get your wheels at? I really want to pick up some kosei's and I live right down the road from tirerack...but nowhere on there website does it say they carry them in 4 lug or gunmetal. Sorry to hijack kawaii

[thekawaii]

He said he bought them from ebay for 300 dollar.

I want a set too. I can't afford FN01r-C

17*8 +35 (17lbs) would be nice but too expensive...

(kosei k1 he has: 16*7.5 +22 15.5 lbs)

I thought kosei only carry silver and white color. (He painted his)

sorry to hijack Crv LOL

[nismofly]

crzycav you paint or powdercoat them?

for everyone thats wondering tire rack no longer sells them, i picked up one of the last 4 sets they had over a year ago

[thekawaii]

It's hard to find 16*7.5

and too many

5 lug kosei, 15*7 koseis.....

[nismofly]

if you could afford them all koseis are are re-lettered buddy club p1's, but those run like 1200 a set

[thekawaii]

either FN01r-c or kosei.

I found a 17*8 no name brand wheel, but it's heavy (23 lbs)

100$ per wheel though. That'd be no problem if i make something like 400 hp. (bug obviously i don't LOL)

[nismofly]

gram lights 57c's are only a little more expensive that fn01rc's, and theyre lighter by quite a bit

[crzycav86]

lol. good job with the hijack guys.

I got them from ebay for $300. They were originally white, so I painted them black. It seems to go well with the color scheme

[nismofly]

he hijacked his own thread...im not stopping him

they do look good though, one of these days when the paint on mine wears out or something id like to paint them a little darker, like a gunmetal...the car actually looks really nice even if i dont clean off the brake dust so it helps when i dont get the chance to wash them

[thekawaii]

did you just use spray can? i friend did, it was really bad

my friend did his at shop for 300$. That way too much. any tip?