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mxtcy

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mxtcy

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Hey Guys and Girls :D

Ok i'm about to purchace a FMIC for my R34. Now i'm trying to decide between a bar and plate, or a tube and fin. I will be purchacing the cooler from Just Jap and then getting the pipe work made up by a workshop (Jazmac) so that in runs through the stock piping holes.

The bar and plate cooler is bascially the hybrid style cooler, whereas the tube and fin is called a Delta Fin cooler and has the same construction as the Apexi GT core with the angled runner design to get more flow. From what i've read the Tube and fin will flow extremely well, but wont cool as efficently as the bar and plate. The bar and plate on the other hand will cool more efficently, but no flow as well as the tube and fin. I'm not aiming to make huge power, it will simply be tunning in conjuction with a turbo back 3 1/2 in zorst, pod filter and a boost increase to around .07/.08 bar. So just under the 200kwatw mark. Both coolers are 600 x 300 x 76, so i am just after some opinions on what people think could be best for me. I'm especially interested if you are running ither of the coolers mentioned on your car.

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Sean

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There probably wouldn't be an appreciable difference (performance wise) for what you're after. An intercooler is just a heat exchanger so as long as you get one that is manufactured to good standards it should be sweet. That delta wedge style core "might" encourage more airflow through the cooler (hence radiator etc...) though... It looks better too... If you can get "reliable" specs on how those particular ic's flow then get the one that flows better... Failing that get the one you like the look of better...

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Sean I bought a $450 Hybrid copy kit from JustJap, it is bar and plate, and it seems good! I had a Hybrid bar and plate in my S15 which was making a lazy 200rwkw and it worked fine too.

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