fmic idea for r32

[linxus40]

ive seen fmic coolers out there where the inlet and outlet port is on the same side. yet whenever i see a fmic on a skyline r32 entry is on one side exit is on the other.

wouldn’t it be a better idea if you just got a cooler with inlet and exit on same side as the stock coolers pipes then just fabricate up some short assed pipes up to join the two.

i hear having the long pipes makes the turbo more lagy as the air has further to travel, wouldn’t my idea reduce the lag a bit cos the air only has a few extra feet?

allright maybe i have no idea what im on about when it comes to coolers so if im wrong just explain why and try not to flame me too much.

[B0oStEr]

Kits are available for the setup you've described. PWR told me they could do one for about $800.

I don't know if it's on their website.

Have a look www.pwr.com.au

[Roy]

Years ago AVO had a IC setup as you describe. With the core beign vertical you get to run plenty of IC tubes meaning the thing should have little pressure drop and be pretty effecient. I suppose th emain reason it isnt done is with having end tanks on the top and bottom, it isnt using the space in the front of the car to its optimum, as a large percentage of surface area woudl be end tanks instead of IC core, perhaps droppings its effecient for a given overall size

[silva33]

i have the cooler you describe with the end tanks on the same side on my R33 GTST.... it is a trust cooler and fit straight in, mm perfect with no bumper mods....

But i have never seem another skyline with a cooler like it... i reckon they are great! the engine bay looks totally stock and there is no pipe running under the cooler itself!

[linxus40]

i will have to further investigate see what kinds of coolers there out there with both inlet and exit on same time. woulkd think it would save a ton of cash also as there is less pipe fabrications witch is usually almost half the cost.

[WazR32GTSt]

coolers with outlets on different sides are much more common and are usually made as 'universal' coolers that can be adapted to any turbocharged car (unless you buy a kit)

that being said there are many more like this around and thus they go for cheaper...

if i could afford a cooler like the one you mentioned then i would have definately gone for it!

[CerealKiller]

My Blitz LM cooler has pipes running up the same stock side. Bolt on kit in the fullest sense. The only thing I had to cut was the front bar, but you have to do that with all other kits.

[blind_elk]

My IC I had built by Race Radiators in Dandenong. The outlet pipe returns on the underside and it all hooks up to the factory plumbing (with minor mods)

[JAPCAB]

I also have the Trust intercooler which has the end tanks on the same side. The pipes are very short and go up the stock position pipe holes. It was piss easy to install, just a few bolts and that was it!

[GTR-Ben]

I ususally get intercoolers made with the pipes on the same side when installing them on a GTS-T. They look a little different with the cores running vertically, look quite mean.