lets talk intercoolers again...

[karl_tate]

i keep changing my mind from V mount to front mount every other day :3Confused

if i go v mount i will have to get a new rad because of the hoses but then im thinking i will need to change it anyway if i go front mount as well, help :p

been looking at this one, any know if it looks any good or should i keep away???

cheers

karl

[lee mills]

cant see any pics or links mate
 
Lee

[karl_tate]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-MAZDA-RX-7-RX7-RX-8-RX8-FRONT-MOUNT-INTERCOOLER-KIT_W0QQitemZ320283060884QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320283060884&_trkparms=72%3A636%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

:p :p lol

[peterwolds]

Karl safer buying named brand this MAY be ok but so vital its right on an RX

[S3TH]

It does look nice, looks like one of those greddy-copies. But to think it\'s built, polished & advertised for under £200 is quite mad! Instinct tells me corners may have been cut... for not much more you could get a genuine greddy 3core from the classifieds.

As for fm vs vm... I\'ve always been for vm, they\'re both good setups so you can\'t make a bad decision... My main gripe with fm setups is the uncessarily excessive amounts of hard pipes just chilling in the engine bay.

BAD, cheap fmic\'s disallow air to pass through properly to the rad, hence my advise to source a well known performance brand.

Either way, a good rad will easily hold its own in a fmic setup, & even better in a vm.

[rx7boy]

If you are going fromt mount you will still have to change you rad as cooling will be a real issue. I bought a intercooler of ebay. think the company was called 2fast2cool. Its a greddy replica and fitts really well. but yeah if you are gonna put fmix then al;so change rad or u could end up with problems.

[RobbieRX-7]

You wont need a new rad if you go Vmount. I\'ve kept a stock koyo without modification, just flipped over 180 degrees then tilted the opposite way.  The only trouble you run into is a hose at the front hangs a little low, but you can raise it enough to be level with the front bumper.

[RobbieRX-7]

Then i might go for this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320270117121&rd=1

[karl_tate]

ok cheers guys,
 
that was my worry with the bottom hose. i will just another rad suitable.
 
re intercooler will buy a better "branded" one
 
that looks very cheap. a bit too cheap

[Ed_RX7]

just buy mine ...best FMIC available IMO

[Ed_RX7]

If you are going fromt mount you will still have to change you rad as cooling will be a real issue. I bought a intercooler of ebay. think the company was called 2fast2cool. Its a greddy replica and fitts really well. but yeah if you are gonna put fmix then al;so change rad or u could end up with problems.

 
No mate....you got it wrong...you dont need to change the rad at all if you go FMIC.
 
 
The thing you need to consder is the pressure drop accross the I?C....its all well and good getting a big intercooler ..nice and cheap etc...but the name branded ones have done their research. I got one once that said it had a pressure drop of 1 psi at 1 bar....turned out to be 6 PSI:2Mad....you do get what you pay for period!

[karl_tate]

ed, only just got your PM about turbo, sorry i didnt get in touch, but carnt afford at the minute what with the rebuild etc etc.

i didnt know it was still for sale, i thought it was on ebay??

[Ed_RX7]

yeh..but fraudsters though they would have a go ...prov sold now though

[karl_tate]

ok, pr*cks

let me know if it falls through

[Ed_RX7]

deffo sold bud.