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Hey guys,

Its time for me to upgrade my intercooler for my gts-t r33 from the current standard one. However i'm a bit confused on what to get. I was wondering if ya'll could help me out. Is it worth getting a brand intercooler, i.e trust or something or just get some thing nice and big... :wassup: i guess the question is, 'do you get what you pay for in terms of quality or they all pretty much the same. If you SAU dudes could give us a hand on what to look for that'd b sweet as :(:D;)

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J

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Hey guys,

    Its time for me to upgrade my intercooler for my gts-t r33 from the current standard one. However i'm a bit confused on what to get. I was wondering if ya'll could help me out. Is it worth getting a brand intercooler, i.e trust or something or just get some thing nice and big...  :wassup:  i guess the question is, 'do you get what you pay for in terms of quality or they all pretty much the same. If you SAU dudes could give us a hand on what to look for that'd b sweet as :(  :D  ;)  

cheers

J

yeah have to say that a second hand gtr cooler would be your best bet and can be picked up for about $500-$600.:cheers: paul

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anyone know the performance of like apexi, nismo etc. type of intercoolers?

they are a bit more expensive then the trust, hybrid ones//.....are they worth gettin?

I wouldn't be putting TRUST in the same boat as Hybrid, IMO they're just as good as A'PEXi, HKS, Blitz, ARC etc. To me Hybrid is like a knockoff brand.

GTR intercoolers are probably the best stock ones from the JDM. They're good for around 300kw at the wheels. The problem with this is that piping isn't included. And with the cost of having the piping made up a bolt on kit would probably be around the same price but without the hassle of having to get parts seperately. Kits are around including shipping are around $1500 but if you stalk the forums you may be able to get one cheaper...

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I wouldn't be putting TRUST in the same boat as Hybrid, IMO they're just as good as A'PEXi, HKS, Blitz, ARC etc. To me Hybrid is like a knockoff brand.

GTR intercoolers are probably the best stock ones from the JDM. They're good for around 300kw at the wheels. The problem with this is that piping isn't included. And with the cost of having the piping made up a bolt on kit would probably be around the same price but without the hassle of having to get parts seperately. Kits are around including shipping are around $1500 but if you stalk the forums you may be able to get one cheaper...

The Hybrid coolers are as good as any of those brands and there are plenty cheap on the forum if you search. The name is not worth the extra bux. Mine runs less than 1 degree above ambient temperature on the exit and the pressure drop figures claimed are as good as any others.

Piping can be fabricated for as little as $150 in mild plus hoses (go to Pirtek for cheap) or 350 plus hoses in polished stainless. Unless you are going to push motza boost then the pirtek stuff is fine.

There are also some GTR coolers cheap on the forum but not in the class of the Hybrid. Inlet and exit angles suck too.

black painted coolers can actually work less efficiently if the paint thickness isn't controlled well enough.

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