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Trust 10 Row Oil Cooler w/ Oil Filter Relocation Kit HKS Vernier Cam Gears NISMO Triple Plate G-Max Clutch Thats about it engine wise. Did you change the pressure reg? We put an APEX one on it.

No, I'ts Mark. I'm the one who did all the work while Adrian drank all of BD4's beer!!! (only joking). What happened with the car?

I was using 22 x 8 x 15 MT's. I don't have any pics of the whole car handy, but it's just a stock looking black EK Civic. BTW, I edited the post above for your benefit. Hope you like it!

I hate you guys. Here is a pic of a car I did a while ago. Happy now?

Almost! I managed an 11.5 but my first run was something like a 12.7 @ 127mph Didn't get traction untill 4th gear!

Hehe, I guess i'm asking for it posting pics of my Honda on a Skyline forum...... It did run 131MPH though, so give me some credit!

I'll have to get the thing running again and give some of you Skyline boys a run at WSID

Looks like something went wrong when it was being dynoed. That thing was on a real mission but then the driver backed off. Was it overboosting? that might explain the big numbers from the low mounts.

I fitted one a long time ago so my memory isn't too good, but I think there was a port just behind the thermostat housing (where the bottom radiator hose attaches to the block). I fitted an HKS GT3040 as well, and ran a braided line from the turbo to that. The port on the block (next to the turbo) is on the pressure side of the water pump, so you just need to find somewhere on the suction side to ensure the water will flow through.

What cooler is it? We could do it for around $600

Most heat exchanger manufacturers will make almost any FPI you want (within reason) if you ask for it. I've never seen a Garrett with more than 16 FPI. I reckon even that would be a little restrictive in the long cores people use on the Skylines. Would be good for a top/bottom flow cooler though! Im very familiar with Precision. Nice turbos.

QUOTE (Miss DR30Garrett intercoolers are Bar and Plate and made in Mexico @ a large majority of other intercoolers including brand names are made in china, to give you an answer on what would be more effective depends on what your after, for the most effecient cooling you would go for a 3in (75mm) thick for most effecient power 4 1/2in (115mm). The Garrett cores we have in stock have about 20 fins per inch where as others have approx 8 fins per inch. I hope this helps Sarah [url) www.buzzengines.com[/url]Garrett make tube and fin also. 20 fpi? Most Garrett cores are either 16fpi or 14 fpi. Never seen one 20 fpi. I don't think it is correct to say that a large majority of other intercoolers are made in China. By brand names, do you mean HKS, Trust, ARC? Even HPI cores don't come from China.

I'd start with the .63 and see what you can get out of it. Discuss it with your turbo supplier and they might offer to exchange it for a .82 if you don't get the results you are after.

We recently built a bolt on top half plenum for a VL turbo, and one noticeable difference was an improvement in throttle response. We did fit a slightly larger throttle body (61mm) , and I assume that could be largely responsible. The car was fitted with a front mount intercooler at the same time. One might assume that with the fitment of a front mount, with all the associated piping and volume from the cooler that throttle response would suffer, but it definately wasn't the case. We are working on a bolt on top half setup for a R33 GTS-T now, and I will let you know the results. If we have time, we will compare it to the stock plenum with a 120deg pipe fitted. One thing that concerns me with the stock centre feed plenums is the fact that the air blasts directly into #3 & #4 runners. Although this may not be important on a stock turbo car, you would assume that on a modified car with a larger turbo, etc. the increased air speed could turn this into a problem.

Where do you think they are made? There is a HUGE difference in quality between the HKS and Trust intercoolers compared to the Chinese coolers that a lot of people are selling. I'll tell you one thing for sure, you would have a very hard time trying to sell those Chinese things in Japan. The Japanese customers know quality when they see it. The Trust coolers are exceptionally good quality. I definately wouldn't buy the V-SPL kit though. It uses an extruded core like PWR or ADRAD. You are better off to get one of them, as at least you can get them in 73mm compared to 65mm for the Trust. The R-SPL however, is an awesome core. Very high cooling efficiency, but of course you have to pay for it.