Flat mounted intercoolers

[m1tch]

Does anyone have any photos of the flat mouted ICs?

[antnicuk]

here you go

[m1tch]

here you go

OOOO its all so colour coded lol what are the specs on the IC?

[TiddlesRX7]

Hmmm this has got me tempted now.

[m1tch]

Hmmm this has got me tempted now.

My topmount doesn\'t need the radiator replaced and a bigger turbo to push enough air lol

[TiddlesRX7]

Don\'t worry top mount is still my aim for now.

[bumpstart]

fits for me,,with standard turbo bonnet ( NA bonnet is also OK )
although mine has the radiator pushed back
 ( yes a standard s4 radiator used to sit there on the frame before this ASI ,, the standard radiator can go back so that the bottom outlet nestles in the bump of the sway bar )
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the radiator retains the original angles
and the V I/C across the front creates the top of a dam for the air in front of the radiator
( and the oil cooler represents the bottom of the dam jutting out horizontal in front of the rad )
this is all sealed up with door seal foam

any air pressurized in front of this dam must pass down and through the oil cooler ,, or up and out the top of the VMIC
( or force through the radiator )

this creates all serial cooling airflows,,, no cooling air makes a double cooling pass

-- the top surface of the VMIC is the OUTLET for this dam air
as such retains stock turbo bonnet

the bottom stock under panel and over panels are deleted
( removing the under tray allows for larger frontal surface area for cooling air intake


inlet temps are significantly lower than in the previous FMIC setup ( same IC ) which was about 60 mm in front of radiator
( note the holes in the frame to previously hold the IC as front mount )
as before the gas carb would literally burn your hand after prolonged drive,, now is barely warmer than the hand

[j3d1]

here you go
 

 
 
 

 
How structurally important is that large tube / cross-member? Mines proper grotty and is going to need chopping out, new plates welding in and the cross-tube replacing. It would be so much easier if I could ditch it all together...
 
TBH I haven\'t had a proper look as to where it ties into and what function it serves but if its just a big lump of chassis stiffening then I might do without and seam weld the whole chassis instead!

[Prof]

It is structural - depends how much you want the front twisting

[L18M]

as above =)
on mine its been cut out and moved back a little in order to fit a v mount.
im not sure if theres any pics on my thread. if nt then im sure m1tch can take some pics of it when he next goes down =)

[Ricco_04]

88GT-R had his removed in his time attack fc. Seemed to free up so much space and make more options available. I was tempted to cut mine out at one point.