Black Fmic

[suwidji]

I'm looking to buy a black FMIC, however I'm not too sure what a good brand/quality to look for. The only one I could find from my short search is from just jap Cooling pro stealth series (black edition).

Can anyone verify if this is a good FMIC for my r34 GTT, or can recommend a better one? Looking for one price range between $400-700.

Cheers!

[GTSBoy]

You want it to be black so you can't see it so much or you want it to be black for some imagined improvement in cooling performance?

[suwidji]

I want it black so you can't really see it, and to match the black of my black car.

[GTSBoy]

On that basis, you could use any intercooler kit that took your fancy and just blow some matte black paint over it. A thin coat will hide it without impeding the cooling at all.

[suwidji]

any recommendations on a good kit? I want it as a support mod before anything major gets done to my engine.

[Missileman]

Plazmaman offer black coolers as an option, not sure if they do an R34 specific one though, can always contact them and ask...

https://www.plazmaman.com/shop_list.php?cate=72

[GTSBoy]

Define "good kit". The problem there is everyone's needs/wants are different. The kit you linked is a return flow one. That means you can keep the intercooler pipework running through the original holes in/out the engine bay, but the downside is that the core is smaller than you can fit in with a conventional design. If you're looking to make lots of power then the smaller core might be a bit limiting. If you're looking to put a front facing plenum on (although I can't imagine why you would) then a return flow cooler would definitely be the wrong choice.

[suwidji]

Well i don't plan on jumping into crazy engine mods anytime soon, so something small like the return flow one will be good for now, just wondering if the one from just jap is actually a decent intercooler, or should i not waste my money on it? I want to get at least 200kw within the next year, so will the smaller one be too small, or a good size?

cheers for the info

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Any yumcha kit will fine, I made 246kW with a full eBay ling long cooler and ling long piping... there are guys making over 300kW with bing bong spec kits from eBay.

FYI, you can make 200kW on a stock R34 GT-t SMIC no wokkas

[JordansR32]

The onles from just jap are fine, i got one, no dramas at all. Defantly buy another one, and i just painted it black to

[sydking]

Stock R32 GTR cooler. Come black from factory. Win Win

[suwidji]

The onles from just jap are fine, i got one, no dramas at all. Defantly buy another one, and i just painted it black to

lol sorry what? Are you recommending to buy another one and paint it black? Sounded like you said justjap ones are good, but also to buy another one :s

[GTSBoy]

He was saying that he would definitely buy another from them. Trouble is, he didn't specify which of the one @ Just Jap he bought, so not a lot of help perhaps!!

[JordansR32]

Yea obviously i brought a plain silver one, either black or silver ones are fine, there both the same as far as cooling wise id imagine. As far as i knew thought they only sold the one type of fmic

Edited December 11, 2012 by JordansR32

[AngryRB]

Any yumcha kit will fine, I made 246kW with a full eBay ling long cooler and ling long piping... there are guys making over 300kW with bing bong spec kits from eBay.

FYI, you can make 200kW on a stock R34 GT-t SMIC no wokkas

Ive made over 300kw with a cooling pro intercooler, pretty sure thats what it is, only cost $400new which included the pipes and silicon bits

[suwidji]

Thanks for the help

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Ive made over 300kw with a cooling pro intercooler, pretty sure thats what it is, only cost $400new which included the pipes and silicon bits

proof again that yumcha linglong intercoolers work Don't worry not too soon I'll be in that 300kW+ club hehe..

[arrydjay]

man I think the whole "you need a rediculously expensive cooler to make big power" arguement is a load of bs...

Just have a look at the RB30's coming out of Maatouks with chinese intercoolers making redicuolus power and running low 6 sec passes.

Pretty much shuts up all the non believers.

[JordansR32]

^^^ totally agree, all they do is slap a brand on and a massive pricetag

[R TUNE]

I got a blits se FMIC from jus jap for $700 am very happy with it and it is a return flow style so it uses the stock piping route.

I then just grabed a can of matt black paint and gave it a coat to hid it.