Willson Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 My intercooler is shagged. Is it worth the extra cost for a FM ? Pics like this suggest otherwise.... http://www.supras.com/~riemer/onelap/Raceredy.jpg Any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 stock twins? that looks like a big single to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outatime Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Have you considered one of Chris Wilsons uprated SMICs? My intercooler is falling to pieces and i'm going with a CW one. They will handle hybrids which as far as I can see myself going in the near future. A properly ducted FMIC will be more effective, even with a stock front but its more expensive and has to be claimed on insurance. Interesting picture that, i've not seen a turbo that big running on a stock mount I/C... Edited to say that there is a stock i/c on ebay at the moment, its got 60k on it though. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2454197692&category=10428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 Oh, yeah....the reason I thought of this was that I heard fmics are pretty heavy ? I plan to stick with the stock twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 ive just put the greddy fmic on mine and it wasnt that much heavier than the side one that came off, and it was a lot shinier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 If your quick, I can get Greddy 3 row kit (with bling bling) all in vat and del for £1100! Gotta be quick cos I want mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Don`t forget that with an upgraded turbo the intercooler in theory should not have to work as hard as you are inside the effeciency range of the turbo rather than screaming the hell out of it and generating loads of heat. The bigger front mounts can support a much larger flow of air so for big twins or big single it would be worth while but a small / medium single running within its range should be ok with a decent stock location replacement. CW and Greddy make uprated stock location intercoolers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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