Greddy Intercoolers

[Enes]

http://www.enesg.com/gallery/albums/fmic/DSCN0199.sized.jpg

Ok, i hear all people complaining about greddy large fmic how its bad and all that.. how its MILE LONG tiny piping..

If you look the pipe on the top is 2 1/2 inch, and inlet is also 2 1/2 but the only tiny pipe is the turbo to the intercooler pipe.. now think about it... turbo outlet on most turbo's is 2" anyways.. what wold be the point of it going over the 2" of pipe until it reaches the intercooler anyways?


about the only thing i could see they could of changed is taken the 90 degree on the turbo and spun it the other way around so that it can go by the exhaust get heated up even more.. and then go thru the intercooler, that would shorten the piping by about 20" thats about it....

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[1ViciousGSX]

Plenty of people have gone very fast on the large GReddy FMIC. Remember that this is the same core used for the Skyline. The only benefit for shorter piping is quicker spool up and more of a straight shot. But this reduces the volume of the plenum charge available after the turbo. Larger pipes will slow down the velocity of the air flow which will reduce air temps slightly and reduce flow resistance. But 2.5 inch pipe is still bigger than the 60mm throttle plate.

I would like to see side by side numbers of a system with only the pipes being changed.

[illz]

how about not having the piping blocking the top 1/4 of the intercooler? or better yet, having the inlet on the right of that pic and the outlet on the left? what's the pressure drop on the greddy?

[FattyBoomBatty]

Originally posted by illz@May 6 2004, 03:43 PM
how about not having the piping blocking the top 1/4 of the intercooler?
yeah, it looks like it's on backwards.

[CVD]

Originally posted by illz@May 6 2004, 03:43 PM
how about not having the piping blocking the top 1/4 of the intercooler? or better yet, having the inlet on the right of that pic and the outlet on the left? what's the pressure drop on the greddy?
That top part is blocked by the bumper anyway.

[FattyBoomBatty]

Originally posted by CVD@May 6 2004, 04:51 PM
That top part is blocked by the bumper anyway.
he needs speed holes.

[Black97civic]

Originally posted by illz@May 6 2004, 03:43 PM
how about not having the piping blocking the top 1/4 of the intercooler?
Well side mounts must not do anything at all since they are blocked by more than a pipe.

I think the air will get around that pipe, and it isn't really that much of the surface area.

[JasonR]

Unless things have changed or get a custom set up this is the best fmic on market for 2g. I have it on my car. I still use the bumper. Just cut out the area on bottom of bumper so air will go around pipe and get that last 1/8 area. With 1g engine, 20g turbo I have never seen egt go above 1200, even under heavy driving and load. I cut out about 1/3 of my front bumper. Takes away strength, but not much.

[JasonR]

I see the clamps your using from picture. I suggest T-Bolt clamps if your running allot psi. I think you can get them at QPR or others. When I went over 18psi they just will blow off every 5-10 miles under boost and thats annoying.

[npaulseth]

what do EGT temps have to do with IC?