best front mount intercoolers IMO:
Greddy
ARC
HKS
best front mout for the msp:
Perrin
Or custom done if you know what your doing and what you want. (I love my custom fmic)
Yea i realized that the minute the the thought hit me. just stating an observation. negative rep for me. its all love tho.
you obviously know what your talking about. glad you took no serious offense.
oh just in case you care my best friends spec has been turbo (by me) since 03. finially blew...
I read about hypermilers in the newspaper the other day. they get mixed reviews because 90% of how they increase gas mileage is driving style, as opposed to actualy increasing the vehicles efficieny.
they basically tailgate big trucks, drive 10mph under the speed limit, accelerate like a...
canadians type alot. did't read a word but welcome none the less!
my best friend has a SE-R specV, went throw the typical problems you listed in the beginning but its pretty mellow now. hasn't broken anything in a while.
believe me, i know, i helped a friend with a project once. so many f******* variables to be accounted for, and that with equasions being provided by the teacher..
so manybe 4-2-1 would yeild more power in high rpm aplications, whereas 4-1 would be enough for your average N/A applications. that still doesnt answer what the advantage is of having 4-1 tho, or what the drawback is with the 4-2-1 design.
at part throttle and intercooler wouldn't effect fuel mileage considerably either way. if it flows better (ie bar and plate or lager cores) then maybe the engine can breathe a little easier. I dont see it makeing it anyworse.