mid mount intercooler?

[srraptor]

im doing my engine swap. pulled the ka, about to put the sr in, not wanting to cut the bumper to install the fmic. anyone heard of/ know where to find a mid mount intercooler? saw a few picks on some ka-t forums but cant find anything. help?

[Crazyirish]

powered by max has what they call a high mount intercooler setup. It appears to be made for stock or stockish sr20s. Their forum has a thread about the r&d of the part.

[srraptor]

that looks perfect... havent got to look to see which turbo i have though lol need to order now so we can drop it in and start it before 1 pm tomorow

[zachattack_5491]

If you end up getting that kit make sure you put a review up on Nico. I've heard many different things about mid-mount setups, but I think I want to use the PBM kit on my KA-T.

[srraptor]

will do, just gotta find out if i have a t25 or t28 turbo on my sr clip thats 45 min away before i can order lol

[PyR0NiAk]

I don't see why a T25 or a T28 would change your intercooler setup? I went from a T25 on a stock mani, to a GT3071 on a Tomei mani, and I'm still running the same intercooler setup on the hotside.. I just had to use a different coupler.

[Sugar]

Just keep in mind the powered by max kit requires some modification to the radiator support and removal of the headlight motors ( just noticed an s14 as your avatar, so ignore the headlight motors )

[srraptor]

not sure about why the turbo matters, and ya s14 lol almost done with my swap

[PyR0NiAk]

Post pics in a thread on here (not 240gen damn it) when finished. Then as you upgrade (you WILL upgrade), you can add to the thread with every update you do.

Here's an example: putting-my-car-together-nothing-fancy-t433676.html

[idahotuner]

the turbo matter because the t28 turbo out let is at an angle while the t25 is straight up.

[PyR0NiAk]

So you use an angled coupler... My T25 had an angled piece on it, by the way.

[srraptor]

okay the hmic looks awesome, really wide, perfect fit... no bov support, i dont wanna risk damage lol so im waiting on my bov to get here ups, gonna cut the cold pipe and somehow fit a flange on a 1' "s" shaped tube... funn, will post pics later

[srraptor]

Okay been a while but I deffinitely recommend the pbm high mount, fits perfect, have to cut a little of the radiator support and move the wiring around a little but it looks awesome, the intercooler is a lot bigger than the hks fmic that came with my clip lol. As far as bov support I got a greddy type rz and the flange I got is perfect length to go on between the curves on the cold pipe. As soon as my camera is fixed (gear oil) I'll post some pics up in a build thread

[PyR0NiAk]

[Hijacker]

Pictures

[PyR0NiAk]

^- what he said

[idahotuner]

was it just a core or did it come with piping too

[PyR0NiAk]

I'm going to assume piping, given there are 2 different ones for T25 and T28.

[idahotuner]

awe. wish they sold a top mount hot pipe. but i figured i can plum mine using a straight piece and two 90* couplers. so might be selling my powder coated hks hot pipe and hks BOV

[srraptor]

Ya it came with piping, I'm still trying to fix my damn camera lol. Intercooler is about twice as thick as the hks fmic my clip came with, 4-5" taller, and 1-2" sshorter from side to side.

[PyR0NiAk]

For the people wanting to see pictures, here's the sale page... http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/page.php?11

[the converted]

That is pretty spiffy. Wonder how much power you can run through that thing.

[PyR0NiAk]

Not sure. Its a little small for my taste. It would be good for someone running a small turbo, though. Seems very ideal for the 300 and below club.

[idahotuner]

i am wonderig if my greddy ls intercooler will work for my new planned power level

[srraptor]

What do you guys think about a bov placement on my setup?? I've got the greddy type rz and the flange, flange is about 6" long, but as you can see the cold pipe is short and "s" shaped, trying to figure that out lol

[codyace]

I honestly do not see the appeal nor point of a mid mount. Seems like a 'forum craze' more than anything.

[idahotuner]

i am thinking my greddy ls intercooler is going to be too small for my new setup. what do you think cody

[nissan_star]

I honestly do not see the appeal nor point of a mid mount. Seems like a 'forum craze' more than anything.

Some people are doing it as a fad, yes, but the true appeal is to people who actually drive on the track and do not want do damage FMIC piping on cones or tires used as clipping points or track markers. Oh, and its super sleeper status

[srraptor]

And you'll get into boost quicker, was made to run without a bov so you would be shifting into boost, I wanted it because I just dropped 15k on my car and didn't wanna cut/remove the bumper invade of an accident.

[idahotuner]

who wouldnt run a BOV that would be just stupid. but the short intercoole piping is deff something i would like to have. i would do av mount setup once i get a wire feed.