Any have experience with Mishimoto intercoolers

[Pattey21]

Good morning all,

I've been doing some maintenance on my r33 and reckon I can make a convention cross flow intercooler fit custom return piping, utilising half my existing return flow piping.

Has anyone used Mishimoto intercoolers before there particularly the m-line or s-line and how this compares to say a Hdi.

Worth noting used in P98 setup hi teens boost 250-300kw range.

https://www.mishimoto.com.au/mishimoto-universal-intercooler-large.html?utm_source=facebookAU&utm_campaign=DPA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8rdjISF6QIVTyUrCh2U0QHYEAQYASABEgINb_D_BwE

https://www.mishimoto.com.au/mishimoto-universal-front-mount-intercooler-s-line.html

[GTSBoy]

It will probably work for what you're looking to make power wise.....but given how poorly Mishimoto radiators seem to perform, I'd be giving everything they make a hard pass in favour of stuff that is known good.

[BK]

Pretty much repeating as above. I wouldn't touch anything Mishimoto, not when there is proven other stuff that works - guaranteed.

[Pattey21]

Right, didn't know their radiators were rubbish. Thankyou for your responses

[Old man 32 GTR]

Yep, as above, and I’m talking from recent personal experience. 

[hypergear]

I've used an Mishimoto 600x300x65 mm years ago on my R33 GTR it wasn't any better then the stock cooler. That was later upgraded to a 600x300x100mm which worked ok, car made 410awkws. Pretty much as what you would expect from an cheap ebay cooler, and it was only half the price back then.  

Edited April 26, 2020 by hypergear

[Pattey21]

Plan was to use something like this feeding the hotside to the top left. 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/293552927719

I know 180deg bends aren't ideal but surely one bending over 300mm (my current return flow intercooler is 300mm high and hotside runs underneath without clearance issues)

Is better flowing than the sharp turn standard returns flows run.

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

If you're after a cheap intercooler that is somewhat decent for the price point, those HDi GT2 cores aren't bad, just that link you sent is of a CT2? 

[WR33KD]

I’m running a cheap cooler and it’s doing it’s job for over 400kw. Think it set me back $200. 

[Pattey21]

1 hour ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

If you're after a cheap intercooler that is somewhat decent for the price point, those HDi GT2 cores aren't bad, just that link you sent is of a CT2? 

Haha I was like "what's a CT2 as well"

I think he meant to write GT2 as the stamp on the intercooler on top in one of the pics.

[Pattey21]

1 hour ago, WR33KD said:

I’m running a cheap cooler and it’s doing it’s job for over 400kw. Think it set me back $200. 

On e85? Cooler matters a bit more for 98

Edited April 26, 2020 by Pattey21

[BK]

Have you thought about a second hand standard GTR intercooler ? People get more than 300rwkw out of them reliably.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

51 minutes ago, Pattey21 said:

Cooler matters a bit more for 98

Coolers matter much more than a bit on 98.

Old setup I was making 372kW at the rear treads on a Mainline dyno w/ 1.7bar of boost going through a dim sum bokchoy eBay special FMIC with intake temps of 65+ degrees Celsius however that was on E85.

Would be knock city on 98RON with those intake temperatures.

[WR33KD]

Intake temps on a hot summers day get up around 50 and that’s on 98 going for a retune in the next couple weeks going to push for 500kw on pump. 
intake temps are always low with mine has great flow and even the water doesn’t go much passed 95 on the track 

[BK]

16 minutes ago, WR33KD said:

Intake temps on a hot summers day get up around 50 and that’s on 98 going for a retune in the next couple weeks going to push for 500kw on pump. 
intake temps are always low with mine has great flow and even the water doesn’t go much passed 95 on the track 

...and you live in New Zealand don't you ? Define a hot summers day. Ambient temps are quite a lot lower there on average.

[WR33KD]

Yeah a hot day here will see around 28-30 my mates 1jz on e85 with a 100mm front mount sees intake around 70-80 on the track

[BK]

? Very lucky, you have quite ideal forced induction weather over there. I consider 30deg C quite a cool, moderate day where I am. Even places like Melbourne and Adelaide go well past 40 C these days in summer.

So by the way where are you located Pattey21 ?

[GTSBoy]

1 hour ago, BK said:

Even places like Melbourne and Adelaide go well past 40 C these days in summer.

It's nothing to see 2 - 3 weeks of 40-45°C weather these days. Last year we had it before Christmas!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

WMI, when your IC isn't good enough, just chemically cool your intake

[Pattey21]

6 hours ago, BK said:

? Very lucky, you have quite ideal forced induction weather over there. I consider 30deg C quite a cool, moderate day where I am. Even places like Melbourne and Adelaide go well past 40 C these days in summer.

So by the way where are you located Pattey21 ?

In the ACT. Pretty unfriendly with imports with regards to inspections