Hot Weather, Intercoolers And Insurance

[r33skylinegtst]

I own an R33 GTS-t with just an exhaust system and pod filter, and noticed that in the heat we've been having lately the car can feel a little laggy. I'm only running stock boost but i'm hesitant to rev the car much beyond 4000RPM on the really hot days, just seems cruel.

I've been considering a Hybrid Intercooler kit, but not having too much tenchnical knowledge i don't know what to look for. I found this one on eBay and i'm wondering if it would do the job?

Hybrid Intercooler

I plan to run a little more boost futher down the track but not straight away. I'm mainly more concerned about the welfare of my engine and components.

Also, for those people who have installed intercoolers, is there something i can say to the insurance company that doesn't scream 'performance upgrade' when i tell them what i want to do? Cause i figure if they feel it'll increase performance it will also increase my premium. I realise that without raising the amount of boost it won't make a huge impact on the performance, if at all.

Thanks in advance!

[StOjA]

I am also curious to know what type of cooler or if there are any straight bolt on kits available for my r32 GTST...

with the insurance you can tell them its only for the safty of you turbo because we have hotter weather then Japan we ned to cool the turbo more efficently ( dont quote me on that i just thought of it then)

[someonestolecc]

That's not really what intercoolers do. They cool the charge air into the engine... your stock one should be fine, even in the heat.

If you're worried about your engine on hot days get an oil cooler. A stock skyline won't have problems on hot days it's just not running as well as it would be in cooler weather because cars won't boost as much on hot days.

I won't take my car out on 30-40degree days at all.

[dezz]

you have a PM

[Sydneykid]

  p1r4t8r said:

I own an R33 GTS-t with just an exhaust system and pod filter, and noticed that in the heat we've been having lately the car can feel a little laggy. I'm only running stock boost but i'm hesitant to rev the car much beyond 4000RPM on the really hot days, just seems cruel.

I've been considering a Hybrid Intercooler kit, but not having too much tenchnical knowledge i don't know what to look for. I found this one on eBay and i'm wondering if it would do the job?

Hybrid Intercooler

I plan to run a little more boost futher down the track but not straight away. I'm mainly more concerned about the welfare of my engine and components.

Also, for those people who have installed intercoolers, is there something i can say to the insurance company that doesn't scream 'performance upgrade' when i tell them what i want to do? Cause i figure if they feel it'll increase performance it will also increase my premium. I realise that without raising the amount of boost it won't make a huge impact on the performance, if at all.

Thanks in advance!

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If you don't already have it, start with a heat shield and a cold air feed for the POD. Unshielded PODs are a big power killer, especialy on hot days.

cheers

[RANDY]

We found another black s2 manual coupe with stockies, eh Dezz? ;o)

Same thing here, I don't go over 3-4K on a really hot day. With the A/C on and the clutch-fan locked on, the car is very sluggish... but the clutch fan is doing its job of cooling the radiator, so I drive softly and count the hours down till the sun sets.

[dangerous_daveo]

With insurance, its a big ad saying 'I have a big shiny intercooler, therefore my car is turboed' I think thats more so what they are worried about, and the fact that you want the cooler for a reason, and it might be for the safty of your car, but if your not on boost, you dont need it, and your not going fast. The cooler is telling them otherwise. Insurance companys arent stupid, just the people on the phones can be.

And I dont mean to come across as rude, but they are cars... not babys. They can take a bit of punishment.

[Pablo]

I just told my insurance company that one was fitted, no change in the premium.

[Spook's_Skyline]

yer, i told suncorp about my intercooler and they had no dramas with it

[TokyoTaxi]

p1r48r, if you have concerns about the big shinny intercooler thing at all you could go for a ARC SMIC considering you are going to keep the boost low Awesome stealth mod !

StOjA, one of the best kit's for a 32 GTST ( IMO ) is the TRUST V-SPL since it bolt's up perfectly, there's no need to cut any 6" holes in your body work, the return pipe from the cooler to the engine runs mostly in the cool air flow and not in the engine bay, right in the path of hot air from the radiator and there's minimal cutting of the bumper / reo required. It does depend on you $ situation though