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    My 94 lx pro is being torboed (t-25), Glen the guy at the local performance shop told me that he wants to put a top mount intercooler on the protege. Hes going to cut the hood and bolt on a scoop. Now i am faced with a decision: stick with the front mount or go with the top mount. Which would be more effective preformance wise and do you think a scoop would look right on a 94'. Oh yeah, he said he would have to move the battery to the trunk for the top mount.

    Which one???
    Last edited by bivery; 02-13-2004, 09:04 AM.
    Originally posted by Lil Freek
    some people just need to get laid... with a woman, man, goat.. whatever.. just get that tension out into someone/something else
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    #2
    u mean scoop? i suggest that cause u could add like a small wrx style scoop and go for the rally look plus with the scoop ur temp will stay down longer
    i is dumb

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      #3
      The scoop would look really neat, but front mount ICs are more efficient because you can fit a much larger one in the front. But if you're not going to run more than ~8psi, then it should be ok.
      Dan
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        #4
        I think he's having the top mount built so that it CAN be bigger, Ie relocating the batterry to build a big sucker in there.
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          #5
          Originally posted by Iceman112k3
          I think he's having the top mount built so that it CAN be bigger, Ie relocating the batterry to build a big sucker in there.
          The battery probably need to be moved because of the outlet of the IC to go into the intake.

          No strut bar either, I would assume.
          Dan
          dreesemonkey

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            #6
            would the engine heat effect the top mounts performance alot
            Originally posted by Lil Freek
            some people just need to get laid... with a woman, man, goat.. whatever.. just get that tension out into someone/something else
            Kill List :
            2000 Grand Am GT
            escort Gt
            1st gen dsm (awd)
            2003 VW jetta (he said bora)
            Volvo 940 turbo
            seventy-? skylark
            95' integra gsr
            svt cobra (not 03)
            5.0 mustang
            scion tc
            turbo awd galant
            TT 300zx
            M3 2004 or 5
            V8 camaro
            2JZ Supra
            all types of honda

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              #7
              The intercooler would probably suffer from heat soak and you'd be like the Mazdaspeed Protege's who have a similar problem. This is also why the WRX owners puchase front mount intercoolers for their cars. Think of it this was, when was the last time you saw a picture of a modified turbo car with a top mount? The only ones that really did this was the RX-7 Turbo II back in 1988 and the WRX's and in both cases the onwers upgraded to a front mount for better cooling.
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                #8
                A benefit of the top mount, would be that your car would run cooler. Only because the front mount intercooler wouldn't be hogging up all the cold air.

                The bad part is that the top mount would suffer from heat soak as there is not really anywhere for the heat to go once it passes through the intercooler.

                I personally would go with the front mount.. It just has more positives.
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                  #9
                  the front mounts offer a better cooling and less heat soak. also, the fmic's offer more area, i.e. bigger ic.
                  late
                  but if you want your car to look like this, then the hood scoop is what you need.lol
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                    #10
                    so you guys are saying stick with the front mount
                    Originally posted by Lil Freek
                    some people just need to get laid... with a woman, man, goat.. whatever.. just get that tension out into someone/something else
                    Kill List :
                    2000 Grand Am GT
                    escort Gt
                    1st gen dsm (awd)
                    2003 VW jetta (he said bora)
                    Volvo 940 turbo
                    seventy-? skylark
                    95' integra gsr
                    svt cobra (not 03)
                    5.0 mustang
                    scion tc
                    turbo awd galant
                    TT 300zx
                    M3 2004 or 5
                    V8 camaro
                    2JZ Supra
                    all types of honda

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                      #11
                      Kinda dumb to put a top mount, Just stick with a Fmic.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by bivery
                        so you guys are saying stick with the front mount
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                          #13
                          thanx 2 all
                          Originally posted by Lil Freek
                          some people just need to get laid... with a woman, man, goat.. whatever.. just get that tension out into someone/something else
                          Kill List :
                          2000 Grand Am GT
                          escort Gt
                          1st gen dsm (awd)
                          2003 VW jetta (he said bora)
                          Volvo 940 turbo
                          seventy-? skylark
                          95' integra gsr
                          svt cobra (not 03)
                          5.0 mustang
                          scion tc
                          turbo awd galant
                          TT 300zx
                          M3 2004 or 5
                          V8 camaro
                          2JZ Supra
                          all types of honda

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                            #14
                            i talked with the shop again telling them that i dont want the top mount and scoop, but i was told that the if the top mount is done the intercooler would not be over the engine and i would not have to worry bout the engine heat interferring with the cooling of the boosted air, he said the intercooler would be mounted favoring the drivers side above the where the removed battery was (would be relocated to the trunk). Does this change anything, should i still say front mount, or reconsider.
                            Lend me somemore advice.

                            Originally posted by Lil Freek
                            some people just need to get laid... with a woman, man, goat.. whatever.. just get that tension out into someone/something else
                            Kill List :
                            2000 Grand Am GT
                            escort Gt
                            1st gen dsm (awd)
                            2003 VW jetta (he said bora)
                            Volvo 940 turbo
                            seventy-? skylark
                            95' integra gsr
                            svt cobra (not 03)
                            5.0 mustang
                            scion tc
                            turbo awd galant
                            TT 300zx
                            M3 2004 or 5
                            V8 camaro
                            2JZ Supra
                            all types of honda

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by bivery
                              i talked with the shop again telling them that i dont want the top mount and scoop, but i was told that the if the top mount is done the intercooler would not be over the engine and i would not have to worry bout the engine heat interferring with the cooling of the boosted air, he said the intercooler would be mounted favoring the drivers side above the where the removed battery was (would be relocated to the trunk). Does this change anything, should i still say front mount, or reconsider.
                              Lend me somemore advice.


                              Why would you go through so much trouble to get a Top mount made?. I mean wouldnt it be easier to just do a fmic ?

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