Hybrid Intercoolers / Are they any good?

[05YKO_r33]

i bought a hybrid kit with the 600x300x76 for my r33 and it works great. it is a tiny bit laggier than the stock cooler (with stock turbo) but it cools the inlet air alot better.

i have had a problem with the kit though, the top pipe returning the cooled air to the factory inlet piping runs infront of the radiator and gets very hot. this was wasting the good work that the cooler was doing and as a solution to this i bought some thermo-tec exhaust wrapand wrapped the intercooler piping in the engine bay and the piping from the turbo to where it goes into the front gaurd and i have found this to make the car seem more powerful (seat of my pants meter used) the car feels more consistantly powerful as before it was a little ordinary. i believe getting the heat away from this has given me a definite power boost. the pipe temp is noticeably different as now you can put your hand on the piping and leave it there after you have been driving whereas before you couldn't.

i intend to wrap the dump pipe until it is under the car too with the remaining wrap i still have.

se this link for pics of the cooler install... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/photopost...500&ppuser=5132

back to the subject the cooler itself works great!

[amoore]

how can u tell if its a dodgy intercooler with out putting it on a car?? is it possibe??

[05YKO_r33]

get it pressure and flow tested. or buy a new one and hope it was welded properly.

[Daz]

Anyone know where I can buy a genuine hybrid kit in Melbourne

[paulr33]

check the for sale section, shift performance have some rebuilt ones, ex supra intercoolers or hybrid ones, i got mine for $365.

[SKYL9]

Anyone know where I can buy a genuine hybrid kit in Melbourne

http://www.ntperformance.com.au

[600hp]

as for the same as trust thats a definite NO trust= Japan,Hybid=China

as for quality

i've seen some with the internal passages a little bent up so just check before you buy.

great price!