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michaeljquinn

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Thought I would start a Stagea Intercooler thread, so here goes

The stock Intercooler placement is CR*P, and so relocation/replacement is

a viable option

I see lots of 600x300x76 coolers, is there enough room for one of these

or is a 2nd hand GTR cooler a better bet.

Any hints on piping etc, how easy to do

Many thanks

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BoyWhoCriedWolf Grand Master

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Enough room for a GTR cooler - fills up the front bar nicely. About 25% of it is wasted though - sits up quite high. I would recommend a second hand gtr cooler - excellent flow.

Ken

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Enough room for a GTR cooler - fills up the front bar nicely. About 25% of it is wasted though - sits up quite high. I would recommend a second hand gtr cooler - excellent flow.

Ken

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How difiicult to fabricate/route the piping (no cutting of panels I hope :Oops:

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A hole saw is need for the box under the battery, you need a hole there to run the piping. Be prepared to find a new washer bottle too - that gets in the way. You are probably better off getting a r33 ic kit, should bolt up without a problem.

Cheers,

Ken

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Depending on your power goal, Trust make an replacement intercooler that sits in the stock location.

Three times the thickness, MUCH better end tank design, and it flows heaps better too.

I'm not sure how much power it will support, but if your after a mild setup it might be worth looking at (secondhand). You may be able to pick one up for the cost of just the pipework on a FMIC.

J

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Depending on your power goal, Trust make an replacement intercooler that sits in the stock location.

 

 Three times the thickness, MUCH better end tank design, and it flows heaps better too.

 

I'm not sure how much power it will support, but if your after a mild setup it might be worth looking at (secondhand). You may be able to pick one up for the cost of just the pipework on a FMIC.

 

 J

Now THAT sounds like a plan. I'm interested in anyone that has a lead on one of these units.

Based on the Trust website, there is no specific Stagea cooler, but there are genuine replacements for the R33 & 34. I was under the impression that the C34 intercooler mounting is the same as R34. Can anyone clarify that?

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I can clarify that the R33 GTS-t Trust side mount intercooler is a near perfect fit on a 96/97 Stagea cause that's what's on mine at the moment.

The top and back mounting points line up perfectly, although the front mounting point doesn't cause the Stagea's tow hooks are located further rearward compared the the R33's. Although the two mounting points (the top one in particular) makes it very secure. Remember that the two hoses help hold the cooler there too.

The only other thing I had to do was trim about one inch of plastic off the inside of the front bar. Mind you, when you put the black plastic wheel arch thing in you can't even see where I trimmed the plastic !!

I noticed a noticable difference in responce and power when I put it in. I wouldn't say it gave me a million kw at the wheels, but there was a definate difference.

J

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I can clarify that the R33 GTS-t Trust side mount intercooler is a near perfect fit on a 96/97 Stagea cause that's what's on mine at the moment.

The top and back mounting points line up perfectly, although the front mounting point doesn't cause the Stagea's tow hooks are located further rearward compared the the R33's.  Although the two mounting points (the top one in particular) makes it very secure.  Remember that the two hoses help hold the cooler there too.

The only other thing I had to do was trim about one inch of plastic off the inside of the front bar.  Mind you, when you put the black plastic wheel arch thing in you can't even see where I trimmed the plastic !!

I noticed a noticable difference in responce and power when I put it in.  I wouldn't say it gave me a million kw at the wheels, but there was a definate difference.

J

Hi J, was the standard Stagea intercooler the same as a R33GTST or R34GTT?;)

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Mercury Motorsport just fitted a FMIC to the stagea. Fits behind the grill without any choping into it. The only thing they had to do was take a little slice out of the re-enforcing bar. They did a damn good job.

Cheers

Gary

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The 'cheap' upgrade I read about was to fit the 25GTT cooler as it was a better design than the GTS25T unit. FYI, the Trust webby with all the models available is: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/t...cooler_kit.html

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