Intercooler arrived

[specialedition]

My intercooler arrived its pretty massive tell me what you guys think.

[Nissan_Sean]

about what lol. I don't really get you're question. Nice intercooler, doesn't look that big. Looks like it would fit a GT-R bumper nicely. Is it autobahn?

[specialedition]

about what lol. I don't really get you're question. Nice intercooler, doesn't look that big. Looks like it would fit a GT-R bumper nicely. Is it autobahn?

I wasnt posting a question, I wanted to see what you guys thought.

The dimensions are 32 X 12 X 3 Thats just core size Thats without the endtanks. Its not an autobahn its some ebay intercooler, quality seems to be pretty good tho

[gunr]

looks sick. where’d you get it? how do you mount it up?

[specialedition]

got it off ebay, i think the ebay store is kaze autosport or something along those lines, It mounted up with the two bolts on top inwhich you put thought the front bumper reinforcement.

[RyanGTS-T]

You get what you pay for. Only downside to those style intercoolers is the massive aluminum blocks in between the rows. They make it heavy and restrict the airflow thru the core.

Where as you pay the extra money for an actual researched and developed part like an HKS, Greddy/Trust, you get more gain.

This is the intercooler I'm running on my car right now.


When I had it down at my fabricators shop he weighed it against his intercooler he's making for his BMW race car. The intercooler for his car was the same core style as the one on you ebay intercooler.

My HKS weighed in at 13 pounds

His intercooler same size as mine, 31 pounds.

HUGE difference.

Also, your core has about 17 rows of fins, mine has about 27 (I think I missed a row).

[specialedition]

You get what you pay for. Only downside to those style intercoolers is the massive aluminum blocks in between the rows. They make it heavy and restrict the airflow thru the core.

Where as you pay the extra money for an actual researched and developed part like an HKS, Greddy/Trust, you get more gain.

This is the intercooler I'm running on my car right now.


When I had it down at my fabricators shop he weighed it against his intercooler he's making for his BMW race car. The intercooler for his car was the same core style as the one on you ebay intercooler.

My HKS weighed in at 13 pounds

His intercooler same size as mine, 31 pounds.

HUGE difference.

Also, your core has about 17 rows of fins, mine has about 27 (I think I missed a row).

Very true,

your intercooler is quite a work of art i agree, I would have bought a blitz one but unfortunitely im short on funds, As for my core weight it only weighs 12 pounds. I was suprised when i put it on the scale.

[specialedition]

I installed the intercooler today took me 4 hours, Removing the old SMIC is a big pain in the a$$

[Nissan_Sean]

Looks good. Can you get the bumper off without taking out the headlights? and did you have to drill those two holes?

[specialedition]

Looks good. Can you get the bumper off without taking out the headlights? and did you have to drill those two holes?

Bumper comes off without removing the headlights, the cornerlights need to be removed in order to remove the bumper. I had to drill 2 holes for the intercooler on the rebar

[RyanGTS-T]

Bumper comes off without removing the headlights, the cornerlights need to be removed in order to remove the bumper. I had to drill 2 holes for the intercooler on the rebar

Curious, did you have any engine bay shots of the pluming?

Also, how is the bumper fitment with the intercooler? Did you need to trim it at all?

[Nissan_Sean]

Yah i'd like to see an engine bay shot as well because i'm thinking of going with a kit like this instead of the autobahn one. The cold pipe that runs across the engine bay on the autobahn kit looks terrible, no smooth bends. and eventually after my build i can just get a trust core and keep that piping. Do you have the link to where you bought this?

Sean

[specialedition]

I will post up pictures very soon, As for bumper fitament its not so bad although im an idiot so i kinda massacred the bumper alot more then i really needed to.

[specialedition]

The pipe in the engine bay is alright the pipe isnt super smooth with the bends but it doesnt look bad

[Nissan_Sean]

looks so much nicer than the autobahn though. so does a gt-r bumper just bolt right back on or does it need to be cut.