Intercooler upgrade...what offers the best balance?

[hyperpasta]

Yeah!

What if the ground temp is like 150 degrees, like in the desert areas on the blacktop and your sucking up all of the radiant rising heat with a FMIC intercooler? I'm thinking the higher wind stream or the higher intake of a TMIC would be a bit cooler, in this type of situation. I've got photos of a thermometer at 163F degrees in the dirt while crossing the desert!

I wonder?

I don't have an upgraded intercooler, but when I do get one, it will be a TMIC. It's half the price and you can install it yourself, that saves a couple hundred bucks right there. Only question is which to get. ETS or SU? has anyone even bothered with autoexe?

 

[Circle9]

ETS 3.25 TMIC - $565
SU TMIC - $595
Autoexe - $1215 at SU, $1499 at PG

The Autoexe does look a little nicer than the other two, but for the money, I don't think its worth it.

 

[coyfish]

SU vs ETS

I have the SU. Overall honestly both will perform the same. The SU is 3.25 core size. The SU however is clearly put together better. The welds are clean and the finish is perfect. I was already paying 565 so for 35 bucks more it was worth it for me.

ETS doesn't look bad but just look at the pics on the SU site. You can tell just from that.

As for the autoexe. I don't think anyone has ever bought that thing.

 

[Circle9]

What Coyfish said, just look at the pictures of the ETS and the SU side by side. The ETS looks like they were in a hurry to attach the shroud to the core, while SU appears to have taken a little time on their version.

Coyfish, can you take a pic of the SU TMIC in your engine bay?

 

[coyfish]

What Coyfish said, just look at the pictures of the ETS and the SU side by side. The ETS looks like they were in a hurry to attach the shroud to the core, while SU appears to have taken a little time on their version.

Coyfish, can you take a pic of the SU TMIC in your engine bay?

Yeah Ill post one tonight or tommorow for sure.

 

[john blutarski]

RE Amemiya makes a TMIC for us too

 

[steven88]

RE Amemiya makes a TMIC for us too

i bet you that thing will cost $2000

(drinks)

 

[john blutarski]

i bet you that thing will cost $2000

(drinks)

I think like $1500 but yeah if ya want to be different, go for it (band)

 

[ms6acton]

and if u have more money then god lol

 

[Trader]

Yeah Ill post one tonight or tommorow for sure.

Did you ever get any pics??

 

[dukebrown]

Put in a L2A IC . Love it. Left the camera 430miles away. Hell my car is my only hobby besides hunting and weight lifting. I had to do it.

 

[coyfish]

oh crap i completely forgot about those pics! Ill have a pick up tommorow afternoon around 1pm when I get out of class.

 

[Circle9]

Hehe, I was just about to PM Coyfish about some pics!!

 

[coyfish]

There ya go guys! I have a few more pics from side angles if you want me to show just let me know.

 

[Circle9]

Side angles please!

 

[Flightmedic]

There ya go guys! I have a few more pics from side angles if you want me to show just let me know.

is this polished or natural finish?

 

[Circle9]

I'm pretty sure that's a natural finish.

Coyfish - were there any instal problems? Some of the people that installed their ETS had issues with matching up some of the rear IC piping.

 

[coyfish]

Yeah thats the natural finish. The install was pretty painless. Hardest part was taking the stock IC out because the stock hoses were on their good. The rear piping is kinked slightly though. The problem is not with the design but the fact that its just bigger which is why both the ETS and SU have the problem. Its really not that big of a deal. The hose just has a little kink that bends the hose slightly. My girlfriends birthday is today and i have class untill 6 so i don't think ill have time but tommorow ill post the rest of the pics / see if I can take a picture of the little kink.

The install took me like 10 minutes but I did it at my parents house so my dad helped get the tubing on the IC as I held it. Makes the job a bit easier.

 

[PaPaSpeed]

I just ordered the SU. I was just wondering, is there a gasket between the IC and the cold pipe?

 

[steven88]

I just ordered the SU. I was just wondering, is there a gasket between the IC and the cold pipe?

yes there is...you can reuse the stock one