R34 Gtt intercooler

[Jet]

I remember once sydneykid comment about the relationship between the amount of air the intercooler can hold with the max power the engin can deliver.

I remember the standard R33 gtst intercooler can make about 155rwkw.

what about the R34 Gtt's standard intercooler?

what sort of power can it support?

[KamikazeR33]

there r heaps of r33's that make 190rwkws on stock cooler

mine makes bout 170rwkws fine on it

[Sydneykid]

Hi guys, the standard R34GTT intercooler is a bit bigger (thicker) than the R33/32 one. It's still not in a good location, but the R34 ducting is better.

It really depends on how often and for how long you are going to run it at full boost. If it's road only car or a road/drag car I would reckon 200 rwkw may be OK. On a circuit car it would not have enough airflow or mass to control the temperature over any sustained period, 2 or 3 laps and it would overheat the inlet air.

Hope that helps

[PuppaDuck]

Does anyone know if that (R34 cooler) is a straight swap with the stock R33 side mount ?

I was considering this as a low-cost DIY alternatives to FMICs...

Would also be nice to hear if anyone else has already tried it and what they've noticed different...or any other opinions...

[NismoR34]

All I can offer is a few pics to show the 34 intercooler in factory position, with the front bar removed. If you want I can post them up tonight?

[ed]

Originally posted by PuppaDuck

Does anyone know if that (R34 cooler) is a straight swap with the stock R33 side mount ?

I was considering this as a low-cost DIY alternatives to FMICs...

Would also be nice to hear if anyone else has already tried it and what they've noticed different...or any other opinions...

yep, straight swap. a few guys in the HK skyline club have done this to their 33 GTST's.

[PuppaDuck]

so from a stock setup, what do they do besides changing to the R34 cooler ?

add some boost ?

A friend was considering that cooler, a cheap $100 turbosmart boost controller (or bleed valve - if those terms are interchangeable?)

and leaving the rest with a possible EMS upgrade to tune those mods together.

[ed]

Originally posted by PuppaDuck

so from a stock setup, what do they do besides changing to the R34 cooler ?

add some boost ?

A friend was considering that cooler, a cheap $100 turbosmart boost controller (or bleed valve - if those terms are interchangeable?)

and leaving the rest with a possible EMS upgrade to tune those mods together.

refer to what SydneyKid said...what application is the car going to be built up for?

Street terror?

Circuit basher?

Straightline warrior?

[PuppaDuck]

oops...stock R33...street car

[ed]

IMO, a daily driver is ok with the stock cooler, or upgrade to the 34GTT one if you really wish.

[Jet]

I guess unless u use ur car for track, there isnt much point of putting a huge FMIC in ur car.

but what about in the summer when it gets really hot and u r caught in the traffic. wouldnt it overheat the inlet air as well?

[ed]

to be honest I haven't measured the inlet on a hot summers day stuck in traffic.

[PuppaDuck]

I don't think I've ever brought up any hi amounts of boost in traffic...especially with the peak traffics lasting longer and longer lately...

on that note it sounds like the stock one will do fine...and for that bit more without the huge overheads of mods, the R34 cooler as a simple upgrade...

[rev210]

my little stock intercooler isn't the thing stopping me from running a 12second 1/4.

my best of 13.3 was on a hot day. And I ran 13.4 on a stinking hot day.