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geebus charleston is friggin hot...can't wait to get back to smoglanta...

anyway, been outside sweatin and drinkin (not good haha) and tossin the intercooler on. it's too friggin hot for me to care about doing the piping (do that in the morning) but I got it on. gonna trim the front bumper up tonight so that it fits nice (figure I'll hollow it all out for good measure while I'm at it

here's a few pics of it all as of right now...to think right after this it's going up in the air to get the new clutch/flywheel set...

the ole` holdin it on with tie straps till you get it bolted on trick...


ahhh, there it is..



Modified by stackz at 4:02 AM 7/5/2003

 

that intercooler is hella long

 

yeah, I know I luv it...perfect size to perfectly fill up the lower bumper opening...now all they'll see is intercooler down there and nothing else

 

what kind of IC is that?

 

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it's a "tyrus" intercooler. it has a good reputation on http://www.homemadeturbo.com and his homepage is in my signature.

 

Skinny Intercooler

 

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thats all u really need. those bigger intercoolers are hidden behind the bumper cover and dont get any air. they just get heatsoaked...... in turbodandee's case however, a gtr core with the bumper cover cut to match the i/c it's fully functional.

 

perfect sized i think, anything bigger is just overkill and a waste of money and will probably have the same cooling efficency because it will be hidden behind the bumper

 

I built up enough courage (after a few beers of course) to go at it with my cutting saw and hacked my front bumper most of the way...

here it is afterwards...like I said...perfect fit if you ask me. I'm happy as hell

 

That intercooler looks perfect for 96-98 civics...

Looks like is the same size of the front bumper opening.

 

How much did you pay for that intercooler???

The werent any prices on the website.

 

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The pretty much run $250. It's a diesel intercooler chopped down.

 

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nice and heavy duty all the way

 

that intercooler looks tiny....(heightwise)

does the length compensate for that?

you like it?

 

nice intercooler

 

i think he is ready for 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS

 

that intercooler looks hot! Good job man, on the looks of it. Now lets see what it can do for you.

 

my tyrus intercooler on a 95 civic,it was $276 shipped from e bay,i had about a 2 psi pressure drop after installing it using a smaller t3 turbo.

 

yup i've got the same intercooler and was told it was off a truck...so the person i bought it from was somewhat telling me the truth. anyway, it's not small at all. and it's also more effecient than the larger FMIC in my opinion as the air travels a longer distance and is allowed to cool longer. not only that...the inlet and outlet are located right at the center of the tanks allowing somewhat of a more even air flow throughout the intercooler. this is IMO, a great intercooler for under 23 psi setup.

 

ok, well my july 4th night was spent on the floor of the shop getting pissed off and cutting up pipes with my sawzall like a madman until I got my temp pipes all fabbed up and installed. well, now it's on and functioning just fine.



took it for a spin just a few minutes ago after putting it all back together and a shower and I can't explain it but even though (I'm assuming from the extra volume in the system with the intercooler on) it's @5psi now versus the non-intercooled 9psi I had it at (had the wastegate adjusted to 9psi and didn't touch it at all when intalling the cooler) it feels like it pulls just as hard now as it did before the intercooler install even though it's lacking that extra 4 pounds of boost. any opinions on this??

 

 

turn up the boost???

 

looks awesome great job!

 

yummy turbo pics

 

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this from somebody with " The LOWER i get the more you SWEAT " in their sig?




nice intercooler.