Billet 76mm turbo experiment
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The FMIC arrived today, and I got right to it. Really wanted to see how this will work out, and it is turning out better than expected. The end tanks came seperated from the core, because I did not know how fitment would work out. This is a 22x12x4.5" core.
The old 25x9x3.5":
The new:
Inlet is split, so that the air is diverted in to the top half of the core as well:
I will make some brackets in the next couple of days and post once it is mounted. This thing is massive and will support whatever turbo one can throw at it.
The old 25x9x3.5":
The new:
Inlet is split, so that the air is diverted in to the top half of the core as well:
I will make some brackets in the next couple of days and post once it is mounted. This thing is massive and will support whatever turbo one can throw at it.
Jeebus!
Sasha, that is huge. I can't imagine ever needing that thing! Mine does a great job right now with a closed front. I'm sure mine would be amazing with just opening the front end.
beautiful intercooler though.
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I know the FMIC you have (the standard FMIC that comes with the kit) will do a great job as far as flow and cooling goes. This is just a bit of icing on the cake. Nobody will ever need anything larger than this with a single turbo on the VQ.
Last edited by Boosted Performance; Nov 17, 2011 at 09:12 PM.
The intercooler is indeed big and I'm sure it will be more than sufficient. But it's not extraordinarily large or huge compared to some of the intercooler cores of other 350Z/G35 turbo kits that have been on the market for a long time.
It's about the same size as the 23R intercooler core used in the common GReddy 18G kit. The GReddy core is listed at 292 × 600 × 115mm, which equates to 11.5 × 23.6 × 4.5"
http://www.greddy.com/products/ic-oil-rad/intercooler/
The core used in the APS Extreme kit was 25 × 9" and 5" thick. And the standard core in PL kit is 23.5 × 12 × 4".
It's about the same size as the 23R intercooler core used in the common GReddy 18G kit. The GReddy core is listed at 292 × 600 × 115mm, which equates to 11.5 × 23.6 × 4.5"
http://www.greddy.com/products/ic-oil-rad/intercooler/
The core used in the APS Extreme kit was 25 × 9" and 5" thick. And the standard core in PL kit is 23.5 × 12 × 4".
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The intercooler is indeed big and I'm sure it will be more than sufficient. But it's not extraordinarily large or huge compared to some of the intercooler cores of other 350Z/G35 turbo kits that have been on the market for a long time.
It's about the same size as the 23R intercooler core used in the common GReddy 18G kit. The GReddy core is listed at 292 × 600 × 115mm, which equates to 11.5 × 23.6 × 4.5"
http://www.greddy.com/products/ic-oil-rad/intercooler/
The core used in the APS Extreme kit was 25 × 9" and 5" thick. And the standard core in PL kit is 23.5 × 12 × 4".
It's about the same size as the 23R intercooler core used in the common GReddy 18G kit. The GReddy core is listed at 292 × 600 × 115mm, which equates to 11.5 × 23.6 × 4.5"
http://www.greddy.com/products/ic-oil-rad/intercooler/
The core used in the APS Extreme kit was 25 × 9" and 5" thick. And the standard core in PL kit is 23.5 × 12 × 4".
Big flow for sure, and no excuses now!
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This thing gives one that extra insurance, if you know what I man.
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at 49sec can hear me hit gas at 35mph in 3rd and just slap it into 4th pretty fast....so for all intensive purposes its 50-140 in 4th gear lol....when I hit the brakes I was at the top of 4th (7500rpm with 3.3fd = 140mph)
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140 in 4 th gear, got dam thats crazy!
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I built some prototype brackets for the new FMIC and it is looking good:
The IC has to be tilted just a bit, so that the top is going farward. This is so that the inside of the bumper does not have to be trimmed
Now it is just a matter of adding two pieces of IC piping, and it is compatible with the existing kit. On the passenger side, the rad support plastic will have to be trimmed a bit to accomodate the 3" charge pipe. Only about 3/4" will have to be removed, so about a 2 minute job.
The IC has to be tilted just a bit, so that the top is going farward. This is so that the inside of the bumper does not have to be trimmed
Now it is just a matter of adding two pieces of IC piping, and it is compatible with the existing kit. On the passenger side, the rad support plastic will have to be trimmed a bit to accomodate the 3" charge pipe. Only about 3/4" will have to be removed, so about a 2 minute job.
Last edited by Boosted Performance; Nov 20, 2011 at 07:59 AM.
interesting.....
speaking of intercooler. Just thought i'd let you know that on my currect BP intercooler every single person in the shop that came over to watch me dyno said "now THAT is a real intercooler". It was hilarious.
speaking of intercooler. Just thought i'd let you know that on my currect BP intercooler every single person in the shop that came over to watch me dyno said "now THAT is a real intercooler". It was hilarious.
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