Okayplayer
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Let's see what this bad boy looks like on your car. Pics please
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Top mounted intercooler, very short route and hood scooped! *UPDATE*
- Thread starter rdomeck
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transparentdsm
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i may just have to do this to my laser in a few months. forget the big front mount, im going to make room under that hood and slap in a top mount. where did you get that intercooler is it a wrx one??
rdomeck
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I will get some photo's tomorrow. As far as were the intercooler came from....I purchased a core and made everything else.
Boost4U
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both examples here look very cool and original I look forward to seeing the final product.
speedyd718
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this is awesome work man.
gramkrakr89
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yes... please be sure to post nice pics of the finished product /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
omertaitalia
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this would be perfect for my mitsubishi expo 4g63 project.
rdomeck
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Enjoy!
Okayplayer
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Alright! That looks good! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/applause.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/applause.gif It looks like your car will get all the air it needs. So how are your temps?
rdomeck
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120's on boost! low 90's within 15 seconds off boost on a 70 degree day
Okayplayer
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That sounds good, so how is the throttle response?
rdomeck
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I think it's great. Boost starts in at 2300 I'm at 16 lbs at 5000 18 lbs at 6000 and 21 lbs at 7000. Will drive for a few more days and then pull apart to paint and finish up a little clearance issue with the hood!
gramkrakr89
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that's one slick looking hood - I'm sure some purists will have a problem with it, but it blends quite nicely with the factory lines... it's not too massively tall, yet open enough to be functional... good work!
turbowop
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Quoting rdomeck:
I think it's great. Boost starts in at 2300 I'm at 16 lbs at 5000 18 lbs at 6000 and 21 lbs at 7000. Will drive for a few more days and then pull apart to paint and finish up a little clearance issue with the hood!
Are you running a GT42r? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
I think it's great. Boost starts in at 2300 I'm at 16 lbs at 5000 18 lbs at 6000 and 21 lbs at 7000. Will drive for a few more days and then pull apart to paint and finish up a little clearance issue with the hood!
Are you running a GT42r? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
rdomeck
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I'm running a big 16G with an evo 3 manifold and O2 housing and a 3" turbo back exhaust that I made. It is made from stainless mandrel bent tubing. I am running a Flowmaster which I didn't think would be a great muffler for this car, but it actually sounds ok and doesn't seem to be holding too much back!
I will have to admit that I did se temps barely into the 150's tonight for about 4 seconds....The did come right back down to the 120's and were back to the 90's once I exited the interstate! A little higher than I would like, but it takes the car into full boost in 4th to get them this high......
I will be working on this. I'm thinking of a puller fan and some insulation around the intercooler to keep the heat from the radiator from getting to it.
I will have to admit that I did se temps barely into the 150's tonight for about 4 seconds....The did come right back down to the 120's and were back to the 90's once I exited the interstate! A little higher than I would like, but it takes the car into full boost in 4th to get them this high......
I will be working on this. I'm thinking of a puller fan and some insulation around the intercooler to keep the heat from the radiator from getting to it.
turbowop
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I was joking when I asked that. I was hinting at your slow spool times for such a small turbo.
The fabwork looks great, though I'm not a fan of the hood or IC setup. I can appreciate the craftsmanship though.
The fabwork looks great, though I'm not a fan of the hood or IC setup. I can appreciate the craftsmanship though.
cheekychimp
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^ This!
I don't think it necessarily has anything to do with the intercooler, but there is a serious problem there. You have done so much work here to negate the factory pipework and reduce it to just nine inches but it is not paying off if you are seeing those boost levels at those rpms. A 16G turbo should be seeing that 21 lbs at well under 4000 rpms (more like 3200-3500).
I'd hazard a guess at a serious boost leak somewhere. Definitely time to break out the air compressor and fab up a boost leak tester for the turbo inlet.
I don't think it necessarily has anything to do with the intercooler, but there is a serious problem there. You have done so much work here to negate the factory pipework and reduce it to just nine inches but it is not paying off if you are seeing those boost levels at those rpms. A 16G turbo should be seeing that 21 lbs at well under 4000 rpms (more like 3200-3500).
I'd hazard a guess at a serious boost leak somewhere. Definitely time to break out the air compressor and fab up a boost leak tester for the turbo inlet.
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Leon_R
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Something isn't right here... What wastegate are you using?
rdomeck
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I'll start checking things out. I am using the wastegate that is in the turbo. I am also using the factory 1G BOV. I'll look a little closer at my boost levels at RPM's. I'm pretty sure that I'm not leaking anywhere....I only have two hoses that could leak and they are only about 3" long. Not impossible, so I will check everything to make sure!
