Hybrid Intercooler

[EVL R33]

Just wondering if anyone has bought a Hybrid cooler? Thinking about it and the price and quality look pretty good. A few guys I know have bought them with no probs but I was wondering if anyone with a Skyline has one installed?

Cheers

Brett

[turbomad]

Yes I've got one, the build quality is excellent and I think there actually bigger and cheaper than a used GTR one, and most importantly it works great, always cold to touch.

[OZ GTR35]

Zane put one onto his stock GTS series 2. He is very happy with the bar & plate 600x300x 60mm one. On his stock car his dyno went from 145 kw cold & 123kw hot to a consistant 165kw hot and cold. If I was to own a GTS again it would be my first mod. FYI I think it was about $600 to get installed.

[Pva_Glue]

FMIC on GTS NA car?

if so I thought it would be waste of time and $$$...

is there really difference? is there?

cool I might look in to that...

cheers

Joe

[OZ GTR35]

PVC,

You are right, a Normaly Asperated car would get absolutly nothing out of FMIC because they do no have a turbo to heat up the induction process.

My question is who said anything about a NA GTS?

[ex-static]

I think because you said GTS, and not Gtst.. he assumed it was an NA Car..

OZ, where did he get it done for that price?

[OZ GTR35]

Its the guy I used on my original GTS-T. His business name in Mobile Turbo Service, Dennis is the guy, 0415100345 (Tell him the white skyline guys told you to call). He is mobile but lives down Cabramatta way. You drop the car off on Friday and pick it up on Monday. Zane and I have both had it done and have had no issues. You do need to supply your own blow off valve if you dont want to use the standard one. Both times we just had the steel piping painted, he may do stainless polished but you will have to ask.

[EVL R33]

Cheers guys,

The core is 600 x 300 x 76, and with full piping kit the cost is just under $1,600.

OzGTR97, does the $600 you said include pipework or was that just an install cost? I would have thought that if you provide the piping kit it shouldn't take more than a day to install??? (ie around the $300 - $400 mark).....

Brett

[OZ GTR35]

That was the piping included. All that you need when you go there is take the IC , BOV if required and know what colour you want your pipes.

[Zane]

My Hybrid Intercooler (bar and plate) is 600x300x76 and cost me $850 (new). The finish is excellent and so far the cooling capabilities are impressive.

Dennis from Oz's post above did the install for $650. This included all pipes, silicon connecting hoses, clamps, painting and fitting. Dropped the car in on friday night and picked it up on sunday arvo.

The setup included removing the factory crossover inlet piping and custom making a new pipe that bends 180 degrees from the plenum and drops to the front driver's corner. This cuts out a few feet of piping and reduces potential lag. I also had Dennis refit the factory BOV onto this pipe so the whole setup passes EPA inspection and keeps most ignorant cops happy. The piping is even sprayed grey so it matches the colour of the plenum.

With this FMIC setup, a full 3" exhaust and pod filter, the car makes a rock steady 163rwkw any day of the year. The test will come when I raise the boost and start pumping hotter air through the core. I don't expect any problems as so far the FMIC stays icy cold.

Z.

[EVL R33]

Thanks Zane,

Sounds like I may have made a good choice then.....

Do you think that with all the piping, hoses and clamps included I could do the install myself?? What do ya think a tuner would charge? I would hope not more than say $300.

Brett

[Zane]

If you supply all the parts then I would hope no-one would charge more than $300 to install.

Bear in mind that the front bar will need to be trimmed back to allow the cooler to fit which can be a tricky job for a tight fit.

If your good with tools and have the time I see no reason why you couldn't do it yourself. Remember, $300 in your pocket is $300 more to spend on going faster.

Z.

[turbomad]

Yeah fit it yourself all that's needed is that you have to bend a few metal brackets in a vice to secure the cooler to the car, mine has a GTR bodykit so I didn't have to cut or even remove the front bar to install. I bought stainless mandrel bends cut them to size, taped them together and gave them to an engineering shop to be welded up, buy some rubber or silicone hose and clamps and that's it.

[skyzerr33]

whats the web site for these coola's