Is It Possible?

[J4M3S]

i'm a p plater driving a R33 GTS-T and i wanna get abit more air in the turbo and wanna keep it sleeper looking cause i have been pulled over before but the cops just looked for a big FMIC and then they let me go (hehe dumb asses) and cause of this i wanna know if i can perhaps get another smic on the other side of my car and somehow get it working...i'm not expecting it to be as good as a FMIC but i just wanna know if it can be done.

[aphid]

you're so bad...

HKS among others used to direct replacement coolers for the stock side mount.. keep your eyes open in the for sale thread and you might get lucky, they come up from time to time..

r34 GT-T coolers also have a thicker core and are a significant upgrade over the stock 33 item, with this cooler 12psi of boost through the stock turbo would be feasable & with a tune you'd be cracking the 200rwkw mark

Edited February 5, 2009 by aphid

[R31Nismoid]

Indeed possible.

The question is though will it cool as much as a FMIC?

Hard to say.

But this is the situation a larger, aftermarket FMIC should flow/cool better than two factory I/C's linked up

Also the piping would be shorter than using two FMIC's, one on either side of the car as you suggest.

So overall while you might possibly get some benefit, it might be offset by the fact you'll be adding even more piping to what is already long.

(if you went the FMIC route)

It’s a good idea, but I think cost vs gain vs stealth… its still not worth it.

I'd just upgrade to a R34 SMIC if your after something with the stock turbo, that’s probably the best and easiest option

[GTS4WD]

Get a GTR cooler, keep it back and keep all the piping black too

[Rekin]

one SMIC is more than enough, no need for two.

The r34 GTT smic is a direct bolt-on for the r33 and is about 50% larger than the r33 i think.

I currently have a ARC SMIC which is 50% larger than r34 smic and have no issues pushing 200kw atw. Going to push it to 230kw atw and see how the ol' smic will handle

[_Ryan_]

i am taking my 34SMIC off on saturday to make way for further mods(including FMIC)... I also have the 34 Shroud to go with it, with it fitted, I found i got less heat soak, and the engine revved alot more smoothly/freely. The bonus is it is undetectable.

Let me know if you would like it via PM!

-Ryan

[DECIM8]

Ive seen some bloke weld them *R34 coolers one behind the next and run duel feeds to them I dunno if id bother.

[The Bogan]

I was getting some maccas the other day and seen a old mate who is a cop, i was asking why the cops pull over imports and his mate who was a SGT said that they pick anything that has a stupid big radiator thing hanging out the front of the car, unlike your which doesn't, i didn't tell him Ive got mine painted matte black.