intercooler sizing

[redfox]

very nice charles, lol....thats what i was planning on doing...what marc posted...

[jitb37]

FMIC is #1, whatever is in its way has to go!!!! thats my rule..

[Marc93lx]

I found a website with a section on intercoolers, it might be helpful.

http://www.turbocalculator.com/intercooler.html

[92_2_fast]

I am running with factory ac, so the only way to run the pipe from the turbo to the i.c is to go under it. Every great once in a while I will rub it, but nothing like my lower tie bar. I was going to go through the body, but the a.c. was in the way. hopefully you can tell whats going on in this pic. I will post a pic of the part that hangs below.

[92_2_fast]

Here is the pipe that goes under the car.

[redfox]

i cant see the pics....

[D323]

damn those spearco IC are nice.
I am going to see if I can get one elsewhere for cheaper tho.

[maz94protege]

Hmmm

lol

TIZAUT!

[bruce95fmla]

You can cut into the Factory Metal next to the radiator area and then run the pipes in. Figure you can get silicone 90 degree bends and then just run the pipes in. I figure thought that since we have such space limitations we may as well use silicone pipes from the turbo outlet to intercooler inlet and silicone partially from intercooler outlet to metal pipes to the throttle body. The silicone hoses will stay cooler anyway and youc an use the hard pipe to mount your bov.

Charles for gods sake that bumper.. your not keeping it right..
Otherwise sweet deal.
Glad to see your turbo swap is coming along good.

[bp 1.8]

you should run piping that is as big as the narrowest point in the system. example: if the turbo outlet is 2 inch id, then running 2 inch pipe through the entire system would be ideal. running 2.5 or 3 inch pipe in this situation would be completly useless, although it probably wont hurt anything.

the airflow is only as good as the weakest link, and in most cases, that is the outlet of the turbo.

[Tweeaks]

actually turbo size, intercooler size, power output, flow, EVERYTHING needs to be thought about when doing intercooler pipeing. Too small can hurt power, but too big can result in very unneccecary turbo lag. If you aren't planning on makeing gobs of power no bigger than 2 1/4-2.5 is really needed.

[Identity_X]

I assume that your long term plans are to eventually keep on upgrading the turbo system. If that's the case than I'd go with 2.5" intercooler piping. You don't want to be upgrading the piping again in a few years.

Also, keep in mind that you'll need to make custom flanges for the pipes and you'll eventually need to make your own gaskets as well. There'll also be a lot of cutting involved. It's a long and painful process, especially if you don't have someone to make them for you for a decent price. Don't forget that you'll need silicone connectors and clamps as well and those things are not cheap.

I got all of my mandrel bent piping from JcWhitney. Very happy with their delivery time and the bends themselves. I can get you an exact number of what kind of bends I used and how many were needed. It should cost you around $100 for everything.
Here's a 10% off coupon that I got from JcWhitney. It should knock out a couple of dollars from the total.
Internet orders: Enter the promotion code AJGN689 during checkout.

My setup intercooler setup is almost completely finished. I should be able to get you some detailed pics if you'd like.

[Marc93lx]

My setup intercooler setup is almost completely finished. I should be able to get you some detailed pics if you'd like.

What size intercooler and piping are you using? How's the fitment?

Im thinking about going with this intercooler.

[redfox]

pics and what partsare needed would be greatly appreciated!
thanx for the coupon man!

[Identity_X]

What size intercooler and piping are you using? How's the fitment?

Im thinking about going with this intercooler.

My intercooler is 22x19x3 with 2.5" piping. Fitment is perfect. You'll need to find a way to custom mount it. You can see how it looks mounted on my sig pic. I had to cut the crash brace and will eventually need to trim the bumper as well. The thing is way too big and will probably stick out from the bottom, but that'll be the perfect exuse for a GTX bumper
Also, I removed my A/C, so that gave me more room to work and be creative.